April 3, 2025
Construction continues to move quickly and on schedule. We are currently just over seven months from substantial completion! The walls on floors 3 and 4 are currently being painted and all six SHRS floors have been framed out. We continue to work with our departments to verify new equipment and anticipate guided tours for our staff in the near future!
First Update
“With each day and every update on the progress of the building, our excitement builds. As we continue to emerge as the preeminent allied health sciences school of tomorrow, this space will advance all members of the SHRS community as we increasingly collaborate and learn together. Most importantly, the design team and SHRS leaders have been committed to making this the best space possible for our students so I am most excited to see how it enhances their experiences—from the classrooms to their lounge spaces, and everywhere in-between.”
— David C. Beck, Interim Dean
SHRS will be the primary occupant on floors three through eight. The 159,000 square feet building has gone through an extensive stakeholder design process to meet current and future needs for all didactic and clinical environments including state-of-the-art classrooms, simulation space and dry labs.
Floor 10
School of Medicine – Computational Biology Lab
Floor 9
Floor 8
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Floor 7
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Floor 6
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Floor 5
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Floor 4
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Floor 3
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Floor 2
University’s Center for Excellence in Digital Education, or Pitt EDGE
Floor 1 – G
Department of Communication Science and Disorders
Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition
Department of Physician Assistant Studies
Department of Health Information Management
Department of Community Health Services and Rehabilitation Science
Department of Counseling and Behavioral Health
In addition to the new space and layout offering optimal collaboration between the professions, the University Office of Facilities Management will work with SHRS to seek Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification, supporting the University’s pledge to become carbon neutral by 2037.
Classrooms
Each SHRS floor will have modern classrooms equipped with large teaching display monitors, writable surfaces and tables arranged for maximizing viewing angles and shared experiences.
Classroom capacities range from 50, 75 and up to 150 and can be configured using room partitions.
Conference Rooms
All of the conference and collaboration rooms will be equipped with conferencing technology and will vary in capacity (from 4 to 12 people).
Clinical Skills and Lab Space
Student, Staff and Faculty Community Spaces
Located in the northeast corner of the building, student spaces on floors 4, 6 and 8 maximize access to daylight and showcase the best views in the building while offering meeting and huddle rooms for student use. A diversity of seating options and room configurations allow for students to pick the study and collaboration environment that works best for them.
Workplace Spaces and Offices
Workplace floors and spaces will be for staff and faculty only. This includes the Staff Break Rooms/Kitchenettes.
Offices for faculty and staff will include the following amenities:
Hover over the following images to see what is planned for each floor!
All image renderings are subject to change and are not final. The floor-specific images are not indicative of the layout or final look of that space on the noted floor.
School of Medicine - Computational Biology Lab
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University's Center for Excellence in Digital Education, or Pitt EDGE
In addition to the new space and layout offering optimal collaboration between the professions, the University Office of Facilities Management will work with SHRS to seek Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification, supporting the University’s pledge to become carbon neutral by 2037.
Each SHRS floor will have modern classrooms equipped with large teaching display monitors, writable surfaces and tables arranged for maximizing viewing angles and shared experiences.
Classroom capacities range from 50, 75 and up to 150 and can be configured using room partitions.
All of the conference and collaboration rooms will be equipped with conferencing technology and will vary in capacity (from 4 to 12 people).
Located in the northeast corner of the building, student spaces on floors 4, 6 and 8 maximize access to daylight and showcase the best views in the building while offering meeting and huddle rooms for student use. A diversity of seating options and room configurations allow for students to pick the study and collaboration environment that works best for them.
Workplace floors and spaces will be for staff and faculty only. This includes the Staff Break Rooms/Kitchenettes.
Offices for faculty and staff will include the following amenities:
The building is on schedule for completion in December 2025.
Currently, SHRS programs and labs are housed in seven buildings across Pittsburgh. The Fifth and Halket location will consolidate three of SHRS’ buildings, all along Forbes Avenue, bringing most of SHRS’ 30+ programs under one roof. This is the school’s first building that will be specifically and strategically designed to meet SHRS’ immediate and future needs with modernized teaching facilities, especially for those programs currently occupying Forbes Tower and McKee Place. Modernization will not just be in classroom technology, but also in the clinical training facilities where students will work with state-of-the-art equipment. There will be classrooms on every floor (3-8) and workspaces for faculty and staff will be on 4, 6 and 8.
The building will also be a hub for SHRS interprofessional education opportunities for all SHRS students, including those in programs at Bakery Square, Bridgeside Point, the Neuromuscular Research Lab (NMRL), the Southside Works Box Office and other locations.
In addition to the academic programs, our Dean’s Offices will also be headquartered in the new location. This will give staff, like those in Student Affairs and the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement, direct access to more students, making us able to better gauge the services and resources necessary to benefit all SHRS students.
Additional questions and answers will be added as they are received. Check back soon for additional questions!
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