Shiley Eye Institute Renovation

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Project rendering, The Shiley Eye Institute is a three-story building, constructed in 1991, and located in East Campus Health Sciences neighborhood. The building currently houses clinical and research space. Researchers currently occupying space in Shiley Eye Institute will relocate to the Viterbi Family Vision Research Center. Due to growing patient load at Shiley Eye Institute, the proposed project will convert the vacated research and office space on the second floor to clinical space, including exam rooms, imaging areas, utility rooms and clinical support rooms., The Shiley Eye Institute was originally designed to serve 20,000 patients annually; there are now more than 100,000 patients seen at the Institute each year, necessitating the need for additional clinical space., In addition to the second-floor renovation, the project scope includes upgrades to building infrastructure and modifications to improve accessibility and path of travel to meet current building codes. The Shiley Eye Institute currently has a seismic performance rating (SPR) V and a Tier 3 seismic evaluation was completed to determine the required seismic improvements needed to bring the building to a SPR IV or better, in accordance with the UC Seismic Policy. The seismic retrofit scope has been included in the renovation project that will update the SPR rating to a SPR IV once completed. The project scope also includes repair of existing water intrusion problems, as well as a minimal architectural refresh of the building exterior.

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