Building 17E Expansion, Animal Research Facility

Building 17E Expansion, Animal Research Facility Building 17E Expansion, Animal Research Facility Building 17E Expansion, Animal Research Facility

The Building 17E Expansion, Animal Research Facility will replace the existing Building 18.  Building 17E is a six story building which includes a penthouse and is approximately 90,000 sf of animal housing, core capabilities and research space. Building 17E will connect to Building 17. Building 17E Expansion was constructed using a cast-in-place pan formed concrete beam and slab system spanning to cast-in-place concete columns supported on auger cast piles.

Location: Galveston, Texas
Size: 93,000 sf / 6-floor hospital
Construction Cost: $42 million
Owner: The University of Texas System
Architect: Perkins + Will
General Contractor: Hensel Phelps
Structural System:

Foundation: Auger Cast Piles and Slab-on-Grade
Structure: Pan formed beam & slab with CIP columns