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Sustainability performance highlights from the last year include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Net-zero progress<\/strong>: The Lab is making progress against its <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1N1NBWCOIjc0sS1V-TLoISNAWg5CWohiebD8n-xQPD6Y\/edit?usp=sharing\">Net-Zero Vision and Roadmap<\/a> to fully decarbonize across all reported greenhouse gas emissions by no later than 2045. Two conceptual designs for retrofit building electrification have been recently completed, with a goal to move forward with one detailed design and construction project in the next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-read-more is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Read More about sustainability at berkeley lab<\/summary>\n<p><strong>Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions<\/strong>: Total reported GHG emissions as of October 2023 are 41% below 2015 levels and 29% below 2019 levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Energy savings<\/strong>: The Lab maintains a portfolio of energy and water savings that currently generates an annual utility bill savings of over $1.3 million, driven primarily by a dedicated ongoing commissioning (OCx) team.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Electrified buildings<\/strong>: The Lab is continuing a tradition of all-electric space and water heating in its new buildings. A new electrified laboratory building is nearing completion and a new electrified multipurpose building, including an all-electric cafeteria, is now under construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Low-waste generation<\/strong>: The Lab is maintaining a level below 0.5 pounds of municipal solid waste generation per person-day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deeper water savings<\/strong>: The Lab has achieved a reduction in water consumption of 46% compared to a UC fiscal year 2007\u201308 baseline. The per capita water consumption reduction is 55% from UC fiscal year 2007\u201308 baseline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore Berkeley Lab\u2019s sustainability data at <a href=\"https:\/\/sbldata.lbl.gov\/home\">sbldata.lbl.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group location-info\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-regular is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainabilityreport.ucop.edu\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/uc_lawrence_berkeley_logo.png\" alt=\"Berkeley Lab Logo\" class=\"wp-image-787\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div  class=\"appear-on-scroll wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" >\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link external wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lbl.gov\/\">Berkeley Lab<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"query-posts\" class=\"query-posts three-across posts\"><div class=\"excerpt post-1697 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized location-taxonomy-location-195\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sustainabilityreport.ucop.edu\/2024\/2024\/10\/11\/turning-agricultural-trash-to-treasure-and-benefiting-underserved-communities\/\" class=\"thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainabilityreport.ucop.edu\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/UC_Locations_Laboratory_Story_Trash-700x460.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-large size-post-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Agricultural leftovers from crops such as almonds can provide raw materials to make bioproducts\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pixel pixel1_1\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n<h3 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainabilityreport.ucop.edu\/2024\/2024\/10\/11\/turning-agricultural-trash-to-treasure-and-benefiting-underserved-communities\/\">Turning Agricultural Trash to Treasure and Benefiting Underserved Communities<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"content\"><p>Funding has been secured for BioCircular Valley to help Berkeley Lab and partners improve the process for transforming the diverse agricultural waste from California\u2019s Northern San Joaquin Valley into sustainable bioproducts and biofuels. \u201cThis project is designed to benefit a region that has massive potential but has so far been economically left behind,\u201d said Blake Simmons, director of Berkeley Lab\u2019s Biological Systems and Engineering Division.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-theme-blocks-chart theme-block wider\" id=\"id69d3bcb614153\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:1.7\"><h2 class='block-title heading h5' tabindex='0'>EMISSIONS<\/h2><div class=\"block-chart\"><canvas id=\"chart-id69d3bcb614153\" aria-label=\"A bar graph depicts emissions over time. 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The energy use intensity at LBNL in 2023 of 163.2 was below the annual target of 177.38.