The Gates-Thomas Laboratory on Caltech’s campus in Pasadena has just been certified LEED Gold v4 in the BD+C, New Construction category. As part of the USGBC’s pilot program for this newest version of LEED, the project met a more stringent set of criteria becoming the first project in California and the first higher education facility in the United States to reach Gold under BD+C v4.

Here is an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal about the high level research that is taking place in the AC Martin designed National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

The Autodesk Technology Engagement Center will focus on closing equity gaps in STEM degree pathways and inspiring historically underrepresented minorities in STEM to pursue high-demand careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The center will house academic programs for the College of Engineering and Computer Science, and the Global Hispanic Serving Institution Equity Innovation Hub. AC Martin is proud to have designed this very important project that will positively impact the future of students. Groundbreaking for the project is April 14, 2023.