For the past few years, UC Berkeley has been engaged in the creation of many research centers involving energy-efficient, sustainability, green design, and green planing research to address issues such as, global warming, environmental sustainability, climate change, and green house gasses. The Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability (CACS) was formed in 2003 to assess sustainability measures existing on campus and to promote additional procedures that protect human and environmental health. A subcommittee entitled Green Buildings and Clean Energy was created to focus on improving the built environment and procuring alternative sources of power for UC Berkeley.
To support these efforts we created the Green Building Research Center (GBRC) in December 2004. The GBRC promotes sustainable building design and operation on the UC Berkeley campus by providing consulting services to the campus’s Capital Projects and Physical Plant departments; creating documentation of green building and energy-efficiency projects across the state; and developing opportunities for students to get involved through funded research and internships with Capital Projects and Physical Plant. The Center’s main mission are to:
1. Advance the University’s educational mission in green building design.
2. Identify and advance opportunities for green building design and operation on campus
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3. Increase the availability of green building literature that addresses the unique needs of university campuses.
