Texas A&M Maritime Academy Hall Building Envelope Repair    

Built as part of a public-private partnership between the Texas A&M University System and a private developer, the Texas Maritime Academy Hall opened in January 2016 and provided an additional 612 residence hall beds, 4 classrooms and office space.  Severe weather in Summer 2024 resulted in almost all spaces in the facility (including resident rooms) having significant water intrusion.  Investigation established that the building had suffered a total failure of the building envelope.  The University completed temporary repairs to include an elastomeric coating on the exterior of the building and proceeded to identify how to complete permanent repairs. 

The permanent repair of the building exterior requires the removal of the building’s current façade down to the studs and replacement with a new, insulated metal panel system as well as the replacement of all flat roofs.  The occupancy of the facility will be reduced by 25% in order to facilitate the work being completed in phases and to allow the campus to continue to meet critical student housing needs.  Estimated completion is Summer 2027, but is also extremely weather dependent.