Multiple channels of communication are in place including quarterly email newsletters, a page on the [email protected] website, town halls, and quarterly meetings with the neighboring residential and business community. Future meeting dates for all of these events will be shared as they are scheduled. These FAQs will also be updated regularly.

The project has its own email address; if you have questions, you can email: [email protected] at any time.

Are there other ways you would like to learn about the progress of the new Research and Academic Building? If so, please let us know. Email:[email protected]

Messages to [email protected] will be addressed by the building project team. You may also contact the following people with specific issues or questions related to the building:

Fraser Conrad - ZSFG Vice Dean's Office Project Lead: [email protected]
Christine Shaff - UCSF Real Estate: [email protected]

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UCSF selected The Boldt Company as the design builder and lead of the design-build team for the UCSF Research and Academic Building at ZSFG. In partnership with UCSF and with participation from representatives of the UCSF at ZSFG community, Boldt has selected Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) as the project architect. UCSF Real Estate is managing the design and construction processes for the university. The UCSF at ZSFG community is represented by members of the Deans Office who have active roles as part of the project team.

Construction logistics will be more fully determined as the project progresses. Shuttle service will continue but stops may need to be temporarily relocated. There will be noise due to this project and to the city-managed Building 5 seismic upgrade construction that is scheduled to occur at approximately the same time. The impact of construction will likely be similar to that during construction of the new hospital building (Building 25).

UCSF and SFDPH hold regular meetings to coordinate, optimize project site logistics and minimize disruption to ongoing ZSFG operations during construction projects.

For questions or concerns about SFDPH construction projects at ZSFG, contact [email protected].

Parking is a major consideration for patients, visitors, and employees at ZSFG. This project will displace existing surface parking on the B/C Lot, and UCSF has partnered with City agencies throughout the planning process to explore alleviation measures.

Currently there are no plans to implement an expansion of the ZSFG parking garage, an initiative subject to the approval of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA). Instead, there have been other enhancements to the ZSFG Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program, which is a collaboration between SFDPH and SFMTA intended to meet transportation needs in compliance with TDM legislation and San Francisco’s Transit First policies. New parking options were announced in March 2018. The San Bruno parking lot is now open and UCSF employees can apply for a monthly permit for that lot at http://bit.ly/SanBrunoPermitApp. For more information about transportation at ZSFG, visit the Employee Transportation website.

The design process for the building has not yet begun, but the lobby of the new Research and Academic Building will probably be much like other UCSF building lobbies at Mission Bay and across San Francisco. This is likely to include a space that is accessible to the public, and a security station to prevent free access to secure areas of the building.

This aspect of the building will be determined during the design phase. We expect that there will be a public entrance with UCSF security and check-in required to access secure areas of the building.

That will be up to the Department of Public Health, which owns the property.

Construction of the UCSF Research and Academic Building at ZSFG is expected to commence in late 2019. Construction for roadway improvements is expected to begin just prior to or along with construction of the building. Specific dates and details will be shared when they are confirmed.

The process of moving into the new building is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2022. Specific dates will be shared when they are confirmed.

The Board of Supervisors’ historic approval in January 2017 for UCSF to lease land for the Research and Academic Building started the negotiation process between UCSF and the SF Department of Public Heath (SFDPH) to execute the Lease Disposition and Development Agreement.

In September 2018, UCSF selected The Boldt Company as the design builder and lead of the design-build team for the UCSF Research and Academic Building at ZSFG. In partnership with UCSF and with participation from representatives of the UCSF at ZSFG community, Boldt has selected Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) as the project architect.

The next major phase of the project is design, in which Design Groups assembled by the ZSFG Vice Dean’s Office have the opportunity to review proposed designs and provide detailed review and comment to the architect based on Design Criteria that have been developed for the facility. The Design Groups will be focused on different types of space including wet labs, dry labs and administrative areas, cores and other specialty facilities, and patient research space. Recommendations from these groups will be used to create the final design of the building. If you are interested in participating in this process, contact [email protected].

Those interviews were conducted as part of the initial information-collection process. Thank you very much for your input at that stage. The outcome of those interviews helped to provide a picture of our state at that time and informed early phases of the project. 

