Ocean Science and Education
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In the technical aspects of the building, the architecture does more than appeal to a modern aesthetic. Equipped with skylights and windows that open to the bluffs and cool water from the campus sea water distribution system to control the temperature of the server room, these measures are only a few used to make this building more energy efficient by utilizing the natural environment. In addition to this, the building implemented retention basins to collect stormwater runoff, native plants, and other plumbing techniques to use less water.
Intentionally green and designed to be multipurpose, the building is one of the newer additions to the UCSB campus.
Sources
, Kelsey Brugger. UCSB Unveils Ocean and Science Education Building, Santa Barbara Independent. August 7th 2013. Accessed April 29th 2021. https://www.independent.com/2013/08/07/ucsb-unveils-ocean-and-science-education-building/.
UCSB Ocean Science Education Building, USGBC. Accessed April 29th 2021. https://www.usgbc.org/projects/ucsb-ocean-science-education-building.