The LEED Platinum campus expansion was designed to support innovation, collaboration, and wellbeing. The two new office buildings at 1400 and 1450 Bayhill support Google’s sustainability ambitions while creating comfortable, environmentally-focused workspaces for employees.
The project takes a holistic approach to carbon reduction. By using low-carbon materials, sustainably sourced mass timber, and site sequestration, the project is estimated to achieve over 50% fewer embodied carbon emissions than a typical office development. The all-electric buildings reduce operational carbon through efficiency measures and onsite renewable energy. The 5.3 MWH battery microgrid not only generates ~1.4MW of solar energy, but also promotes resilience during power outages.
The expansion integrates biophilic principles and natural daylight to connect employees with nature and create a healthy workspace. Sustainably-sourced Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) MIX certified mass timber and low-carbon materials reduced embodied carbon emissions by nearly 22,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, factoring in sequestration. The sawtooth roof design provides usable indirect daylight into the interior office spaces. Atelier Ten evaluated daylight glare probability (DGP) on both buildings to optimize automated window shades that control for glare and heat gain.
