https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1516-smithgroupjjr-loisos-ubbelohde en-us goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) The scientists and policy experts at the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) are tackling some of today's most urgent environmental problems, including climate change and the diminishing supply of fossil fuels.

]]> 1308-energy-biosciences-building-berkeley-smithgroupjjr-loisos-ubbelohde.asp Fri, 16 Aug 2013 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7684-energy-biosciences-building The labs at the Energy Biosciences Building are housed in a bar-shaped wing that has generously sized north-facing windows and a rainscreen skin made of glass-fiber-reinforced concrete panels. Energy Biosciences BuildingSmithGroupJJR / Loisos + UbbelohdeUniversity of California, BerkeleyThe labs at the Energy Biosciences Building are housed in a bar-shaped wing that has generously sized north-facing windows and a rainscreen skin made of glass-fiber-reinforced concrete panels.Photo © Bruce Damonte The offices are housed in a wedge that protrudes from the building's south side and wraps a corner. On the exterior of this glazed volume, a series of laminated glass shades directs and diffuses dayli Energy Biosciences BuildingSmithGroupJJR / Loisos + UbbelohdeUniversity of California, BerkeleyThe offices are housed in a wedge that protrudes from the building's south side and wraps a corner. On the exterior of this glazed volume, a series of laminated glass shades directs and diffuses daylight. On the interior, automated shades help further improve occupants' visual comfort. The laboratory windows also include automated shades, but their primary purpose is to shield an adjacent residential neighborhood from light emanating from the facility after dark.Photo © Bruce Damonte The building includes several areas intended to promote informal meetings and chance encounters among its occupants. These include a stair whose steel structure is clad in point-supported glass. Thous Energy Biosciences BuildingSmithGroupJJR / Loisos + UbbelohdeUniversity of California, BerkeleyThe building includes several areas intended to promote informal meetings and chance encounters among its occupants. These include a stair whose steel structure is clad in point-supported glass. Thousands of LEDs concealed below the treads illuminate the stair. These dim in response to available daylight, but even at full brightness, the five-story stair draws only 3 amps.Photo © Bruce Damonte The electric lighting for the laboratories includes pendant luminaires placed between the lab benches for ambient light. Each work surface has its own LED task light equipped with an occupancy sensor Energy Biosciences BuildingSmithGroupJJR / Loisos + UbbelohdeUniversity of California, BerkeleyThe electric lighting for the laboratories includes pendant luminaires placed between the lab benches for ambient light. Each work surface has its own LED task light equipped with an occupancy sensor that shuts the fixture off when researchers leave for extended periords.Photo © Bruce Damonte Designers arrived at the installed lighting scheme after simulating the effect of daylight coming through the laboratory windows at various times of the day and year. The simulations included studies Energy Biosciences BuildingSmithGroupJJR / Loisos + UbbelohdeUniversity of California, BerkeleyDesigners arrived at the installed lighting scheme after simulating the effect of daylight coming through the laboratory windows at various times of the day and year. The simulations included studies of illuminance (slide 6) and luminance (left), which show how much light surfaces receive and emit, respectively.Simulation courtesy Loisos + Ubbelohde Designers arrived at the installed lighting scheme after simulating the effect of daylight coming through the laboratory windows at various times of the day and year. The simulations included studies Energy Biosciences BuildingSmithGroupJJR / Loisos + UbbelohdeUniversity of California, BerkeleyDesigners arrived at the installed lighting scheme after simulating the effect of daylight coming through the laboratory windows at various times of the day and year. The simulations included studies of illuminance (left) and luminance (slide 5), which show how much light surfaces receive and emit, respectively.Simulation courtesy Loisos + Ubbelohde