Multiple channels of communication are in place including email newsletters, monthly updates from the ZSFG Vice Dean’s Office, a page on the [email protected] website, town halls, as well as quarterly meetings with the neighboring residential and business community. The timing and format of some project communication has been affected by City health orders and other factors related to the COVID-19 response. Future meeting dates for all of these events will be shared as they are scheduled.
 
Send inquires to the project email address: [email protected].

Send inquires to [email protected]. You may also contact:

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

UCSF Real Estate selected The Boldt Company as the design builder and lead of the design-build team for the UCSF Research and Academic Building at ZSFG. Boldt selected Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) as the project architect. UCSF Real Estate is managing the design and construction processes for the university.

There will be noise and disruption due to this project and to the city-managed Building 5 seismic upgrade construction that is currently in progress. The impact of construction will likely be similar to that during construction of the new hospital building (Building 25). Construction plans and logistics for the project will be shared with the ZSFG community and there will be regular updates about project progress. A plan to mitigate the impacts of construction as much as possible is being developed and will be shared when it becomes available.
 
UCSF and SFDPH hold regular meetings to coordinate, optimize project site logistics and minimize disruption to ongoing ZSFG operations during construction.

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

The parking garage will not be expanded as part of the UCSF Research and Academic Building at ZSFG. That would require a separate initiative subject to the approval of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) and it is not currently being pursued. Other measures are being implemented to compensate for the use of the B/C lot as the building site.

In order to preserve parking capacity for hospital visitors and patients, staff monthly permit parking will be designated on levels 3 – 6 while patient and visitor parking will be designated on floors 1 – 2. To support availability for current monthly permit holders in the garage, there is a moratorium on monthly permits for the garage until further notice.

For those who need parking permits, the San Bruno parking lot is now open. UCSF employees can apply online for a monthly permit for that lot. In addition, 130 parking spaces are being made available for ZSFG staff at the UCSF Mission Bay campus. For more information about transportation at ZSFG, visit the Employee Transportation website.

The lobby of the new Research and Academic Building will be much like other UCSF building lobbies at Mission Bay and across San Francisco. It will include a space that is accessible to the public, and a security station to prevent free access to secure areas of the building.

The building has been designed with a public entrance that will have UCSF security and check-in required to access secure areas of the building. Additional details of the security plan will be developed as the project progresses.

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 2020. Construction for roadway improvements is expected to begin prior to construction of the building. Specific dates and details will be shared when they are confirmed.

The B/C lot closed on March 12, 2020. The area was needed for SFDPH COVID-19 response and served as an alternate testing site for the community. It was returned to UCSF in May and planning for the start of construction is underway.

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

The Board of Supervisors voted in January 2017 to approve UCSF’s lease of land for the Research and Academic Building.
 
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 2019, the Design Groups completed multiple rounds of design meetings where they provided input to refine design concepts for five different categories of space type: wet lab, dry lab and administrative, education, core lab, and the patient research center.

The project team is now preparing to start construction. While our new state-of-the-art facility is being erected, the project’s Governance Group will develop policies to guide the ways users will live together in the building, including the allocation and maintenance of space. The ZSFG Vice Dean’s office will lead Change Management efforts to inform users about the new features of the building, prepare them for the move process, and help them adapt to working in a new environment.

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

A building program was design was created using information collected from the UCSF community at ZSFG beginning in 2016. 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, town centers with kitchen facilities, as well as support spaces like lactation rooms. The size and arrangement of these spaces was finalized during the project design phase with input from the UCSF at ZSFG Design Groups.

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. Specific arrangements for locations of programs and personnel will be developed 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 project or other SFDPH 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 have had the opportunity to provide input during the design process for the new building, and have made 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 was refined during the design process with 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 individuals:

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. Boldt selected Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) as the project architect.

Members of the UCSF at ZSFG community who volunteered to participate in Design Groups held a series of meetings with the project team to review and discuss concepts for different space types, including wet labs, dry labs and administrative areas, shared research cores, facilities for patient-centered research, and education space. Recommendations from these groups were submitted to the ZSFG Vice Dean, and informed the final plans.

The structure of the design groups was determined by the project architect, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, in collaboration with the ZSFG Dean’s Office and UCSF Real Estate. Design group membership is listed on the [email protected] website.

The design phase of the project has concluded.

We know that needs have changed since 2016 and will continue to change between now and occupancy of the building. 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 then served as a starting point for the design phase, to create plans for a facility that will optimally support the needs of UCSF research and academic programs at ZSFG for many decades to come.

The project’s Governance Group, made up of representatives of the UCSF at ZSFG community, will develop a policy to allocate and manage space that will be referred to the Vice Deans Office for review.

The Governance Group membership includes the chairs and vice chairs of the Design Groups.

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 will become clearer as these efforts progress.

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, including a higher proportion of private office space. A governance process created and implemented for the building will help inform who will be assigned office space, and how that will be determined.

A Governance Group for to the UCSF Research and Academic Building at ZSFG will inform the assignment and management of spaces and adjacencies, with considerations including user needs, potential for collaboration, similarity of research and education programs, and use of shared equipment. The policy will include provisions for assignment of office space. Details will be shared as this work proceeds.

A Governance Group for to the UCSF Research and Academic Building at ZSFG will inform the assignment and management of spaces and adjacencies, with considerations including user needs, potential for collaboration, similarity of research and education programs, and use of shared equipment. The policy will include provisions for assignment of office space. Details will be shared as this work proceeds.

The program for the building includes support facilities, town centers with kitchen areas, restrooms, day lockers, lactation rooms, shared focus rooms and conference rooms, hotel offices and workstations, specialty spaces, and shared functional research and education spaces.

This will be determined as the project progresses, and will be informed by what has been learned from other recently constructed UCSF buildings. This structure will be developed by the Governance Group, made up of the chairs and vice chairs of the Design Groups. Details will be shared as this work proceeds.