University of Texas at Austin – Norman Hackerman Building

Location
Austin, TX

Schmidt Electric provided new electrical service and system construction for the Norman Hackerman Building at the Austin campus of the University of Texas. The seven-story, 297,641-square-foot research and teaching facility provides education in biomedical sciences and organic chemistry. It features a 25,000-square-foot vivarium that achieved LEED Gold certification. 

The electrical scope of work included:

• 3,00 kilovolt-amp, liquid-filled substation transformer 
• 5,000-amp, metal-enclosed switchgear double-ended substation
• 1,300 kilowatts of emergency power generation
• 15-kilovolt metal-clad switchgear
• Two, 5,000-amp 480/277-volt main switchboards
• Two, 2,500-amp 208/120-volt busways