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The WPR Building

The WPR Building

May 17, 2022

Keys

The Key Department will come out to WPR on a Tuesday or a Thursday to hand out keys after our locks are installed. They’ll give us 48 to 72 hours’ notice before the day of distribution. You can hang on to your UTA key(s) until then to turn over to them, or turn your UTA key(s) in to the Key Office as soon as we leave UTA.

"Important: Pursuant to The University of Texas at Austin security policies, only the key holder may sign for and receive the requested keys. No other staff member, administrative assistant, receptionist, etc., may sign for or receive keys on behalf of someone else." --Lock & Key shop memo to PRC occupants, June 20, 2017

Parking Permits

If you have a Guadalupe Garage permit, you can trade it in for the less-expensive A permit at a staffed garage.  Here’s a list of the staffed garages. (Trinity Garage recommended.)

UT ID Cards Proximity Authorization

Amy De La Rosa is our BACS administrator. (BACS stands for Building Access Control System—that’s what your UT ID card is coded through.)

Hot tip:

CTR has badge holders with retractable cords, which will be handy for badging in and out of the building each day. Let us know if you’d like one. Or you can come up with your own system to keep your ID card at hand—just don’t punch a hole in it. The UT ID cards contain a thin wire that must remain intact for the cards to work on the BACS readers. (BACS stands for Building Access Control System—that’s what your UT ID card is coded through.)

 

Building / Door Security

You need your UT ID card to both enter AND exit the card-access doors.

  • The ground floor has three revolving doors set to require card access at all times; only the south side has sliding glass doors. 

  • One ADA swing door is available; it is on the north side and does not require ID access during normal business hours.

  • All revolving doors and the ADA door are card-accessible during non-business hours—as long as your UT ID card is activated for WPR building access.

  • We received these tips from the WPR building manager:

Use the following procedure for BACS access for the three revolving doors:

  1. To enter and exit, hold your UT ID badge next to the BACS box and it will beep.

  2. Step into the revolving door and make sure you are standing on the second triangle to activate the door. (That second triangle is weight-activated.)

  • North side ADA door (Braker Lane side of building).

    • Use the ADA button to open it during normal hours. After business hours it is card-access only.

    • Do not hold the ADA door open. If it is held open, the silent security alarm will notify UTPD.

    • Let it cycle through opening and closing. If you need it to open again, just punch the button again to open it.

    • When leaving the building, punch the button on the wall (to the left). It will open and you can exit.

  • If you invite visitors to the building, please see the Visitors section for specifics on entry/exit.

Trash and Recycling

UT custodial services services:

  • Tuesdays, Thursdays – trash and recycling service (Please put your bins outside your office door, in the hallway—these folks don’t enter your office to pick up the bins.  )

  • They will enter offices once or twice a month to vacuum.

  • Common areas like kitchens and bathrooms will be cleaned daily, including trash disposal.

 

Mail

UT’s Document Solutions will deliver the campus and USPS mail to our front desk. You can place outgoing mail in the bin at the front desk. Note that the address you will give for having items shipped to our WPR office will depend on the shipping method.

Mailing addresses have been updated on the CTR website's Contact Page.

However! The building’s offices are supposed to be renumbered shortly after we move in, so that suite number may change. Stay tuned for breaking news in this area.

Location and Use of the CTR Vehicles

See Borrowing CTR Vehicles information page on this wikispace.

Departmental Parking Pass for Campus Visits

CTR is buying one departmental parking pass for staffers to check out if they need to drive their vehicles to campus for meetings and such. You’ll be able to check out the pass much like you can check out one of the CTR vehicles. However, a departmental parking pass actually provides only limited areas where you can park on campus—primarily the San Antonio and Guadalupe garages. Given this limited utility (and a high cost of almost $600), we are purchasing only one departmental pass. Get details about where you can park with this pass: https://parking.utexas.edu/parking/department/fdp-departmental-permit

Hot Water

The showers have hot water, and three sinks on our floor have hot water. The building’s overall hot water heating system is out of order. Otherwise, for hot water on the 4th floor, go to the mini-kitchen sink found in between the bathrooms, or the kitchen across from the central elevators.

Mezzanine Lounge

Eating space is available between the 3rd and 4th floors, with access via a small staircase by the west kitchenette.

Amenities

  • Basketball court (in the parking lot on the Mopac side)

  • Walking/running trail, approximately 1 mile (in the wooded area surrounding the building)

  • Showers and lockers (1st floor)

  • Patio seating (1st floor)

  • UFCU ATM (1st floor)

  • Vending machines (snacks and bottled drinks on the 1st floor, canned drinks in the 4th floor central kitchenette.)

Nearby Restaurants and Stores

  • This area is rich in retail and restaurants—too many to list. Here are some highlights, though:

  • Whole Foods (2 locations: Arboretum and Domain)

  • Costco

  • Sam’s

  • Trader Joe’s

Building Neighbors