Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center
Sustainability - Site Features
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Building Summary Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center, designed by ELS, at Berkeley, California, circa 2000.
A multi-story government office building, with reinforced concrete and steel frame with retrofitted seismic base isolation, in a mild temperate climate and urban context, with high sustainability based on adaptive reuse, energy efficiency, daylighting, natural ventilation, and high thermal mass.
Site Features Renovation of existing urban fabric.
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