
Second Life for Stanford’s Signature Tiles
What would have been demolition debris turns into design assets that preserve Stanford’s iconic architecture and divert 141 tons of clay tiles from landfill.
Stanford designs, constructs, and operates high-performance campus buildings. Accolades for design and operation abound, including LEED Platinum certifications for both new construction and existing building projects on campus. Explore our building portfolio and their innovative approaches to resource efficiency and conservation:
The Leslie Shao-ming Sun Field Station at the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve provides a natural laboratory for researchers and educational experiences for students. Sustainable elements include:
The American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment named Jasper Ridge Field Station one of its Top Ten Green Projects in 2005.
The Carnegie Institution’s Global Ecology Research Center is a low-energy laboratory and office building that emits 72% less carbon and uses 33% less water than a comparable standard building
The center features an evaporative downdraft cooling tower, an exterior made from salvaged wine-cask redwood, no-irrigation landscaping, dual-flush toilets and low-flow faucets. The design also furthers academic work: a “night sky” radiant cooling system demonstrates the principles of radiant heat loss to deep space–principles that the center’s researchers are investigating.
The American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment named the Global Ecology Research Center one of its Top Ten Green Projects in 2007.
The Jerry Yang & Akiko Yamazaki Environment + Energy Building (Y2E2) houses cross-disciplinary teams and programs with teaching and research focused on sustainability. Y2E2 is a learning tool for building occupants and the campus community, recently earning a LEED-EBOM Platinum certification, the highest rating awarded by the United States Green Building Council, exceeding the 80-point threshold required for the Platinum rating.
Significant sustainability features of the 166,000 square-foot building include:
The School of Engineering’s Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center (HEC) epitomizes high-performance design and construction. Performance models suggest that aggregate energy use, including plug loads, will be 42% less than that of standard buildings. HEC features
A 30kW DC solar photovoltaic installation will meet some of the building’s electricity demand. To complete the HEC auditorium, 316 seats were salvaged from the demolition of Kresge Auditorium.
The 104,000-GSF Spilker Engineering and Applied Science supports interdisciplinary programs including research at the atomic scale for new drugs, innovative designs for new semiconductors, improved communications networks, and improved water purification methods. Spilker Engineering was designed with many of the same features as Y2E2 and HEC and shares their ambitious energy and water goals. Key sustainability features include:
The Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (Nano) houses the Edward L. Ginzton independent laboratory and the offices of the Department of Applied Physics. Research activities in the Nano Center span from photonics and quantum engineering to single-molecule biophysics. User facilities within the building feature some of the most advanced nanoscale patterning and characterization equipment available, largely in underground installations to provide stringent control of vibration, light, and cleanliness essential for nanoscale research.
Performance models suggest aggregate energy use in Nano, including plug loads, remains 37% less than standard buildings. Nano makes use of day-lighting and photocell technology, employs a combination of natural ventilation and active chilled beams, and uses the university’s recycled-water system to flush toilets and urinals. In addition, a 30kW DC solar photovoltaic installation will meet some of the building’s electricity demand.
The Lorry I. Lokey Stem Cell Research Building (SIM1), a 200,000-GSF School of Medicine building, has a basement vivarium and three above-grade floors with research labs and support facilities. Stanford established targets comparable to a LEED-NC Silver rating for the project. Significant sustainability features include:
Fully occupied in Fall 2010, SIM1 became the nation’s largest center dedicated to stem cell research. An example of high-performance building in the face of highly technical programmatic requirements, SIM1 serves as a national model for laboratory design and construction.
The Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge (LKSC), a 118,000-GSF School of Medicine building, includes medical simulation and virtual reality environments to advance teaching, learning, and knowledge management. Four above-grade floors house a conference center, classrooms, and study areas. The basement features the Center for Immersive and Simulation Based Learning.
Prominent sustainability features include:
The Knight Management Center (KMC), an eight-building, 360,000 square-foot complex for the Graduate School of Business, earned a LEED-NC Platinum® rating from the U.S. Green Building Council – the organization’s highest certification level. The project far exceeded the 52-point threshold for Platinum.
The building contains a variety of energy efficiency features, including:
The Silicon Valley Business Journal named Knight Management Center Green Project of the Year in 2010.
Openness characterizes the Law School’s William H. Neukom Building. The 65,000-square-foot space features conference rooms, faculty offices, open areas for group work, and the Mills Legal Clinic within four three-story wings connected by dramatic glass-walled pedestrian bridges. Sustainability strategies such as maximized use of natural light, automated control systems, natural ventilation, ceiling fans, high-efficiency glazing, and trellis shading contribute to energy use projected to be 30% less than code. The building’s exterior features rainwater harvesting and native plant species. The Neukom Building, a LEED-NC Gold-equivalent project, exemplifies high-performance design and construction principles now common practice on campus.
The Shriram Center for Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering is a 227,000-GSF building with wet and dry laboratory spaces designed for intensive research, and shared specialty labs available to faculty based in other campus facilities. The building’s energy and water goals match those of the other buildings in SEQ.
Key sustainability features include:
What would have been demolition debris turns into design assets that preserve Stanford’s iconic architecture and divert 141 tons of clay tiles from landfill.
The construction, operation, and demolition of the Terman Building inform sustainable building projects across Stanford’s campus.
Stanford’s commitment to sustainable design is evident in every corner of its campus.