UTHealth Reuel A. Stallones Building/School Of Public Health At 1200 Pressler St.

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Mandated by the owner to be a flagship of sustainable design, criteria called for the project to: achieve a LEED Gold or Platinum rating and that half of its materials be of recycled content; reflect in its design the professional values of the user group; operate with less than 70 percent of the energy used by the adjacent School of Public Health; and not exceed by more than five percent the design and construction budget of a similar University of Texas System project.

The mechanical system also contributes significantly to the building's energy efficiency by delivering conditioned air from a raised floor instead of the ceiling, thus cooling primarily the occupant zone rather than the space overhead. Air is moved in large quantities but at low speeds to reduce noise levels and friction, thereby decreasing internal heat gain. Operable grilles set in the floor allow individual occupants to manage air flow as desired. In addition, demountable office partitions and the sub-floor air conditioning system provide long-term flexibility by allowing reconfiguration of the office areas as needed. So far, operating costs have averaged less than 60 percent of that for the adjacent School of Public Health.

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UTHealth Reuel A. Stallones Building/School Of Public Health At 1200 Pressler St.

I was reading about MacKie and Kamrath and noticed they designed this building in 1975. The address is 1200 Pressler St, Houston, TX 77030.

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UTHealth School of Public Health will be moving to TMC3, across the street at the Research Park.  I wonder what will happen to the current building? Maybe MDACC will take control since it's owned by the UT system? Demolish and rebuild?

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Any rumors about this building once the new facility gets built? Given the location, it would be sold (traded?) to MD Anderson to become an in-patient bed tower.  This is near the North Campus.

The building could remain standing for another 5 to 10 years. It will probably come down soon to make way for MDA advancements.

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Had the opportunity to take a good "skyline" picture of the old UTHealth School of Public Health building.

Only a matter of time for this building is allocated for and demolished.  Actually, there is currently a replacement building for the UTH SOPH being constructed right now just a few miles away along Old Spanish Trail.

When it's demolished, I wonder when (MD Anderson?) takes control if it will be the color of the infamous pink stone. It would be nice to see more of what Houston Methodist is doing with all of their glass facade buildings.