Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

About McNAMARA • SALVIA

McNamara • Salvia has combined a common sense approach with nationally recognized technical design experience. With more than 95% of their business from returning clients and referrals, their credibility is represented by their clients.

McNamara • Salvia brings award winning creativity, innovation, and experience in structural design to a wide variety of project types. Their experience spans the nation reaching from all areas of New England to the high-seismic regions of Las Vegas and California to the hurricane climate of South Florida.

They specialize in all types of building structures including world-class medical, educational and research facilities, urban and suburban corporate headquarters and campuses, high-rise towers, retail, commercial and mixed use developments, and multi-unit residential structures.

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McNAMARA • SALVIA at CTBUH

CTBUH Florida Takes Construction Tour of Jade Signature

CTBUH Florida Takes Construction Tour of Jade Signature

17 Aug 2017, Tour Report – The CTBUH Florida Chapter hosted a tour of Jade Signature, a luxury condominium…

CTBUH NYC Organizes One Vanderbilt Site Tour

CTBUH NYC Organizes One Vanderbilt Site Tour

6 Jun 2017, Tour Report – CTBUH New York hosted a series of presentations and a tour at the construction site…

CTBUH Florida: Tall Building Damping Technologies

CTBUH Florida: Tall Building Damping Technologies

25 Apr 2017, Event Report – CTBUH Florida held a presentation on Tall Building Damping Technologies at the…

McNAMARA • SALVIA at CTBUH

CTBUH Florida Takes Construction Tour of Jade Signature
17 Aug 2017, Miami – Tour Report
The CTBUH Florida Chapter hosted a tour of Jade Signature, a luxury condominium complex under construction in Miami.
CTBUH NYC Organizes One Vanderbilt Site Tour
6 Jun 2017, New York City – Tour Report
CTBUH New York hosted a series of presentations and a tour at the construction site of One Vanderbilt, which will rise to 427 meters when completed in 2021.
CTBUH Florida: Tall Building Damping Technologies
25 Apr 2017, Miami – Event Report
CTBUH Florida held a presentation on Tall Building Damping Technologies at the School of Architecture, University of Miami.
CTBUH NYC YPC: Spring Social at BIG
7 Apr 2016, New York City – Event Report
CTBUH New York Young Professional Committee held their annual Spring Social event at Bjarke Ingels Group's New York Office on April 7, 2016.
YPC: 2015 Achievements and Event Success
16 Mar 2016, New York City – Event Report
CTBUH YPC held their first meeting of 2016 on March 16 at the offices of SOM to discuss the success of the past events and plans for future initiatives.
Performance and Behavior of Tall Buildings for Wind Loads
13 Jan 2016, New York City – Event Report
CTBUH YPC hosted an event on wind engineering and understanding its effects on tall buildings as well as to provide insight into the engineering efforts in design of shorter buildings.
Decoding NYC High Rise Building Codes
15 Dec 2015, New York City – Event
CTBUH YPC organized a presentation and panel discussion for Decoding NYC High Rise Building Codes to discuss some of the major enhancements to the 2014 NYC Codes
Computational Design Technology
19 Nov 2015, New York City – Event Report
CTBUH YPC hosted a presentation and panel discussion focused on the current computational technology tools used today in architecture and how collaboration is enhanced in the profession
Miami Regional Tour
29-30 Oct 2015, Miami – Tour Report
CTBUH 2015 delegates toured Miami, a city of urban complexities and cultural amenities that defy the old stereotypes.
CTBUH 2015 New York Conference Silver+ Sponsor
26-30 Oct 2015, New York City – Conference Sponsor
After a post-recession hiatus in tall building construction in many countries lasting several years, numerous cities are again resurgent.
Skin NY
27 Aug 2015, New York City – Event Report
CTBUH New York, in association with the New York Young Professionals Committee hosted an event entitled Skin:NY that focused on high-rise façade design and construction
Young Professionals Committee Holds Social Event at RAMSA
23 Jun 2015, New York City – Event Report
The YPC held an event at the RAMSA office in New York City, where attendees had an opportunity to network, and learn more the exciting projects RAMSA is developing.
YPC Holds New York Chapter Initial Meeting
17 Dec 2014, New York City – Event Report
The first meeting of the CTBUH Young Professionals Committee (YPC) – New York City Chapter was held at the offices of Kohn Pedersen Fox.
Leading Structural Firms Help the Council on LCA Research
Feb 2013, Chicago – CTBUH Research Report
Twelve of the world’s best-known structural engineering firms helped the CTBUH Research Team to perform a fundamental part of its LCA research project.

