UC Merced 2020: Sustainability Research & Engineering Laboratory

As one of the largest, most complex social infrastructure projects undertaken in the US to date, The UCM 2020 project saw the Merced campus expand to support a significant increase in student intake including; enhancements to academic, administrative, research, recreational, student residence and student services buildings, utilities and infrastructure, outdoor recreation and open space areas, and associated roadways, parking and landscaping.

The WT Team has been engaged from Developer Proposals through to Operational Handover across the campus expansion, including the development of three teaching and research buildings. Within each building, wet/dry laboratories are organized around modular planning principles that enable the configuration of the building to evolve over time. At the intersection between research and class laboratories, building users will find conference rooms, break rooms, and colloquy spaces arranged to bring people together across divisions and departments to create dynamic learning environments.