GMS Partner Ramon Gilsanz presented “Disaster Prevention” at the 2024 ASCE Metropolitan Section Seminar Series on Thursday, May 16th.

The Yale Peabody Museum recently underwent its first major renovation and expansion since its inception in 1925. GMS provided structural engineering services for this ambitious project, which aims to increase daily engagement with visitors and Yale students.

Last Saturday, Ramon Gilsanz, Founding Partner, joined a NIST/GEER team to survey the area surrounding the epicentral region. Here’s the report from GEER, Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance:

As a fun exercise, can you guess the correct percentage of women in our office here at GMS?

On February 27, 2024, the residential conversion of this former 22 story office building was topped out with a 10-story addition. The new structure includes the replacement of its brick façade with a modern fenestration with more expansive windows, and the gut renovation of its 1.1 million square feet of interiors will be converted to 1,300 rental units.

GMS Partner Jessica Mandrick presented on “ASCE 7 Flood Loads – Changes in ASCE 7-22 Supplement 2” at SEAoNY’s annual conference on Thursday, February 8^th.

10 members of the GMS Team attended this year’s conference on “Past, Present, and Future of Building Codes,” attending Jessica’s presentation as well as others on topics such as “Design Steel Your Way,” “Geotechnical Peer Review,” and “Reinforcing Steel Specifications from 1910 to Today.”

GMS held our annual Holiday Party at Mustang Harry’s on December 12^th, bringing together current employees and some GMS alumni.  The evening was spent enjoying drinks, food, and each other’s company. Our team celebrated an eventful year at the firm as we began new projects, wrapped up existing ones, and welcomed new staff.

Another year of CANStruction is here, and the GMS Team drew inspiration from a beloved cohort of video game characters. This year’s sculpture, aptly named “Mushroom in Manhattan,” was constructed out of cans of salmon and tuna fish. Captain Sara McMonagle was joined on build night by Adrianna Early, Emily Taylor, May Thu Nwe Nwe, Juan Angulo, Florentin Lejeune, Maxence Gosselin, and Will Saldana.

GMS Associate Partner Andrew Dolan, P.E., S.E., has published an editorial in the October issue of Structure Magazine! The article, entitled “Office to Residential Conversions – The Opportunities and The Challenges,” delves into the various aspects of office-to-residential conversions.