Welcome
to the Berkeley West BiocenterWelcome
to the Berkeley West Biocenter
The Berkeley West Biocenter is located at 717 Potter Street (LBNL Bldg 977) in Aquatic Park Center. Please take the time to skim this entire website. Please address any concerns or suggestions about the operations of your lab at this location to your Point of Contact (POC). They will continue monthly to discuss and improve the way we work together at our new location.
Note: phone numbers in this document have a “510” area code unless otherwise specified. When calling from a LBNL phone, you may omit the 486 or 495 prefix.
Contact the Building Manager with any concerns:Tony Linard
486-6149
425-9768 (pager)
486-4545 (fax)
Office: 84-0075 E-mail: AMLinard@lbl.gov
This website describes resources available to the building occupants from the Physical Biosciences Division (PBD), Life Sciences Division (LSD) and UC Berkeley (UCB) groups. These groups currently include: Arkin, Barcellos-Hoff, Bissell, Bustamante, Gray, Keasling, Parvin, and Yaswen. Also, the LSD and PBD Divisional Offices have their primary residence at the Biocenter. Note that besides the above occupants Bayer Pharmaceutical occupies some areas of the building on the first floor.
If you note any inaccuracies or have any suggestions, please let Norene Jelliffe know at NKJelliffe@lbl.gov or 495-2859.
CONTENTS
1. Security and personal safety
2. Environmental health & safety
3. Building access
4. Parking
5. Shuttles and other transportation
6. Fleet cars
7. Directions
8. Mail/shipping/receiving
9. Laboratory resources
10. Points of contact
11. Building amenities and resources
12. Waste, trash and recyclables
13. About the building
14. Aquatic Park and neighborhood amenities
15. Appendix
1. SECURITY AND PERSONAL SAFETY
Emergency number: 9-911
Fire extinguisher/emergency exit
Please familiarize yourself with the locations of the fire extinguishers and
emergency exits in the building.
Security concerns
LBNL Security
The LBNL security desk in the lobby is staffed from 7 am to 7 pm and can be reached at 486-5099. The desk is attended by security guards from Landmark Protection Corporate Security, a security company contracted by LBNL. Note that the guard at the smaller security desk only provides security services to Bayer Pharmaceutical.
Exterior Patrols/Escorts
From 6 pm to 6 am two Landlord security officers patrol the Aquatic Park Center,
one by car that roves the parking lot and another who walks the premises and
monitors the perimeter of the building. Call the mobile patrol (517-3962)
or foot patrol (367-3392) to escort you to your car or bike parked
on site (outdoors/garage). Note that these officers secure the outside
of the building only, not the interior space. They do not have keys to the Biocenter.
LBNL main security escorts
You may request an escort to transport you to the Ashby BART station or to the LBNL or UCB campus. Please contact the LBNL Blackberry gate at 486-4050. This service is available between 7:30 pm – 5 am. Please allow some time for a security guard to come down to your location. Please coordinate your need for an escort with your colleagues, and consider sharing a ride with them.
Alarmed emergency exit doors
Please note that the following exterior doors are emergency exits. Alarm will sound when opened. Use them only in case of emergencies.
Exterior door across from freight elevator
Exterior door in conference room 120
Exterior door in 1S (1st floor south/Bustamante Lab)
Exterior door in 2S
Furniture keys
Please see the Building Manager to obtain or arrange keys to your desk/lockable cabinets.
2. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY
Berkeley West Biocenter Safety Plan 2006
A copy this Safety Plan can be found here.
LBNL Environment, Health, and Safety Division
A link to this Division's website can be found here.
Emergency/Safety Response Team
This team comprises of one person from each lab and includes one administrative person. Your POC can tell you more about the possibility of serving on this team.
Waste disposal (Bio-hazardous/Chemical)
Weekly pickup: Thursdays at 9:30am
Location: designated area in the loading dock
More information via Chan Ho Yi, 486-5886, CHYi@lbl.gov,
the Building Manager and LSD Safety Coordinator: Tony Linard, AMLinard@lbl.gov
PBD/UCB Safety Coordinator: Jeff Pelton, JGPelton@lbl.gov.
The LBNL EH&S Liaison is Jack Salazar.
Electrical heaters
Electrical space heaters are NOT allowed in the building. Please remove them immediately.
