BERKELEY, Calif. — Firespray International has provided an innovative lab exhaust ductwork system for the University of California, Berkeley’s (UC Berkeley) Helios Energy Research Facility, solving a complex construction challenge at the 113,000-square-foot building under construction in downtown Berkeley.
The structure will house the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) and the University’s Bioengineering Program. Dedicated to finding solutions to global climate change, the EBI is a collaboration of academic experts and energy industry leaders researching new carbon-neutral biofuels and examining biofuels’ potential environmental, social, and economic impacts. UC Berkeley, the University of Illinois, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory partnered with the funding agency, energy company BP, to assemble the Institute’s researchers and staff.