Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center
Sustainability - Interior Construction

"New Work Environments

"Renovated office floors will incorporate up-to-date heating, plumbing, electrical and data/communications systems. Custom pendant light fixtures will recall the historic fixtures that served the mortgage and insurance operations of the Farm Credit Administration. ...

"The U-shaped building takes maximum advantage of daylight, and the historic steel casement windows will be refurbished and remain operable. During the day, new natural ventilation shafts will help to remove warm air and draw cooler air in from outside. Exposed concrete ceiling joists will provide thermal mass to reduce peak heating loads and smooth out temperature swings during office hours.

— City of Berkeley, 1999