As the university continues to move out of its pandemic-imposed restrictions, construction on major projects is picking up around campus. Here’s a look at major projects underway.
Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building Vivarium expansion
Budget: $19 million
Construction start: Winter 2020
Estimated construction completion: Winter 2023
Project at a glance: The Medical School will finish approximately 20,000 gross square feet of the remaining shelled space, expanding the existing vivarium to address current and forecasted growth and to accommodate the relocation of germ-free vivarium functions from the Life Sciences Institute to BSRB.
Leinweber Computer Science and Information Building
Budget: $145 million
Construction start: Spring 2022
Estimated construction completion: Summer 2025
Project at a glance: The 163,000 square-foot-building will provide expansion space for the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and also for the relocation of the School of Information to North Campus. This new state-of-the-art facility will strengthen the collaboration between the two disciplines to develop breakthrough technologies, conduct innovative research, and facilitate an innovative learning environment.
Hayward Street Geothermal Facility
Budget: $20 million
Construction start: Summer 2022
Estimated construction completion: Winter 2025
Project at a glance: A geothermal plant on Hayward Street will supply heating and cooling for the adjacent Leinweber Computer Science and Information Building. Geothermal systems are considered renewable because of Earth’s constant temperature underground. The geothermal system and the Leinweber Building will be all electric and the first large-scale university building that will not rely on natural gas for heating.
Michigan Stadium scoreboard replacement
Budget: $41 million
Construction start: Fall 2022
Estimated construction completion: Fall 2023
Project at a glance: The existing Michigan Stadium video scoreboards were installed in 2011 and have exceeded their anticipated service life. The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics recommends replacing the scoreboards and select components of the public address and video production equipment to proactively address reliability and serviceability concerns.
Central Campus Recreation Building replacement
Budget: $165 million
Construction start: Winter 2023
Estimated construction completion: Spring 2025
Project at a glance: The new 200,000-square-foot facility will include modern gymnasiums, a track for jogging and walking, spaces for weight and cardiovascular training, group exercise rooms, aquatics, climbing areas, courts for squash, and racquetball, locker rooms, support and administration spaces. It will allow greater access and opportunity for students, faculty and staff to improve their health and well-being.
Michigan Medicine Clinical Inpatient Tower
(The Pavilion at University of Michigan Health)
Budget: $920 million
Construction start: Spring 2021
Estimated construction completion: Spring 2025
Project at a glance: The 690,000-gross-square-foot Clinical Inpatient Tower project accommodates an inpatient care program with 264 single-occupancy patient rooms and 23 surgical/interventional radiology suites. This patient care expansion supports the clinical strategy of Michigan Medicine, increasing capacity to accommodate tertiary and quaternary care needs. Specifically, the patient program emphasizes improved access to clinical neurosciences and cardiac care services.
U-M Health University Hospital electrical substation replacement
Budget: $11.7 million
Construction start: Summer 2022
Estimated construction completion: Summer 2024
Project at a glance: The electrical distribution system substation serving University Hospital is more than 30 years old and nearing the capacity limit required to support future facility upgrade projects. This project will install an electrical substation, penthouse mechanical enclosure and associated systems to provide increased electrical capacity to the hospital. The cafeteria ceiling will be replaced with a reinforced steel structure to handle the increased weight.
Michigan Medicine Clinical Pathology relocation and renovations
Budget: $160 million
Construction start: Summer 2016
Estimated construction completion: North Campus Research Complex, Summer 2019; University Hospital and University Hospital South, Fall 2023
Project at a glance: Pathology laboratories currently located within University Hospital, University Hospital South, Medical Science Unit I, North Ingalls Building and in leased space will be relocated to NCRC Buildings 30, 35, 36 and 60. The Michigan Medical Genetics Laboratory of the Department of Pediatrics will also be relocated to NCRC. Laboratories at University Hospital and University Hospital South will be renovated. In total, approximately 186,000 gross square feet of space will be renovated.
