Client

UNC Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Project

UNC Imaging Research Building
A ten-story, 343,000 square foot research facility which will house the Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC), offices, laboratories, and support space

Cost

$260 million

Disciplines

Special Inspections | Construction Materials Testing

Falcon has been selected to perform Special Inspections and Materials Testing for the new UNC Imaging Research Building, which will boast some of the world's brightest minds in cancer research. Falcon has begun by providing "Construction Geotechnical Engineering" services for mass excavation of rock, installation of soldier piles, blasting/vibration analysis, installation of tie-back systems, and rerouting of utilities. The structural systems designed to accommodate specialized medical equipment include: mat foundations, cast-in-place columns, beams, and floor slabs with thickened sections. The new Imaging Research Building, when completed, will become part of an overall cancer research facility of which all citizens of North Carolina can be proud.