The University of Texas at Austin Gary L. Thomas Energy Engineering Building

With teaching spaces directly adjacent to research spaces, organized around a common core on each floor, the dual Cockrell School mission to educate tomorrow’s engineers while conducting groundbreaking research is on display throughout the building.

The EEB will provide approximately 184,300 gross square feet of engineering and research space on six levels, to replace the existing Woolrich Labs on 24th Street for the Cockrell School of Engineering (CSE). The multidisciplinary building will house classrooms, labs and project spaces to connect UT students, faculty, researchers and industry partners.

North Bridge: includes an art installation and connects the building to the EERC to complete the engineering corridor.

The Gary L. Thomas Energy Engineering Building houses select teaching and research components from four departments focused on energy engineering, including Environmental Engineering teaching labs and six floors of wet labs. The GLT provides cutting-edge labs and classrooms, student project spaces and collaborative environments in which students and faculty members in petroleum, chemical and mechanical engineering disciplines work together to develop the energy industry solutions of the future. Included in the building is a special “showcase lab”, which is a state-of-the-art high-temperature lab space that enables the Cockrell community to explore new frontiers in research innovation. With its abundant glasswork, the research space is on display for visitors to learn about the research taking place.

Also included in the building is an inviting lounge and lecture hall that feature floor-to-ceiling windows that will serve as a state-of-the-art community gathering venue.