or for any other segregated zone needed.There are three pay- on-footmachines – two in the primary elevator lobby and one in the secondary lobby. As a direct result of the planned future growth, the archi-


tect was challenged to provide north and west elevation façades that would be cost-effective and flexible, and also support the sustainable-design initiative.The innovative solu- tionwas to attach a “green”wall systemdirectly onto the pre- cast panels. The architectural façade utilized the “kit of parts” con-


cept by attaching the UH “Cougar” red-and-white vertical fiberglass elements along the east and south elevations with the “Shasta” (the university’s mascot) brown precast panels as the backdrop.The structural systemis a precast garage (60- by-36-foot bays)with precast façade and a steel frame for the primary elevator and stair core. The shear walls are strategi- cally placed so theywill not be in the site line as vehicles turn at the end of aisles. The biggest challenge for the design team was provid-


ing a well-balanced design during the Request for Propos- al (RFP) design/build process, before there was an open line of exclusive communication between the university and the designers. This design had to be completed four weeks after the


RFPwas issued in a competitive situation, allwithout a guar- antee that the design teamwould be awarded the project.The design team also was required to provide two creative solu- tions – one for a 1,000-space garage and one for a 1,500- space garage. Overall, the garage may seem simply dropped into a sea


of parking, but that is an acknowledgment to the University of Houston and the entire design team for developing and executing a plan that not only provides for current needs, but more important, gives flexibility for future needs and plans.


Jacob Gonzalez, P.E., a Principal and Senior Parking Consultant at Walter P Moore, can be contacted at jgonzalez@walterpmoore.com. Jeremy Rocha, P.E., a Senior Associate and Senior Parking Consultant at the firm, can be reached at jrocha@walterpmoore.com.


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products in all 50 states and over 30 countries, and a century of experience providing tickets of all formfactors, combined with TransCore’s pioneering RFID engineering capabilities, the two companies will bring a product to market that can expand RFID’s use within the parking and security access control industry.


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