Pittsburgh, PA

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Biomedical Science Tower 3

Scope/Solutions

Part of the university’s Center for Vaccine Research, the ten-story Biomedical Science Tower 3 (BST3) provides a collaborative work space to support research in the fields of biology, neurosciences, vaccines, regenerative medicine, and biomedical devices. The facility includes a regional biocontainment laboratory (RBL), Biosafety Level 2 and 3 laboratories, and a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy laboratory. SGH provided structural and building enclosure consulting services for the tower’s design.

SGH designed the structure for the new building, a two-story mechanical penthouse, and two pedestrians bridges that connect the tower to adjacent buildings. We also designed blast protection and anti-terrorism perimeter site protection for the RBL and a stainless‑steel framed pit in the basement to house the NMR laboratory.

As the building enclosure consultant, SGH worked with the design team to develop the custom curtain wall profiles for the building. We helped them develop details to transition between the various building enclosure components and integrate the building enclosure with the structural systems and waterproofing where the new pedestrian bridges connect to the tower.

Project Summary

completion-date

2005

Completion Date
construction-value

188M

Construction Value
building-size

330K

Project Size
award-winner

Award

Winner
Solutions
New Construction
Services
Structures | Building Enclosures | Performance & Code Consulting
Markets
Education | Health Care & Life Sciences
Client(s)
Payette
Specialized Capabilities
Building Design | Facades & Glazing | Roofing & Waterproofing

Key team members

Pedro Sifre
Pedro Sifre
Senior Principal
Phone icon781.907.9377 Email iconpjsifre@sgh.com
Michael Louis
Michael Louis
Senior Principal
Phone icon781.907.9213 Email iconmjlouis@sgh.com

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