Case Studies – New Construction & Major Renovation

Central Plant and Classroom & Office Building (UC Merced)
These LEED-NC Gold certified projects demonstrate an integrated approach to building a more sustainable campus from the bottom up.

UC Berkeley Early Childhood Education Center (UC Berkeley)
This new LEED-NC Silver childcare facility provides daycare for seventy-four infants and toddlers and houses an early childhood development research center.

La Kretz Hall (UC Los Angeles)
As UCLA's first LEED Silver building, La Kretz Hall is a fitting new home for the Institute of the Environment.

Veterinary Medicine Instructional Facility (UC Davis)
The School of Veterinary Medicine project team successfully used an integrated design process to construct a climatically responsive and energy-efficient building.

Supercomputer Center Expansion (UC San Diego)
This design employs a combination of tempered supply air and natural ventilation via a hybrid mechanical-natural ventilation HVAC system. The building is projected to use 43% less energy than a Title 24 baseline building.

Donald Bren Hall (pdf) (UC Santa Barbara)
When it was completed in 2003, Bren Hall the first LEED Platinum lab in the country and was one of only two LEED Platinum buildings.

Case Studies – Existing Building Operations & Maintenance

Engineering 2 (UC Santa Cruz)

Public Affairs Building (UC Los Angeles)

UC Office of the President Franklin Building
The UC Office of the President (UCOP) piloted a range of sustainable operations and maintenance practices at its own headquarters, located in downtown Oakland. The Franklin Building achieved LEED-EB Silver certification.

UCSB Laboratory Research And Technical Support (LabRATS)
A program that works with students, faculty and staff to foster sustainable purchasing practices and resource conservation in a laboratory setting.

Building Sustainability at Cal (jpg) (UC Berkeley)
A student-facilitated course and internship program that trains students to become building sustainability coordinators. The Building Sustainability at Cal program was piloted in Stanley Hall (jpg)

UC Berkeley Residential Student Services Building (RSSB) Sustainability Program - RSS Building (jpg)

The Building Sustainability at Cal and RSSB programs were both funded by the UC Berkeley Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Sustainability, Green Fund grant program.

Case Studies – Interior Renovations

Robins Hall Plant Genomics Lab Renovation (pdf) (UC Davis)

HSW School of Dentistry Renovation (pdf) (UC San Francisco)
This LEED-CI Certified lab (pdf) uses low-VOC materials for superior indoor air quality, and reduces energy use by 32%.