University Health System – Parking Garage H

A new 755-space parking garage was constructed adjacent to the Heart Hospital to provide parking for patients and visitors to the Emergency Department and Heart Hospital. Due to budget and deadline constraints, the garage was designed using a precast structural T system along with precast spandrel panels. This allowed for a condensed construction period mitigating disruption to the campus and bringing needed parking online quickly. The pre-cast parking structure consists of 574 individual pre-fabricated pieces with the heaviest piece weighing 74,000 pounds. Concrete slabs were built off-site, transported to the medical center and assembled onsite. Careful attention was paid to the details of the garage in order to blend it with the campus aesthetic. The entire project took 12 months to complete.