DOE Opens Computational Science Facility at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

The Department of Energy opened the $143 million Wang Hall at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in November of 2015. The 149,000-sf facility will house the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) and the Computational Research Division as well as providing a center of operations for the Energy Sciences Network (ESnet). Designed to promote interaction, Wang Hall will provide space for collaborative research with faculty from the University of California, Berkeley, as well as housing up to 300 staff members. The sustainably designed facility is strategically sited to take advantage of the region’s mild climate to eliminate the need for mechanical cooling, and heat for the building is generated by the computing systems.