SDG has been working with Blair + Mui Dowd Architects to provide structural design services for the Jim Ayers Tower, the largest facility expansion at Vanderbilt to date. The 15-level, 470,000-square-foot tower will be the new front door to Vanderbilt University Hospital. New Vanderbilt University Hospital tower ...
We are so excited to see the completion of 1111 Church Street, and so grateful to be part of the design team with ESa! 1111 Church Street Residential ...
In February 2024, SDG was ranked as the 16th largest Nashville-area engineering firm on the Top 25 list published by the Nashville Business Journal. Rankings are based on the number of local licensed engineers. SDG currently has 15 licensed engineers and 47 total employees. SDG is the largest purely structural engineering firm in the Nashville area. SDG first appeared on the list in 2001, following the firm's formation in 1999. ...
This project, which is set to be the largest renovation and expansion project in the hospital’s history, is featured in Healthcare Design's August 2023 Project Showcase. SDG is honored to be working with ESa on this latest addition to the hospital campus. https://www.nxtbook.com/emerald/healthcaredesign/202308/index.php#/p/94 Williamson Medical Center Expansion of ER, OB and West Tower Addition ...
We recently celebrated Paul and Lezlie Murray's Retirements at Top Golf Nashville with all our SDG family and a few close friends. It was a beautiful day and we had so much golfing and getting to honor them during a great luncheon. ...
We’d like to share the news Lezlie Murray has joined her husband Paul in retiring from SDG. Lezlie has been with SDG since the company's founding in 1999 serving as the firm's accountant. Lezlie's wisdom and calm presence, along with her experience and knowledge, have been invaluable to SDG over the years. We can't thank her enough for her 24 years of service and dedication. Lezlie plans to spend lots more time with her family and grandchildren...
SDG is pleased to announce the addition of Sydney Reeder to our team of design engineers. Sydney received her M.S. in Structural Engineering from the University of Tennessee and her B.S. in Civil Engineering from UT, where she graduated summa cum laude. Sydney previously worked as a structural design engineer and auditor with Ross Bryan Associates in Nashville, and with Cooper Steel Fabricators as a Project Manager. ...
Paul Murray, one of SDG’s original founding partners, has decided to retire and transition to a Principal Emeritus role with SDG. Paul was instrumental in the growth of SDG from the firm’s original six partners in 1999 to one of the largest structural engineering firms in Tennessee with close to 50 employees today. “I am looking forward to retirement but will certainly miss all my friends at SDG and in the local design and construction...
Middle Tennessee State University broke ground Thursday on the school’s new Student-Athlete Performance Center — a $66 million facility to be built next to Floyd Stadium on Greenland Drive in Murfreesboro. Serving as the new home for the Blue Raider football team, the three-story, 85,500-square foot venue will also house athletic training, weightlifting and nutrition areas in addition to office spaces for coaches. SDG is honored to be working with Goodwyn Mills Cawood Inc. and HOK. https://www.nashvillepost.com/sports/colleges/mtsu-breaks-ground-on-66m-athletics-facility/article_327aeefa-9dbe-11ed-92e5-4b9f51c5c6d9.html MTSU Student-Athlete...
SDG employees volunteered at Second Harvest Food Bank and sorted over 5,000 lbs. of fresh produce into 300 boxes. We provided over 4,000 meals for people in need. Thanks Jennifer, Carol, Lezlie, Lisa, Paige, Randi, Sean, William, Blake, and Andrew!...