Jeremy Bittermann Photography
Berkeley Way
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley Way is a new 320,000 square feet, primary office building for UC Berkeley. The new building houses academic departments and faculty, as well as classroom spaces.
Berkeley, California
Client: WRNS Studio
Building Size: 320,000 sf
Project Cost: $112 million
Services: Mechanical Engineering, Plumbing Design, Energy Consulting, Fire/Life Safety
The building site encompasses an existing parking lot, and is located directly west of the Energy and Biosciences Building. The site is bordered by Berkeley’s Shattuck Avenue on the west, Hearst Street on the north, and Berkeley Way on the south. Sustainable strategies include: indirect direct evaporative cooling plant, air-side heat recovery heat pump for cooling and heating, and underfloor air distribution systems.
