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Emergency Service Centers : Santa Clara County Crime Laboratory   1  2  Crosby Group provided structural engineering for this new four-story, 90,000 sf, $55 Million crime laboratory. This facility includes administrative offices, office support functions, evidence storage, DNA analysis unit, computer forensics lab, ballistics lab, crime scene processing, firing range and training classrooms all included in a secure facility. Due to the site’s adjacency to the Guadalupe River, a mat foundation was utilized to address the poor soils and avoid deep foundations at the site. This steel framed structure employs a buckling restrained braced frame lateral system providing enhanced seismic performance for this essential facility. Copyright © The Crosby Group. All Rights Reserved.