EQUITABLE DAYLIGHTING Sunken lightwell provides natural daylight to lowest level labs OUTDOOR COURTYARD Native planting and outdoor seating provide an exterior space for collaboration and a strong connection to nature DIFFUSE DAYLIGHTING Acoustic screen designed to mitigate rooftop exhaust fan and mechanical equipment noise from entering the courtyard space EXTERIOR ACCOUSTICS Acoustic screen designed to mitigate rooftop exhaust fan and mechanical equipment noise from entering the courtyard space SMART SENSORS Occupancy sensors reduce energy use and increase user comfort ENERGY EFFICIENCY Calgreen & Santa Clara County Green Building Ordinance For Leed Silver Equivalency MASSING ANALYSIS Building massing developed with deep roof and building overhangs to provide inherent shading HEALTHIER SPACE PLANNING Building massing developed with deep roof and building overhangs to provide inherent shading BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE Bike racks and showers provided to reduce reliance on carbon dependent transportation EFFICIENT BUIDING PLANNING Building footprint minimized by creating a 3Ëœstory computational research spaces within 2 laboratory floors OPTIMIZED SOLAR GLAZING Spacing of vertical fins and overhead trellis optimized based on glazing orientation STORM WATER MANAGEMENT Storm water managed onsite in landscaped bioswales