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Elizabeth Kenyon

Elizabeth Kenyon

CTBUH City Representative, 2016 – 2017
Miami, United States

Manotapa Bhaumik

Manotapa Bhaumik

CTBUH Regional Representative, 2016 – Present
Miami, United States

Hardik Doshi

Hardik Doshi

CTBUH Young Professionals Committee, New York City, 2014 – 2017
New York City, United States

CTBUH Leaders at McNAMARA • SALVIA

Elizabeth Kenyon

Elizabeth Kenyon

CTBUH City Representative, 2016 – 2017
Miami, United States

Manotapa Bhaumik

Manotapa Bhaumik

CTBUH Regional Representative, 2016 – Present
Miami, United States

Hardik Doshi

Hardik Doshi

CTBUH Young Professionals Committee, New York City, 2014 – 2017
New York City, United States

Ryan Dow

Ryan Dow

CTBUH Annual Conference, Steering Committee, 2015
New York City, United States

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CTBUH Resources Involving McNAMARA • SALVIA

Sloshing Dampers for Slender Concrete Towers

Sloshing Dampers for Slender Concrete Towers

19 Sep 2012 – CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai
Robert McNamara, McNamara/Salvia

Track 12: Controlling & Harnessing Building Movement Q & A

Track 12: Controlling & Harnessing Building Movement Q & A

19 Sep 2012 – CTBUH 2019 Shenzhen Tall + Urban Conference
Presentation Questions & Answers

Sloshing Dampers for Slender Concrete Towers

Sloshing Dampers for Slender Concrete Towers

Sep 2012 – CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai
Robert McNamara, McNamara/Salvia; Ahsan Kareem & Dae-Kun Kwon, University of Notre Dame; Deepak Kumar, IIT Madras

Practical Solution to Reduce the Wind-Induced Response of Tall Buildings

Practical Solution to Reduce the Wind-Induced Response of Tall Buildings

Feb 2001 – CTBUH 2001 6th World Congress, Melbourne
Robert J. McNamara, McNamara/Salvia

Papers/Research

Sloshing Dampers for Slender Concrete Towers
Sep 2012 – CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai; Robert McNamara, McNamara/Salvia; Ahsan Kareem & Dae-Kun Kwon, University of Notre Dame; Deepak Kumar, IIT Madras
Tall towers with very slender aspect ratios of height to width of the structural system are becoming very common as today’s architectural idiom. Mitigation of wind-induced motions is of paramount importance in the planning of these slender structures…
Practical Solution to Reduce the Wind-Induced Response of Tall Buildings
Feb 2001 – CTBUH 2001 6th World Congress, Melbourne; Robert J. McNamara, McNamara/Salvia
This paper presents the results of an investigation of the application of viscous dampers in a high-rise structure located in an urban environment. The structure, a 39-story steel-tube frame was designed using conventional wind engineering methods…

Tall Buildings Involving McNAMARA • SALVIA

1   Torre Mitikah 2020 267 m Mexico City
2   50 West 66th Street 2021 236 m New York City
3   130 William Street 2020 230 m New York City
4   Brooklyn Point 2020 212 m New York City
5   Jade Signature 2017 194 m Sunny Isles Beach
6   Miami River - 192 m Miami
7   11 Hoyt Street 2020 191 m New York City
8   One International Place 1987 183 m Boston
9   111 Huntington Avenue 2002 172 m Boston
10   Solitair Brickell 2018 168 m Miami
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