“Getting started on this much-needed, innovative facility is a huge milestone,” said Joseph Riccillo, Project Director and Sundt’s El Paso Office Leader. “UTEP is expanding on their capabilities to foster the next generations of manufacturers and aerospace engineers.”
The $49-million project will consist of four levels and span 88,000 square feet. Once completed, the building will bring research groups spread across the campus to a more centralized location.
UTEP is a national leader in additive manufacturing using specialty materials and embedding electronics in 3D-printed materials. The university has completed advanced research in this field during the past decade worth more than $100 million, sponsored by NASA, the U.S. Department of Defense, the National Science Foundation, and other agencies.
During the past 10 years, Sundt has completed over $1 billion of construction in the El Paso region. The company recently revitalized the historic Blue Flame building in downtown El Paso and the Texas Department of Transportation’s I-10 Connect project. The company has offices in El Paso, Dallas, and San Antonio and over $3 billion of past work throughout Texas.
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