The University of California, Berkeley is planning to construct the Bakar ClimatEnginuity Hub as part of a new downtown innovation zone. Designed by Gensler, the five-story, 145,000-sf facility will provide wet and dry laboratories, collaboration spaces, conference rooms, and offices. The robust structure will also include flexible scale-up suites for the development of renewable energy solutions, carbon-capture technologies, and greener building materials and agricultural practices.
Supported by funding from Addison Labs Foundation, the transformative project will collocate academic investigators with up to 75 industry partners, startup companies, and entrepreneurs. Turner Construction is the general contractor for the highly sustainable building, with site work slated to commence in summer of 2024. Occupancy is anticipated in fall of 2027.
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Gensler
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Turner Construction
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