\">Loading&#8230;<\/canvas><\/div>\n<div class=\"block-content\">\n<p>The UC EUI metric for Berkeley Lab increased slightly in calendar year 2023, within a context of a multi-year reduction in energy consumption per square foot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tooltip\" id=\"tooltip-id69d3bcb614316\"><\/div><form class=\"block-switcher\"><\/form><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wider infographic\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"green-building\">Green building<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column content is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<p>A new 74,000-square-foot laboratory building, called BioEPIC, will complete construction around the end of calendar year 2024. This laboratory is targeting LEED Gold and will use only electricity for space and water heating. Construction of a new 47,000-square-foot cafeteria and conference center is also underway. This facility, which includes a commercial kitchen, is also targeting LEED Gold and will be all-electric.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column stat is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:59.9%\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-gradient is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>1 Platinum and 6 Gold <br><\/p>\n<cite>Total number of LEED certifications<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wider infographic\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Transportation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-theme-blocks-grid theme-block\" style=\"\"><div class=\"grid-layout two-across one-row\" data-columns=\"2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-theme-blocks-statistic wp-block is-style-horizontal has-image has-column-span has-row-span\" style=\"--column-span:1;--row-span:1\"><div class=\"block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainabilityreport.ucop.edu\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/08\/UC_2024_Infographics_Transportation2-600x598.png\" class=\"attachment-stat size-stat\" alt=\"An electric car.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainabilityreport.ucop.edu\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/08\/UC_2024_Infographics_Transportation2-600x598.png 600w, https:\/\/sustainabilityreport.ucop.edu\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/08\/UC_2024_Infographics_Transportation2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sustainabilityreport.ucop.edu\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/08\/UC_2024_Infographics_Transportation2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sustainabilityreport.ucop.edu\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/08\/UC_2024_Infographics_Transportation2-768x765.png 768w, https:\/\/sustainabilityreport.ucop.edu\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/08\/UC_2024_Infographics_Transportation2-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/sustainabilityreport.ucop.edu\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/08\/UC_2024_Infographics_Transportation2.png 982w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><strong class='block-number'>71%<\/strong>\n\n<p>of all vehicles and <strong>100%<\/strong> of sedans and minivans acquired in 2024 were electric (zero-emission), plug-in hybrid or clean transportation fuel<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-theme-blocks-statistic wp-block is-style-horizontal has-image has-column-span has-row-span\" style=\"--column-span:1;--row-span:1\"><div class=\"block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"427\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainabilityreport.ucop.edu\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/08\/UC_2024_Infographics_Transportation3.png\" class=\"attachment-stat size-stat\" alt=\"An electric vehicle charging station.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainabilityreport.ucop.edu\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/08\/UC_2024_Infographics_Transportation3.png 427w, https:\/\/sustainabilityreport.ucop.edu\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/08\/UC_2024_Infographics_Transportation3-273x300.png 273w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/div><strong class='block-number'>29<\/strong>\n\n<p>EV charging ports<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<p>Berkeley Lab has 29 employee electric vehicle (EV) charging locations. The Lab\u2019s employee EV charging program continued to grow, with a membership of over 400 as of June 2024. During federal fiscal year 2023, 100% of all sedan and minivan acquisitions were plug-in hybrid vehicles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-theme-blocks-chart theme-block wider\" id=\"id69d3bcb615d51\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:1.8\"><h2 class='block-title heading h5' tabindex='0'>WATER<\/h2><div class=\"block-chart\"><canvas id=\"chart-id69d3bcb615d51\" aria-label=\"A bar graph depicts water use. In fiscal year 2024, LBNL used 6632 gallons per person which is below the 2025 goal of a 36% reduction from the baseline of 9404 gallons per person.\">Loading&#8230;<\/canvas><\/div>\n<div class=\"block-footnote\"><p>*Based on fiscal year 2007-08<\/p><p>**2025 goal is a 36% reduction from baseline.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"block-content\">\n<p>Per capita water consumption for UC fiscal year 2023\u201324 was 55% lower than in UC fiscal year 2007\u201308. Berkeley Lab\u2019s annual water consumption was 6.7 million gallons lower than in the previous reporting year, mainly due to reductions in high-performance computing loads, which consume water for cooling purposes. Water consumption is 19.4 gallons per square foot for the 2023\u201324 UC fiscal year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tooltip\" id=\"tooltip-id69d3bcb615d51\"><\/div><form class=\"block-switcher\"><\/form><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-theme-blocks-chart theme-block wider\" id=\"id69d3bcb615d97\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:1.8\"><h2 class='block-title heading h5' tabindex='0'>ZERO WASTE &#8211; GENERATION<\/h2><div class=\"block-chart\"><canvas id=\"chart-id69d3bcb615d97\" aria-label=\"A stacked bar graph depicts waste generated over time. In fiscal year 2024, LBNL generated 0.17 pounds per person per day of Recycling, 0.02 pounds per person per day of Organics, 0 pounds per person per day of Allowable Residual Conversion, 0.15 pounds per person per day of Landfill*.