NIH Surgery, Radiology & Laboratory Medicine Project Update | Episode 1

Hensel Phelps broke ground on the 630,000 SF National Institutes of Health (NIH) Surgery, Radiology and Laboratory Medicine (SRLM) project in May of 2023. Since then, the project has come a long way. We recently caught up with Project Manager Denaz Green to tour the site and see the progress.
About the Project
As the world’s largest biomedical agency, the National Institutes of Health conducts and supports research on the causes, diagnosis, prevention and cure of human diseases. The NIH’s new Surgery, Radiology and Lab Medicine Building facilitates this mission by providing scientists, physicians and patients with spaces that inspire, heal and propel innovation. The SRLM will house the world’s most advanced clinical research technology.
The contract awarded to Hensel Phelps includes preconstruction and the construction of a new 630,000 SF building. 550,000 SF consists of new construction and 80,000 SF consists of renovation work. The new building will include nine floors above-grade (including interstitial floors) and two floors below-grade. Below-grade floors include a program area and necessary space for building infrastructure. The new construction will directly link to the west lab wing of the existing Clinical Research Center (CRC), which will include an additional 82,150 SF of renovation. The project scope also includes the relocation of a portion of an existing campus utility tunnel, reconstruction of a displaced children’s playground and connection to a new pedestrian tunnel that will be constructed with a future Patient Parking Garage. To learn more about the project, visit www.henselphel...