El Cerrito Recycling Center
A living model of net-zero waste, restoration and regeneration
This design-build project transformed a beloved neighborhood resource into a destination built around sustainability. The new Recycling and Environmental Resource Center serves an average of 400 visitors a day with a circular site plan that safely separates operations and visitors’ paths of travel. LEED Platinum certified, the center is a demonstration project for net-zero waste, restoration and regeneration, and community values.
LEED PLATINUM CERTIFIED/ZERO NET ENERGY
“The unexpected twist is the center’s architectural presence – an industrial campus of wood and steel cradled against steep cliffs in a way that shows how even the least glamorous aspects of modern life can be housed in energetic style.”
John King
San Francisco Chronicle
Details and Team
Project Details
El Cerrito, CA
Location
2-acre site; 2,200 SF bldg
Size
$3.5M
Project Cost
COMPLETED
STATUS
LEED Platinum Certified/
ZERO NET ENERGY
Sustainability
Team
Pankow
Contractor
Tipping Mar.
Structural
Sherwood Design Engineers
Civil
GLS
Landscape
Loisos + Ubbelohde
Sustainability
ZETA Communities
Modular Building Fabricator
David Wakely Photography
Photographer
Team
Pankow
Contractor
Tipping Mar.
Structural
Sherwood Design Engineers
Civil
GLS
Landscape
Loisos + Ubbelohde
Sustainability
ZETA Communities
Modular Building Fabricator
David Wakely Photography
Photographer
Project Details
El Cerrito, CA
Location
2-acre site; 2,200 SF bldg
Size
$3.5M
Project Cost
COMPLETED
STATUS
LEED Platinum Certified/
ZERO NET ENERGY
Sustainability
This design-build project transformed a beloved neighborhood resource into a destination built around sustainability. The new Recycling and Environmental Resource Center serves an average of 400 visitors a day with a circular site plan that safely separates operations and visitors’ paths of travel. LEED Platinum certified, the center is a demonstration project for net-zero waste, restoration and regeneration, and community values.
LEED PLATINUM CERTIFIED/ZERO NET ENERGY
“The unexpected twist is the center’s architectural presence – an industrial campus of wood and steel cradled against steep cliffs in a way that shows how even the least glamorous aspects of modern life can be housed in energetic style.”
John King
San Francisco Chronicle
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