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Planning, Design and Construction

The Planning, Design & Construction (PD&C) team takes great pride in serving Caltech, delivering the built environment required to support all the needs of the institute. Our team of planning, design and construction professionals values the opportunity to work with the Campus Community and our industry partners to define project requirements and plan, design and construct world class projects.
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Resnick Sustainability Institute

In the News: Resnick Sustainability Center Highlights Campus-Wide Focus on Pressing Global Issues

Caltech's newest building is the centerpiece of a major sustainability endeavor—one that will draw from every corner of campus to address the world's most pressing scientific issues.

Read more about the Resnick Sustainability Center, including a timelapse of the construction.


CHEN Earns LEED Gold! Caltech's Chen Neuroscience Research Building has been awarded LEED Gold certification for its numerous sustainable features. With this emphasis on sustainable design, this hub for studying the brain and spinal cord consumes nearly 30% less energy than a typical lab building, features native and drought-resistant vegetation, and serves as a model for resiliency with a 1 MW fuel cell able to power the entire building independently from the electric grid. For more information click HERE!


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