To request card key access or office keys contact: Access for services and vendors Access for guests 4. PARKING - Parking permit required Between 7 pm – 7 am (and weekends), you can only enter the garage via the man door located to the left of the 725 Potter Street entrance/lobby (the building opposite of 717). When this door is locked, it can be opened by entering a numerical security code on the keypad or contact the security guard. The garage gate is closed weekdays from 7 pm – 7 am (and weekends). When exiting the garage by car during these hours, the gate will open automatically (please drive up slowly). Pedestrians/bikers can exit via a man door. If you plan to park your car on site for over 48 hours (due to business trip, etc.), please inform the Building Manager and give the information below. If you fail to inform him, your car may be towed by the Landlord (towing charges to be paid by owner). Bicycle parking No bikes are allowed inside the building. Bikes parked outside the designated areas (not parked in racks or in lockers) will be removed. Shuttle routes/schedules LBNL NEW shuttle route The new schedule of the Lab shuttle van going to and from Potter St. and LBNL has a route that includes a stop at the Joint Bioenergy Institute (JBEI) on Hollis St. As part of the changes, the Potter St. / JBEI van will no longer travel to Building 74. Passengers in that area should board a Blue bus at Stawberry Gate and get off at the Greek Theatre stop (Rimway and Gayley Rd.). Passengers must ask the Blue bus driver to radio the Potter St. / JBEI van driver to ensure a connection. Van riders can transfer to a Blue or Orange bus at the downtown BART Station stop to travel to the east side of campus or back up to The Hill. Again, passengers should have the van driver contact the Blue or Orange bus driver to alert them to the transfer. See a map of the new route: here, and for a schedule here. For more information, contact Tammy Brown TABrown@lbl.gov, 486-4758. West Berkeley Shuttle Emery Go Round shuttle Public Transportation BART stations: Ashby (closest) and MacArthur Bus and Bay Area Transit Bike QB3 fleet car (leased via UCB) LSD-only fleet car (leased via LBNL) More information about use of LBNL leased fleet via: To the Biocenter From LBNL Strawberry gate: go down on Centennial Drive, turn
right on Stadium Rim Way, at end turn left on Gayley Road (becomes Piedmont
Ave), turn right on Haste, at end turn left on MLK (stay in right
lane), turn immediately right on Dwight Avenue, turn left on 7th Street
and turn right on Potter Street. The Biocenter, at 717 Potter Street, is on
your right, the building directly opposite of 725 Potter Street. From LBNL Blackberry gate: go down Cyclotron Road, turn left
on Gayley Road (becomes Piedmont Ave), turn right on Haste, at end
turn left on MLK (stay in right lane), turn immediately right on Dwight
Avenue, turn left on 7th Street and turn right on Potter Street. The Biocenter,
at 717 Potter Street, is on your right, the building directly opposite of 725
Potter. From UCB: follow directions above starting at Gayley Road/Piedmont
Avenue. Alternatively, follow College Avenue or Shattuck Avenue, turn right
on Haste, at end turn left on MLK (stay in right lane), turn immediately
right on Dwight Avenue, turn left on 7th Street and turn right on Potter Street.
The Biocenter, at 717 Potter Street, is on your right, the building directly
opposite of 725 Potter Street. Return to LBNL/UCB Return to LBNL: from Potter Street, turn left on 7th Street, turn right on Dwight Avenue (cross San Pablo Avenue and MLK), turn left on Piedmont Avenue, and continue to Cyclotron Road (Blackberry gate) or Centennial Drive (Strawberry gate). Return to UCB: from Potter Street, turn left on 7th Street, turn right on Dwight, turn left on Telegraph Avenue or Piedmont Avenue and continue to UCB campus. Physical Address LSD Mailing Address PBD Mailing Address UCB Mailing Address Receiving mail Mail delivery/pick up: FedEx and other Express Delivery services Late pick-up options in walking distance of the Biocenter Important: please ensure your shipping label is complete with correct reference to ensure proper billing. Shipping large items Receiving (non Express delivery) packages VWR Stores Contact: Building Manager, 486-6149 Ice machine / dry ice Arkin Lab – Gwyneth Terry, GATerry@lbl.gov 11. BUILDING AMENITIES and RESOURCES LBNL computer support at the Biocenter Help Desk Wireless networking is available in the conference rooms and selected labs. For information how to install: http://www-lblnet.lbl.gov/WPA-wireless.html Lunch rooms Showers Conference Rooms 977-120 Sudar Auditorium 977-223 LSD Meeting room 977-248 Conference room 977-153 Conference room Other meeting spaces on site Video-conferencing Please note that non-identified trash will not be picked up. If you have large, many, or unusual items to dispose of please contact the Building Manager to arrange pick-up. Recyclables Cleaning