“It’s exciting to build a place where the diverse needs of learning, research and healthcare come together. This is not about one building, it’s about creating a campus that becomes a community.”
– Rebekah Gladson, F.A.I.A., campus architect and associate vice chancellor

Related links

• UCI’s sustainability efforts (PDF)
• UCI’s construction program scope (PDF)
• Recent building awards (PDF)
• Photographic progress report for new hospital project (PDF)
• Design & Construction Services

In the Works
More than $1.3 billion in capital projects is reshaping the campus community. These projects include: Engineering 3, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Steinhaus Hall Renovation, Telemedicine, Stem Cell Research Center, Humanities Gateway, a third phase of East Campus housing, and a new UC Irvine Medical Center Clinical Laboratory Replacement Building.

The first phase of the new University Hospital project at the medical center was completed in September 2008, four months ahead of schedule and on budget. The $393 million, 482,428-square-foot research and teaching facility will open for patient care in early 2009. Construction of Phase 2 (the build-out of more than 63,000 square feet of shell space to house 45 additional patient beds, four operating rooms, 21 limited-stay beds and a radiology department) is now under way. This $163 million project will be completed in 2011. The university also has commenced construction on a $49.5 million clinical laboratory building, which will be completed in 2010. When these projects are complete, the medical center will look like a modern, state-of-the-art health sciences campus.

Sustainability and Green Construction
For years, UCI has been a pioneer among university building programs, working with the U.S. Green Building Council to streamline the LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certification process and to reduce administrative costs. These savings have been used to enhance environmental building design features. Our first two projects to complete the LEED certification process, Palo Verde 2 Student Apartments and the Anteater Instruction & Research Building, were awarded LEED Gold. Thirteen other projects are in the queue for possible LEED awards.

UCI is implementing progressive green practices in all operational areas. Our Sustainable Transportation Program recently received California’s most prestigious environmental honor, the Governor’s Environmental & Economic Leadership Award, for its innovative approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating the effects of climate change.