2024-05-13T15:29:14-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150346140/yazdani-studio-s-caltech-sustainability-center-is-making-progress Nathaniel Bahadursingh 2023-04-13T15:28:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4c/4c24758955b78e6cca30604c2a52e15a.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Nearly one year after breaking ground in Pasadena, construction is in full swing for the Resnick Sustainability Center on the Caltech campus. [...] When completed, the new complex will serve as the physical hub of the Resnick Sustainability Institute, which has existing at Caltech since 2009.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Following a $750 million donation from The Wonderful Company owners Lynda and Stewart Resnick in 2019 to <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/61712521/california-institute-of-technology-caltech" target="_blank">Caltech</a>, plans to construct a new 80,000-square-foot research facility were put in motion. Designed by <a href="https://archinect.com/YazdaniStudio" target="_blank">Yazdani Studio</a>, the Resnick Sustainability Resource Center broke ground in May 2022 and is now rising along the west side of the school&rsquo;s campus.&nbsp;</p> <p>The building, distinct with its undulating glass fa&ccedil;ade and <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1038570/mass-timber" target="_blank">mass timber</a> grid shell, will be home to critical research in solar and climate science, energy, biofuels, decomposable plastics, and more.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d7/d7b1c7ac85d20a874b1fcb939b9f3ef1.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d7/d7b1c7ac85d20a874b1fcb939b9f3ef1.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Previously on Archinect:&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150266431/yazdani-studio-designs-sustainability-research-center-built-with-mass-timber-for-caltech" target="_blank">Yazdani Studio designs sustainability research center built with mass timber for Caltech</a></figcaption></figure><p>The Center will house a biosphere engineering facility, a solar science and catalysis center, a remote sensing center, and lecture and interactive learning spaces. The structure is also designed to be the greenest building on the campus, with systems that limit water consumption, interior finishes that prioritize renewable and ...</p>