Seismically strengthened and expanded the 42-year-old existing, original two-story reinforced concrete building, using ASCE-41.
UC Santa Cruz, Cowell Student Health Center Expansion
Seismically strengthened and expanded the 42-year-old existing, original two-story reinforced concrete building, using ASCE-41. Also, designed a two-story, 11,000 square-foot steel frame and concrete shear wall east wing addition. The expansion and seismic retrofit of the center earned the campus its first LEED (Leaderships and Environmental Energy Development) “Gold” certification. The health center project received a merit award in the sustainable design category by the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC). The health center was also named the San Jose/Silicon Valley Business Journal’s 2011 Green Project of the Year.
Features:
- Medical office building for urgent and primary care services
- X-ray, laboratory, and pharmacy services
- LEED Gold
- SEAONC Sustainability Award
Benefits:
- Rigorous erosion control standards
- Natural ventilation
- Aggressive water use reduction strategies
Project Stats
Client
Hawley Peterson & Snyder Architect,
Square Footage
25,000 (existing building); 11,000 (addition)
Construction Cost
$17 million
Completion Date
December 2010
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Staff on the Project
Bob Pekelnicky
Senior Principal
I had always been interested in how things are put together.
Bob Pekelnicky
Senior Principal
San Francisco
- (415) 392-6952
- rpekelnicky@degenkolb.com
Education
B.S., Civil Engineering with Honors, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2000
M.S., Structural Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2001
Registration
CA, Structural Engineer, License No. S5083
CA, Civil Engineer, License No. C64989
TN, Professional Engineer, License No. 6419
Why did you go into structural engineering?
I had always been interested in how things are put together. My mom tells a story of how I took apart a clock when I was 3 or 4 to see how it worked inside. So, I was probably always destined to be an engineer. I chose structural engineering specifically because the scale of buildings and bridges interested me more than things electrical and mechanical engineers work on. I picked when I was a senior in high school and have found myself loving it more and more with each passing year!
Little Known Fact
I feel like our dog is my master, rather than I being his.
Question of the Day
What’s your favorite way to get to work?
Walk along the Embarcadero.
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