UC Davis Health Parking Structure IV First University Building to Receive Platinum Rating from US Resiliency Council

As UC Davis Health Center’s new Parking Structure IV serves hospital and critical medical staff, it was important that the building be designed to remain operable following a disaster event. Therefore, the design team elected to utilize a precast hybrid moment frame system, which is a lateral force resisting system design to be self-righting after a major seismic event, enabling immediate re-occupancy of the structure. 

This critical infrastructure design resulted in a Platinum rating and makes Parking Structure IV the first hospital campus and University of California-owned building to be rated by the US Resiliency Council (USRC).

The USRC Rating for earthquakes assessment awards one to five stars based on a building’s expected resiliency during a seismic event in three categories – safety, damage and recovery – and is modeled after the US Green Buildings Council (USGBC®) LEED® rating system for sustainable design.