# SCU Sobrato Campus for Discovery & Innovation

Santa Clara, California

The Sobrato Campus of Discovery and Innovation consists of a 270,000 square foot, 4-story STEM building featuring flexible labs, collaboration hubs, an innovation zone, and on-site research spaces like the Latimer Energy Lab.

## Design/Build
Responsibilities included HVAC, Plumbing, and Process Systems. Special Design Elements – 328,000 CFM Single Pass HVAC System with Heat Recovery; Vivarium; Science & Technology Labs, Cafeteria

## Other Key Highlights:

- 10,000 + foot long DI water loop.
- (4) 82,000 VFM AHU’s
- 300+ VAV boxes with 600+ Heating & Cooling Coils
- (125) Fume Hoods
- 40,000 + feet of Hydronic Piping
- Piping Services Included:
  - CHW (Chilled Water)
  - HHW (Heating Hot Water)
  - PCW (Process Cooling Water)
  - ICW (Industrial Cold Water)
  - IHW (Industrial hot Water)
  - IHWR (Ind. Hot Return)
  - DCW (Domestic Cold Water)
  - DHW (Dom Hot)
  - DHWR (Dom Hot Return)
  - NG (Natural Gas)
  - LG (Lab Natural Gas)
  - N2 (Nitrogen)
  - CDA (Compressed Air)
  - LA (Lab Compressed Air)
  - LV (Lab Vacuum Air)
  - DI (Deionized Water / Pure Water)
  - IRW (Irrigation Water)
  - Sanitary Waste and Vent Piping
  - Lab Waste and Vent Piping
- Full service cafeteria/kitchen.
- Custom Built Lab Capture Hoods that double as an architectural piece.

[Project Facts](https://www.therma.com/portfolio/santa-clara-university-stem/#project-facts)

- Project Name: Santa Clara University STEM
- Contractor: Therma
- Sq. Footage: 270,000, 4-story Science, Technology, Education & Mathematics Building
- Cost: $300 Million
- Notable fact: It’s one of the largest STEM facilities in the nation.