Owner: Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah Campus, Salt Lake City
Design Firm: Architectural Nexus
Consulting Engineer: Reaveley Engineers
General Contractor: Jacobsen Construction, Layton Construction, Okland Construction
Concrete Supplier: Staker/Parson & Geneva Rock
Lightweight Supplier: Utelite Lightweight Aggregates
Project Cost: $500 million
Project Location & Completion Date: Salt Lake City, 2000-2023
Project Description:
Jon and Karen Huntsman Foundation donated over $500 million to build the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah Campus in Salt Lake City. The research facility and cancer treatment hospital — the largest of its kind in the western U.S. — was constructed in four phases, beginning in 2000 and completing in 2023. The full campus boasts around one million square feet of cancer research and care space. The project used more than 300,000 cubic yards of lightweight concrete, including 195,000 cubic yards of structural lightweight coarse aggregate meeting ASTM C330 and supplied by Utelite Lightweight Aggregates.
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