What are the Lab’s growth projections?
Population: Over the next 20 years, the Lab’s existing average daily population of 4,375 is projected to increase to 5,375, an increase of 1,000 in adjusted daily population. Berkeley Lab’s population, in all of the facilities it occupies, is projected to grow at an average annual rate of 1.1 percent, or approximately 50 people per year, over the next 20 years. Occupied Space: The Lab’s existing 1,760,000 building gross square feet (gsf) will have a projected net increase in occupied building space of 660,000 gross square feet, or 1.8 percent per year increase, over the next 20 years. The Lab proposes to demolish 320,000 gsf that is unsafe or beyond its useful life, and will build an additional 980,000 gsf of occupied building space.Parking: The 2006 LRDP provides for up to 500 new parking spaces over the next 20 years, an average annual increase of 1.1 percent. The Lab will review its transportation program when 375 additional parking spaces have been provided, or at 10 years, whichev
