GISH RD. APARTMENTS, LEED GOLD, AIA TOP TEN, (Office of Jerome King, AIA/First Community Housing), San Jose, CA: 63,000 square foot, five story structure with mat slab foundations, 2 levels post-tensioned concrete for below grade parking and commercial/retail use and 3 levels of timber and steel framing above.

Value Added: The geotechnical data suggested the whole site be remediated with pressure grouting to limit liquefaction settlement. By using structural characteristics of the superstructure to span localized failures of the subgrade, remediation efforts were greatly reduced at no net cost to the owner.