NEW RIVER CITY HIGH SCHOOL AND RECREATION CENTER
WEST SACRAMENTO, CA

Washington Unified School District broke ground in 2007 on the on approximately 65-acre site which now houses the New River City High School and Recreation Center. The 330,000 square foot Campus is a "state of the art" learning center incorporating educational, cultural, and recreational facilities; new athletic fields, public pool and gymnasium.  Site work required a two foot over-excavation and three foot lime treatment in order to mitigate highly expansive native soils. Building construction consisted of primarily structural steel framing members with some structural masonry and tilt-up concrete walls. The project was quite diverse in having seven (7) different structural steel fabrication shops. The MatriScope team was the first lab to call out and report to the Divisionof State Architect (DSA) the defective tube steel welds which sparked a huge alert (throughout California and the nation) to look out for additional defective structural tube steel being fabricated in China. As of 2008, there was a reported 17 different schools in California that had the defective tube steel. Seven (7) mills were linked.

DOWNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RICHMOND, CA

The Downer Elementary School Modernization Project was designed to increase seismic integrity of existing infrastructure, resolve congestion concerns, and provide students a range of diverse learning spaces. The program includes the addition of new classrooms, a school office, faculty room, kitchen, dining space, library, computer lab, and involves upgrades to the existing multipurpose room.

MatriScope performed environmental sampling, compaction testing, and special inspection services related to reinforced concrete, shotcrete, glue-lam beams, and structural steel welding.

CÉSAR CHÁVEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL MODERNIZATION & NEW GYM
UNION CITY, CA

The Cesar Chavez Middle School Modernization and New Gym project consisted of construction of a single-story, 13,590 square foot gymnasium, as well as alterations to an existing classroom and multi-use building.

MatriScope provided special inspections and materials testing services related to earthwork and trench backfill, cast-in-place concrete, concrete masonry and brick veneer, structural steel, intumescent fireproofing, and glue-laminated timber fabrication.

LINCOLN PUBLIC LIBRARY AT TWELVE BRIDGES
LINCOLN, CA

The five-acre project site is adjacent to Western Placer Unified School District’s new Twelve Bridges High School and future Lincoln campus of Sierra College. The facility is shared by the high school and college students as well as Lincoln residents. The single-story, 40,000 square foot facility accommodates the informational, technological and meeting space needs of both campuses, as well as the growing population of the greater Lincoln area.

MatriScope provided special inspection and materials testing services related to reinforced concrete, masonry, structural steel welding, and fireproofing.

HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT BUILDING RENOVATION
MISSION COLLEGE
SANTA CLARA, CA

This project consisted of the renovations of Mission College’s 134,462 square foot, steel-framed hospitality management classroom building, which added a new baking facility, additional dining space, and equipment storage to the existing building.  The main design feature was the new north entry to bring in students and visitors to the waiting area for the dining room. The entry simulates the restaurant-style program by giving the students a chance to showcase their craft in a realistic setting.

MatriScope provided special inspections and material testing services related to rebar, concrete, structural steel, and glu-lam.

BUILDING 400 – STUDENT SERVICES CENTER
SOLANO COMMUNITY COLLEGE
FAIRFIELD, CA

The new Student Services Center project includes a new two-story building to be constructed of concrete tilt-up panels and gravity frame structural steel supporting floor and roof loads. This 43,000 square foot will allow the Fairfield campus to consolidate the Student Services Programs within a single location thereby improving student access. The project is scheduled to be complete Fall 2007.

MatriScope provided geotechnical engineering and observation during the construction phase. In addition, MatriScope performed all special inspections related to structural concrete, masonry, structural steel welding, and fireproofing.

NEUROSCIENCES LABORATORY & CLINICAL RESEARCH BUILDING 19A
UC SAN FRANCISCO, MISSION BAY CAMPUS
SAN FRANCISCO, CA

This project consisted of constructing a 5-story, 237,000 square foot concrete structure with cast-in-place walls, columns and floor diaphragms on Block 19A of UCSF Campus' 43-acre Mission Bay location. The foundation support is provided by driven concrete piles, pile caps and grade beams. The roof consists of structural steel with concrete. 

MatriScope provided special inspection and materials testing services including rebar, anchors, cast-in-place concrete, floor flatness, architectural precast panels, shop and field structural steel framing and miscellaneous metals.

TAHOE CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
SIERRA NEVADA COLLEGE
INCLINE VILLAGE, NV

Located in the heart of Sierra Nevada College’s 18-acre Lake Tahoe Campus, in Incline Village, Nevada, the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences (TCES) was constructed using “green” technology. With passive solar architecture, and active solar systems for generating electricity and hot water, TCES will achieve at least a gold rating for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). TCES is a 45,000 square foot, three-story lab facility. This building consists of two stories of research labs and office space, exhibits, and a conference center accomodating 300 people.

MatriScope provided special inspection services related to reinforced concrete, masonry, structural steel welding, and fireproofing.

HASTINGS COLLEGE OF LAW SEISMIC UPDATE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, HASTINGS
SAN FRANCISCO, CA

The 200 McAllister Street Facility: Code Compliance Update Project consisted of demolition and hazardous abatement of the Hastings School of Law in San Francisco. The seismic retrofit upgrades were to the structural building; renovations included the HVAC, electrical, plumbing and fire/life systems.

The State of California Department of General Services (DGS) relied on MatriScope to perform special inspections and materials testing of micro-piles, earthwork, concrete, epoxy anchors, structural steel, high-strength bolting and fireproofing.

VETERINARY MEDICINE INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
DAVIS, CA

The two-story, 40,000 square foot Veterinary Medicine Instructional Facility will provide space for teaching facilities that includes lecture halls, classrooms, seminar/conference rooms, clinical teaching laboratories, computer laboratory, offices and ancillary support space. The scope of work would include site preparation, clearing, grading and drainage; on-site utility distribution; construction of the building shell; interior improvements for the occupants; and development of exterior landscape elements.

MatriScope performed special inspections and testing services related to concrete, precast concrete, masonry, steel, expansion anchors, and fireproofing.

SIMULATION TRAINING FACILITY CENTER PHASE II
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERISTY, MARITIME ACADEMY
VALLEJO, CA

The 21,000 square-foot, glass walled Simulation Center showcases natural light and 360 degree views of the campus. The structural steel-framed building houses two large classrooms and two simulation briefing rooms, conference meeting rooms, simulator instructor stations, and the state of the art simulation equipment and software.

MatriScope provided all special inspections and material testing services related to cast-in-place concrete, anchor bolt and epoxy rod pull testing, shop and field welding for structural steel, high strength bolting, and ultrasonic testing.