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SIGNS INSTALLED FOR ENERGY RESEARCH PARK
 Energy Research Park has become a familiar destination this year
for the UH community as a parking alternative. Now with the
installation of signs from Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT),
commuters will be easily directed to the ERP campus as it gains
popularity and prominence as a vital part of the University of
Houston system.
ERP is growing, becoming a center for energy research and the
home base for the Petroleum Engineering courses. The TxDOT
signage was a much needed addition to the ERP campus due to its
location around � mile east of the main UH campus.
�The Energy Research Park serves a strategic purpose in the
growth of the UH campus,� said Sean York, Director of Real
Estate Services. �With the new ConocoPhillips Petroleum
Engineering Building completed in January, along with several
research facilities and partnerships under construction or in
the works, the campus is quickly developing into a synergistic
focal point combining energy related education, research,
industry partnerships and economic development.�
York�s team worked with a civil engineering firm Walter P. Moore
to design the signs and determine the best locations. The plans
were then submitted to TxDOT for review. After several meetings
and revisions, the sign package was finally approved. The
process took over a year from design to completion.
There are now 16 total signs installed along the north and
southbound I45 feeder roads, Spur 5 and Elgin St. These signs
will help direct traffic to the main campus as well as help
direct people traveling from the main campus or I45 to the
Energy Research Park.
Energy Research Park is located at 5000 Gulf Freeway and has a
free UH shuttle service that travels to the main campus. The
park covers 74 acres and contains 692,000 square feet of office
and industrial space. For more information on ERP, visit
www.uh.edu/ERP.
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