A building program was created from information collected from the UCSF at ZSFG community beginning in 2016, and serves as a basis for the building design. The program includes a mix of wet and dry research laboratory space, hotel stations and offices, specialty spaces to support research types currently conducted in Building 3, a patient research center, a surgical training facility, a learning center, research cores, a central cryogenic sample storage system, and a biomechanics testing facility. There will be shared conference rooms, huddle rooms, and town centers with kitchen facilities as well as support spaces like lactation rooms. The size and arrangement of these spaces will be finalized during the project design phase with input from the UCSF at ZSFG community.

All of the UCSF research and academic programs currently located in the red brick buildings are slated to move into the new building, with the exception of a few groups that have already met with the ZSFG Vice Dean about plans to move to other UCSF locations where they will be better served. Some groups from other locations are also planned to move into the new building. Specific arrangements for locations of programs and personnel will be developed during design and finalized in the months prior to the move-in date.

Future occupants of the new building will generally remain where they are until the projected completion of the project in 2022. Exceptions to this may include temporary relocations as required by the city-managed Building 5 seismic upgrade and other construction projects, and relocations in connection with groups that are currently seeking to move to other UCSF sites as suitable space is found.

UCSF groups at ZSFG will have the opportunity to provide input to the design process for the new building, and make recommendations that support their facility needs. There are no current plans to make extra funds available for new equipment or instruments for individual projects. Existing specialty equipment and instrumentation is planned for relocation to the new building.

Funding is included in the project budget for office furnishings and some standard equipment, for example AV for conference rooms. Specifics have yet to be determined, but fundamental to the Open Plan Design concept at UCSF is that each assigned work station is provided with an adjustable height desk, along with fully adjustable seating for comfort and ergonomic support, and lockable storage. Laboratory equipment and specialty items will not be funded by the project.

There are no current plans to make extra funds available for new equipment or instruments for individual research projects. Existing laboratory equipment and instrumentation is planned for relocation to the new building.

The building program includes a patient research center where subjects can be interviewed and examined in a low-touch environment, including a reception and waiting area, interview and exam rooms, a focus room, and support spaces. It will support continuation of research focused on underserved and vulnerable groups. The layout of this space will be refined during the design process with the input of those who will use it. As the new building will not be regulated as a clinical environment, no provision of clinical care will be permitted.

The Programming Committee, which held its final meeting in March 2018, was made up of the following:
Sue Carlisle, Co-Chair, Vice Dean, ZSFG SOM Dean's Office 
Mike McCune, Co-Chair, Professor, Medicine
Fran Aweeka, Professor, Clinical Pharmacy
Michael Bade, Associate Vice Chancellor - Capital Programs, Real Estate, Planning & Capital Programs
Mike Beattie, Professor, Neurosurgery
Rachael Callcut, Assistant Professor, Surgery
Lisa Cisneros, Senior Director, University Relations
Margaret Damiano, Associate Dean of Administration, ZSFG SOM Dean's Office
Christine Dehlendorf, Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine
John Ewers, Facilities Manager, ZSFG SOM Dean's Office
Monica Gandhi, Professor, Clinical Medicine
David Hathaway, Director, Budget and Resource Management
Rebecca Jackson, Professor and Chief, OBGYN
Diane Kay, Planner, Campus Planning
Anda Kuo, Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Margot Kushel, Professor, Medicine
Jim Marks, Professor, Anesthesia
Ted Miclau, Professor and Vice Chair, Orthopedic Surgery
Jane Meier, Division Administrator, OBGYN
Ellen Owens, Senior Project Manager, Capital Programs
Laurae Pearson, Director of Administration, Medicine
Don Rudy, Deputy Campus Architect, Capital Programs
Martha Shumway, Associate Professor, Psychiatry
Bruce Wintroub, Vice Dean, School of Medicine

In September 2018, UCSF selected The Boldt Company as the design builder and lead of the design-build team for the UCSF Research and Academic Building at ZSFG. In partnership with UCSF and with participation from representatives of the UCSF at ZSFG community, Boldt selected Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) as the project architect in January 2018.