\">Loading&#8230;<\/canvas><\/div>\n<div class=\"block-footnote\"><p>*These numbers might include a small amount of incineration that is being phased out.<\/p><p>**In 2021, waste generation per weighted campus user spiked due to pandemic-related closures as base-level operations continued but the number of users on campus decreased.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"block-content\">\n<p>Berkeley Lab\u2019s waste generation for UC fiscal year 2023\u201324 was approximately 0.3 pounds per person-day, slightly lower than the previous year. Organic waste generation remained low due to the temporary absence of an on-site cafeteria.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tooltip\" id=\"tooltip-id69d3bcb615d97\"><\/div><form class=\"block-switcher\"><\/form><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-theme-blocks-chart theme-block wider\" id=\"id69d3bcb615dea\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:1.8\"><h2 class='block-title heading h5' tabindex='0'>ZERO WASTE &#8211; DIVERsion<\/h2><div class=\"block-chart\"><canvas id=\"chart-id69d3bcb615dea\" aria-label=\"\">Loading&#8230;<\/canvas><\/div>\n<div class=\"block-footnote\"><p>* Waste incineration was counted as diversion prior to July 2022.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"block-content\">\n<p>Berkeley Lab had a diversion rate of 66% excluding construction and demolition debris and a rate of 79% including construction and demolition. One large source of diverted material is scrap metal, the generation of which decreased by 27% compared to last year. Diversion of organic waste remains low due to the temporary absence of an on-site cafeteria.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tooltip\" id=\"tooltip-id69d3bcb615dea\"><\/div><form class=\"block-switcher\"><\/form><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wider\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Single-Use Plastics Phase-Out<\/h2>\n\n\n<div  class=\"theme-block scrollable wp-block-group is-style-shadow has-shadow-bottom-right\" ><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-shadow-bottom-right has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:34%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Complete Phase-out<\/strong>*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Plastic bags<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Foodware in UC dining facilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Foodware in third-party dining facilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beverage bottles in UC dining facilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Partial Phase-out<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>N\/A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Starting Soon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Beverage bottles in vending machines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">*Complete phase-out of single-use plastics may include exemptions where reasonable alternatives to plastic do not exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Berkeley Lab currently has only one food service vendor, which brings food trucks to the site while a new building for the cafeteria is being constructed. This vendor primarily uses fiber based, locally compostable food service items in accordance with Berkeley Lab\u2019s internal policy and with the UC Sustainable Practices Policy. Berkeley Lab is planning for the new cafeteria to operate as a zero-waste facility prioritizing reusable food service items.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wider infographic\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Lab received an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/management\/osp\/2023-us-department-energy-sustainability-award-winners\">Innovative Approach to Sustainability award<\/a> from the Department of Energy for quantifying water consumption in laboratory spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A full list of awards is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucop.edu\/sustainability\/about\/awards\/sustainability-awards-and-rankings.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">featured on the UC Office of the President&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1655,"parent":0,"menu_order":17,"template":"","meta":{"subtitle":"University of California"},"location-taxonomy":[19],"class_list":["post-195","location","type-location","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-taxonomy-location-195"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Sustainability Annual Report 2024<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sustainabilityreport.ucop.edu\/2024\/locations\/lawrence-berkeley-national-lab\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Sustainability Annual Report 2024\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is a Department of Energy Office of Science research laboratory operated by the University of California. 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