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Giannini Hall
Berkeley, CA

Size: 70,000 sf

Client: UC Berkeley
Market: Higher Education

EHDD’s seismic upgrade of Giannini
Hall, a 1930’s concrete structure on the
National Register of Historic Places,
was an opportunity to restore this
historic building to its original grandeur.
Giannini Hall is one of three buildings in
the UC Berkeley Agricultural Complex
organized around a court, in the style of
an old Tuscan farm.
2050
Lessons Learned 2045 Cumulative

1 Shoring for seismic reinforcement 2040 Emissions
can be extensive and invasive.
2035 (TCO2e)

2 Vintage lath and plaster is a second 2030
unitized system within the building,
and even limited intervention could 10000
have significant ramifications. 2025

3 Revamping vintage steam radiator 2020
heating offers historical and Pathway to Climate Positive
sustainability benefits, but replacing 5000
the entire system has a detrimental Reduction from Baseline
impact on old lath and plaster
construction. Operational Emissions
Embodied Emissions
Sequestration & Energy 0
Production