In the design phase of the project, members of the UCSF at ZSFG community who volunteer to participate in Design Groups will meet with members of the project team to review and discuss concepts for different space types based on established design criteria, including wet labs, dry labs and administrative areas, shared research cores, facilities for patient-centered research, and education space. Recommendations from these groups will be submitted to the ZSFG Vice Dean.

The structure of the design groups will be determined by the project architect, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, in collaboration with the ZSFG Dean’s Office and UCSF Real Estate. Those who would like to participate in the Design Groups are encouraged to contact the project team at [email protected].

Participants in Design Group meetings will provide more review and comment ondesign ideas with the project team and the architect, based on established design criteria. Their  findings and recommendations will be presented for review and discussion in UCSF at ZSFG leadership meetings and committees. Those who do not attend leadership meetings and are not participating directly in meetings with the project team can provide input to those who represent them in those groups. At any time any member of the UCSF at ZSFG research and academic community can provide direct input through the project’s email address: [email protected]. The ZSFG Dean’s Office will assure all input into the design process is reviewed.

We know that needs have changed since 2016 and will continue to change between now and occupancy of the building in 2022. Information collected from the UCSF at ZSFG community prior to the design phase was used to develop the building program, which was used as a basis for members of the design-build team to understand the scope of the project. This information will also serve as a starting point for the design phase, but will not directly define the building design. The goal of the design phase is to create plans for a facility that will optimally serve the needs we have when we move in, and support the needs of UCSF research and academic programs at ZSFG for many decades to come.

The new building will need a governance structure to coordinate the needs of occupant groups and manage decisions related to space and services, under the authority of the ZSFG Vice Dean. This structure will be developed by a Governance Group made up of representatives of the UCSF at ZSFG community.

Governance Group membership will be established by the ZSFG Vice Dean, and is expected to include the chairs of the Design Groups and other representatives of the UCSF at ZSFG community. Additional details will be shared as they become available.

The intent is to start the move into the new building once it is fully completed, so that current occupants of space that will be vacated do not have to move before the building is ready, minimizing the down time required for the move. Careful planning will be developed in advance of that process, as well as a supportive Change Management Strategy to prepare and equip users for the new work environment. Specific details for the UCSF Research and Academic Building at ZSFG will become clearer as design and construction of the building progress. For information about Open Plan Workspace Change Management at UCSF, visit https://space.ucsf.edu/open-plan-change-support-project.

All new UCSF space is built based on Open Plan Design, which incorporates a variety of work spaces including assigned private offices, assigned work stations, unassigned focused rooms, unassigned huddle rooms, a variety of conference rooms, hotel offices and hotel work stations. UCSF is incorporating lessons learned from initial use of open plan design on campus into the planning of the ZSFG building. A governance process created and implemented for the building will help inform who would be assigned office space, and how that will be determined.

The building layout will be determined during the design phase. A Governance Group specific to the UCSF Research and Academic Building at ZSFG will also inform the assignment and management of spaces and adjacencies. The goals in assigning spaces and adjacencies will be meeting user needs, optimizing potential for collaboration, similarity of research and education programs, and providing the best opportunities for use of shared equipment. Information about these processes will be shared as their structure is developed.

The building layout will be determined during the design phase. A Governance Group specific to the UCSF Research and Academic Building at ZSFG will also inform the assignment and management of spaces and adjacencies. The goals in assigning spaces and adjacencies will be meeting user needs, optimizing potential for collaboration, similarity of research and education programs, and providing the best opportunities for use of shared equipment. Information about these processes will be shared as their structure is developed.

This question will be answered during the design phase of the project, based in part on input from the UCSF at ZSFG community. The program for the building includes support facilities, town centers with kitchen areas, restrooms, day lockers, a lactation room, shared focus rooms and conference rooms, hotel offices and workstations, specialty spaces, and certain functional research cores.

This will be determined as the project progresses, and will be informed by what has been learned from other recently constructed UCSF buildings using Open Plan Design. A structure for coordinating ongoing operations costs, indirect cost recovery, and space governance will need to be carefully reviewed and adjusted for the unique needs of the UCSF at ZSFG community as we plan for the move of UCSF at ZSFG operations into the new building. This structure will be developed by a Governance Group made up of representatives of the UCSF at ZSFG community, whose membership will be established by the ZSFG Vice Dean.