Best Project - Excellence in Sustainability: University of California, Irvine Verano 8 Graduate Student Housing
Five seven-story residential buildings comprise the new student housing community at UC Irvine completed in August 2022. It also includes a 15,996-sq-ft community building, a 10,311-sq-ft maintenance and operations facility and a 253,442-sq-ft, 853-stall parking structure.
Verano 8 was designed to address critical priorities for UC Irvine’s graduate students, specifically affordability, community, inclusive design, sustainability and privacy. Durable, long-lasting materials and energy-efficient design measures reduce the university’s costs and translate into the ability to offer significantly lower rents for students than in the surrounding communities.