SCU Sobrato Campus for Discovery & Innovation
Santa Clara, California
The Sobrato Campus of Discovery and Innovation consists of a 270,000 square foot, 4-story STEM building featuring flexible labs, collaboration hubs, an innovation zone, and on-site research spaces like the Latimer Energy Lab.
Design/Build – Responsibilities included HVAC, Plumbing, and Process Systems. Special Design Elements – 328,000 CFM Single Pass HVAC System with Heat Recovery; Vivarium; Science & Technology Labs, Cafeteria
Other Key Highlights:
- 10,000 + foot long DI water loop.
- (4) 82,000 VFM AHU’s
- 300+ VAV boxes with 600+ Heating & Cooling Coils
- (125) Fume Hoods
- 40,000 + feet of Hydronic Piping
- Piping Services Included:
- CHW (Chilled Water)
- HHW (Heating Hot Water)
- PCW (Process Cooling Water)
- ICW (Industrial Cold Water)
- IHW (Industrial hot Water)
- IHWR (Ind. Hot Return)
- DCW (Domestic Cold Water)
- DHW (Dom Hot)
- DHWR (Dom Hot Return)
- NG (Natural Gas)
- LG (Lab Natural Gas)
- N2 (Nitrogen)
- CDA (Compressed Air)
- LA (Lab Compressed Air)
- LV (Lab Vacuum Air)
- DI (Deionized Water / Pure Water)
- IRW (Irrigation Water)
- Sanitary Waste and Vent Piping
- Lab Waste and Vent Piping
- Full service cafeteria/kitchen.
- Custom Built Lab Capture Hoods that double as an architectural piece.
- Project Name: Santa Clara University STEM
- Contractor: Therma
- Sq. Footage: 270,000, 4-story Science, Technology, Education & Mathematics Building
- Cost: $300 Million
- Notable fact: It’s one of the largest STEM facilities in the nation.