Green Building Research Center (GBRC) at the University of California, Berkeley

The Green Building Research Center (GBRC) at the University of California, Berkeley was created to advance and promote sustainable building design and operation on the UC Berkeley campus, and provide resources to aid other universities in similar efforts across the state.
GBRC News and Highlighted Projects
	2011 Best Practice Case Studies The 2011 Best Practice Award winners are exemplary projects that reduce energy use, test green building technologies, and improve the environmental performance of UC, CSU, and CC campus operations. These case studies highlight recognized projects to make these innovative strategies available to all campuses. Read the case studies. A media release on the case studies is available on the UPOC website.
	UC Office of the President HQ Achieves LEED-EB Silver The Franklin Building is the first facility in Oakland, California to receive LEED-EB certification, and one of a handful of such buildings in the UC system. UCOP will use the lessons learned from this project to assist UC campuses in their own LEED-EB efforts. Read more about the project and download a case study detailing the sustainable procedures and policies implemented at the building.
	GBRC Launches UC Berkeley Building Dashboard The GBRC has launched a Building Dashboard that provides users with historical and real-time performance metrics for UC Berkeley buildings. The system consists of two main types of information: (1) monthly representations of energy, water, and (2) real-time displays of building data. Access the dashboard and check on the resources being used to run campus buildings.