Higher Education

Impact and Prosperity Epicenter

University of Utah | Salt Lake City, Utah

The David Eccles School of Business's Impact and Prosperity Epicenter is a monumental step in enriching the higher education experience. Envision Engineering was honored to play a part in this transformative project as the electrical engineering consultant on the design team.

This groundbreaking facility was designed to be a living-learning space for undergraduate and graduate business students. Spanning 284,808 square feet and with a budget of $110 million, the Epicenter was designed and constructed to transform the educational landscape by filling critical needs for student housing while nurturing an educational living environment for entrepreneurial growth. The project was a combined effort between the University of Utah Housing & Residential Education, Sorenson Impact Center, and the Business Health and Prosperity Center. The Epicenter accommodates 788 international students and NGO leaders, offering apartment-style and individual dorm-room living options.

For the electrical engineering scope of work, sustainable, energy-efficient electrical power distribution systems were designed to ensure a reliable and cost-effective energy supply across the facility. Lighting design serves dual purposes—improving aesthetics while ensuring safety in exterior, building, and facade areas. Safety and security design features included fire alarm systems, standby generators, CCTV, and access control systems. For this building, with the core purpose of accommodating collaboration, state-of-the-art communication infrastructure, including audio-visual and telecommunications systems, was specially designed to facilitate communication and promote student networking and collaboration.