{"id":78,"date":"2020-10-02T19:39:51","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T19:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sustainabilityreport.ucop.edu\/?post_type=location&p=78"},"modified":"2023-05-18T12:54:40","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T12:54:40","slug":"lawrence-berkeley-national-lab","status":"publish","type":"location","link":"https:\/\/sustainabilityreport.ucop.edu\/2021\/locations\/lawrence-berkeley-national-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is a Department of Energy Office of Science research laboratory operated by UC. Sustainability performance highlights from the last year include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maintained energy savings:<\/strong> The Lab maintains a portfolio of energy and water savings that totaled, as of fall 2021, 13 million kilowatt-hours (electricity and natural gas, weather-corrected). These savings are equivalent to the generation of a 8.4-megawatt solar array, which would occupy 33 acres. The savings are primarily driven through improvements in building operations, delivered by a dedicated ongoing commissioning team. Much of this savings is being generated through improvements in building operations, driven by a dedicated ongoing commissioning team.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Measured energy savings:<\/strong> The Lab\u2019s total weather-corrected non-process energy use intensity was 26% lower than in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Green house gas emissions:<\/strong> Total reported greenhouse gas emissions as of October 2020 were 46% below 2015 levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ISO 50001:<\/strong> In September 2020, the Lab received third-party certification of its energy and water management practices against ISO 50001, an international energy management standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New construction:<\/strong> The Lab continues sustainability practices established with its electrified Integrative Genomics Building<\/a>, a 2020 UC Best Practice Award winner for Overall Sustainable Design. Two more buildings at the Lab have completed design and feature all-electric heating and cooling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lab has operated at a capacity of 20 to 25% during the UC fiscal year due to COVID-19. Even with lower occupancy, many facilities have remained in operation. This has produced discontinuities in water use intensity data, which is normalized by population. With lower onsite populations, waste diversion performance has been difficult to measure reliably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Empowering a Neighborhood to Breathe Easy<\/a><\/h3>\n

Berkeley Lab\u2019s black carbon sensors enable air quality monitoring to understand the impacts of diesel trucks in Richmond, California.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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How to Accelerate Solar Adoption for the Underserved<\/a><\/h3>\n

A Berkeley Lab study finds certain policies and business models can lead to more equitable distribution of solar installations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n