The University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley Medical Academic Building

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The new Medical Academic Building at the University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley is a teaching facility that promotes faculty and student interaction at the earliest stages of medical school. The building includes an auditorium, digital library, clinical skills center, pre-clinical laboratories and an anatomy teaching facility. The building makes extensive use of online and distance learning as part of a region-wide medical school interacting with and complementing facilities at Harlingen and Brownsville as well as supporting continuing professional education in the region.

Zero/Six utilized our Quality Control Program, performing site visits twice a week during construction of the project. Construction observations focused on elevator pit waterproofing/underslab vapor retarder, air barrier systems and developing key intersections with the fenestration systems, onsite window installations to measure conformity with manufacturer’s recommendations, roof installation, installation of screen wall ACM panels, installation of metal flashings/copings and stone copings, installation of brick masonry and all associated building sealants.

Additional Information

Client: The University of Texas System

Location: Edinburg, Texas

Expertise:

Submittal Review
Onsite QA/QC and Reporting
Commissioning of the Building Envelope, including
- Air/Water infiltration testing per ASTM E1105 and E783
- Roof Uplift testing per ASTM E907

Markets: Higher Education

Project Scale:

Construction cost: $54 million
88,000 SF

Project Status: April 2016

Type of Construction: New Construction

Photo Credit: Munoz and Co.

Bill is the managing and founding partner of W.H. Coltzer International (WHCI), Zero/Six Consulting, LLC (an architecture and exterior building envelope consulting firm), Z6 Commissioning, LLC (a performance testing firm), and Coltzer Company, LLC (construction company). As the son of a general contractor, Bill grew up participating in the family construction business and after graduating from Texas A&M in 1984, became a licensed Architect in 1993. Since the creation of Zero/Six Consulting, LLC in 2003, Bill has participated in the remediation, design, and testing of numerous facilities across the Nation ranging in values of a few million dollars to over a few hundred million. The combination of construction knowledge, architectural training, and real-world experience gives Bill a unique perspective in the dispute resolution process.

Jeff is the Director of Engineering of Zero/Six Consulting, LLC (an architecture and exterior building envelope consulting firm). After graduating from The University of Texas with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Jeff has used his expertise in the field with roofing, waterproofing, and fenestration inspections, as well as in the office with computer-aided drafting, modeling, and engineering analysis. He has been deeply involved in the testing aspects of building envelope commissioning serving as the Quality Control Manager to ensure the Z6 ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited laboratory and team are strictly following international test standards to accurately, objectively, and impartially report on the integrity of building materials and products to certify that the installed systems interface as intended. Jeff has been Appointed Qualified Inspector by The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI).