Consolidating seven California Air Resources Board (CARB) locations into a single facility on 19-acres, this $411-million project includes a range of dedicated test cells for testing heavy- and light-duty vehicles, an advanced chemistry laboratory and workspace for accommodating new test methods for future generations of vehicles.
The campus, designed and built to achieve LEED Platinum certification, also meets California’s CALGreen Tier 2 threshold for overall sustainability and energy efficiency. Pending final audit, the project will be the world’s first Zero Net Energy (ZNE) facility of its type, producing as much energy as it uses. To achieve these sustainability goals, both active and passive strategies work together to reduce energy demands while increasing onsite energy production