Sky Lakes Parking Garage

Klamath Falls, Ore. - Sky Lakes Medical Center - First-ever parking garage in Klamath Falls

Construction of the $10 million structure at the medical center will provide 322 parking spaces, including two with charging stations for electric vehicles on the lower level.

The upper deck of the new building is heated to prevent ice and snow build-up thanks to roughly 8.3 miles of hydronic (snow melt) tubing filled with 2,400 gallons of antifreeze solution.

Over the upper deck are photovoltaic panels that can produce up to 100 kilowatt-hours of electricity, with the capability of carrying up to 288 kilowatt-hours with future expansion.

High-efficiency LED lighting is used on both levels. Those lamps are controlled by a motion sensor that, when there is no movement, dims the lights to half brightness for energy conservation.

Parking Structure Facts:

• 58,000 square feet

• 322 Parking Spaces (162 previously)

• Pre-cast Concrete Superstructure

  • Weighs 2.5 million tons

  • 1,250 cubic yards of concrete

  • 136 pieces

    • Largest piece is 60 feet long, 12 feet wide

    • Heaviest piece is 68,630 pounds

• Cast In-place Concrete

  • 2,308 cubic yards (4,616 tons)

  • 249,300 ft of rebar (47.2 miles)

• Construction required the excavation of 21,279 yards of spoils (dirt). This took 2,128 dump truck loads to haul away. 

• The site was backfilled with 609 tons of gravel