University of Texas UTMB

Hurricane Ike Reconstruction

About the Project

Hurricane Ike was one of the costliest hurricanes to hit the United States. The 2008 storm had a devastating impact on the City of Galveston. Tellepsen is the Construction Manager for the UTMB Hurricane Ike Recovery Program. The project includes a 180-acre, 114 building, campus-wide infrastructure repair of distribution systems including cathodic protection, potable water, fire alarm system communications, fire suppression, domestic water, storm sewer, diesel supply loop, underground fuel tanks, building card readers, security systems, above-ground propane tanks, electrical emergency power, steam transmission, condensate return system, chilled water systems, electrical power, telecommunication systems, underground telecommunication and data cabling.

The Details

Type: Renovation

Components: Central Plant

Method: Construction Manager at Risk

Client: University of Texas UTMB

Tech Perspective

Tellepsen utilizes BIM Modeling and MEPF Coordination on nearly every project to ensure these critical systems are properly designed, fabricated, and installed. This is one more way that we strive to “do it right the first time” and avoid mistakes that can be costly and time-consuming for the project.