A Visionary “Green” Building
in Honor of a Visionary Man
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“Norm Hackerman was an amazing scientist, leader, educator
and friend,” says Mary Ann Rankin, Dean of the College of Natural
Sciences, “and the new building embodies his forward-thinking
ideals. It is the perfect honorarium for a great man.”
The Norman Hackerman Building, designed by CO Architects, is to be a catalyst
for collaboration among research groups and integration of various sciences.
Laboratories and classrooms will support cutting-edge research and education.
while plazas, porches and galleries will promote social activity and connectivity.
Like the former ESB, the new building will redefine the function of a science
research environment and establish a new model for research laboratories,
incorporating an integrated and open floor plan that encourages collaboration
and innovation. At a size of approximately 290,000 gross square feet, it is
the largest capital project on any UT System campus and will provide much
needed teaching and research space for the Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry and the School of Biological Sciences.
A new innovative research and teaching facility is essential for educating
the next generation of scientists, for supporting the basic research that lays
the foundation for applied science, and for the successful recruitment and
retention of top faculty and students. Faculty and students using the building
will work on pressing and complex problems such as discovering alternative
forms of energy, finding novel drug development therapies, and exploring
the neurological mysteries of brain function, to name a few. The Norman
Hackerman Building will further solidify The University of Texas at Austin’s
position as one of the premier research universities in the United States.
If funding becomes available, the building may also become one of the
“greenest” buildings on campus, potentially featuring rooftop solar
panels and a “green roof”with native plants in raised beds. The solar
array will be used to heat water and could be the largest solar hot
water array in the state of Texas.
To make your gift to the
With adequate funding, the building will become the most environmentally
Norman Hackerman Building,
friendly building on campus, earning silver certification from the U.S. Green
please contact: Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
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Under the plan, the new building will foster the protection and restoration
of habitat, storm water management and water efficient landscaping by
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incorporating a green roof with native plants, replanting the existing mature
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oak trees that were removed prior to the onset of construction, and using
captured rainwater for irrigation. Dual flush and low flow plumbing will be
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used throughout the building to additionally reduce water use. A solar roof
khackerman@mail.utexas.edu will provide hot water to the building, and will be the largest hot water solar
array in Texas. Coupled with the green roof, these innovations will lessen
the “heat island effect” by absorbing the sun’s energy and redistributing it
for sustainable use. Low-VOC adhesives, sealants, paints, coatings, composite
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