The Engineering Research Building provides the University of Texas at Arlington a state-of-the-art facility for multidisciplinary research and teaching. The building’s design incorporates several energy-saving features, including green and light-reflecting roofs, window designs for improved use of available light, rain and condensate water capture and storage for landscaping, use of recycled materials, and others that will allow the facility to meet requirements for LEED Silver certification.

Three units of the College of Engineering are the principal occupants of the Engineering Research Building. The Computer Science & Engineering Departments are located throughout the north wing of the building, and the Bioengineering Department is primarily in the south wing. All three departments have access to classrooms, labs, offices and conference rooms of various sizes. A coffee shop provides a friendly space for faculty and students to gather to relax and study.