Day-time service: stocking, touch-up and trash removal in restrooms; lobby entrance cleaning including glass doors. Night-time service: trash removal from all trash cans and receptacles, except from labs and bio-hazardous waste, vacuuming all main walkways daily, full vacuuming weekly, edge vacuuming monthly, dust all low areas that are accessible. No items on desks or elsewhere except chairs are moved, items labeled "Basura" are removed, weekly mopping lab floors, daily dust- mopping lab floors, stock paper towels in all labs, no dusting or cleaning counters in labs, all office spaces and cubicles dusted nightly, all offices and cubicles vacuumed nightly, kitchens cleaned and trash removed. Restrooms cleaned and stocked nightly. Note that the custodians do not have a master key. Therefore, if you keep your door locked at night, please put your waste receptacle outside your office door at end of day or make special arrangments via the Building Manager. For all other services, quick fixes and emergency clean up please contact the Building Manager. 717 Potter Street is managed by Wareham Property Group Inc. and is located within the Aquatic Park Center, one block north of Ashby and between 7th Street and the train tracks/I-80.See aerial map. Key-plans of building are attached and available via: http://fac.lbl.gov/Facilities/Planning/Library/keyplans.html Please contact the Building Manager if you are interested in attaching posters, paintings, etc. to the walls. A map of our building neighbors is here. 14. AQUATIC PARK CENTER AND NEIGHBORHOOD AMENITIES = Recommendations Welcome = Sports Berkeley Ironworks: climbing wall/gym at 800 Potter Street (LBNL/UCB group discount available). Information: http://www.touchstoneclimbing.com/bi.html Berkeley Paddling and Rowing Club (BPRC) Childcare About Emeryville Catering Groceries
3. BUILDING ACCESS
The exterior doors of the building are locked at all times. The inner suites doors to the lobby/atrium are locked between 7 pm and 7 am. Both LBNL and UCB occupants should use their LBNL ID proximity access card (a.k.a. prox card or card key) for access. Do not prop the exterior doors or the inner suite doors open at any time. An alarm will sound when propping these door open during off-hours. Note: new exterior doors are being installed in the lobby/atrium. If the current doors jam and you cannot open them during off-hours, please use the door at the northwest end of the building, next to the loading dock roll-up door.
Tony Linard (LSD Approver), AMLinard@lbl.gov, 486-6149
Vangie Peterson (PBD/UCB Approver), ECPeterson@lbl.gov, 486-4348
Any vendor or repair person that needs to come on-site needs to have an insurance certificate amendment in place with the landlord. BEFORE arranging any vendor or repair person to come on-site, check with the Building Manager if the necessary documents are in place. If you place a work- or purchase order via LBNL Procurement, the designated buyer should arrange for the certificate. Please refer questions to Maureen Cowger in Procurement, MKCowger@lbl.gov. Alternatively, contact the Building Manager.
Expected guests: Biocenter occupants need to call the security desk at 486-5099
with name, time expected, company name and host name of guest.
All guests (expected and unexpected) are required to sign in at the security desk upon arrival.
With a Wareham parking permit you may park in all non-designated parking spaces at Aquatic Park Center, outdoors and in the garage. Parking permits are available at the LBNL Security Desk. Visitors (either LBNL/UCB employees or others) may pick up a temporary parking permit at this desk. Alternatively, they may download this permit here, complete it and place this on their car dashboard. Regular visitors can obtain a permanent parking permit at the same desk. The Landlord will tow cars that are parked without parking permit (towing charges to be paid by owner).
Bike racks are located in the garage on the first floor. In addition, 12 bike
lockers are located at the north-east corner of the Biocenter building. Six lockers each have been assigned to LSD and PBD. LSD contact is Kat Wentworth.
5. SHUTTLES and OTHER TRANSPORTATION
LBNL Shuttle Information: 486-4165
Route/schedule per June 9, 2008 (subject to change):
Route: to/from Ashby BART
Between 6:20 – 9:08 am and 3:36 – 6:18 pm, every 30 min.
Info: http://www.westberkeleyshuttle.com/ and 841-2378. West Berkeley Shuttle passes have been ordered and will be distributed soon. In the interim, please show your LBNL/UCB badge to the driver.
A free shuttle runs from MacArthur BART station to the corner of 67th Street
and Hollis, 4 blocks (~8 min. walk) from the Biocenter. Make sure
to take the Hollis shuttle (not Powell). The ride takes about 10 min.
Shuttles run every day, with a frequency of 10-12 minutes during weekday commute
hours. On the weekends you can take the City Loop (not the Shopper's Shuttle),
which runs from 9:40 am to 6 pm every 40 minutes. The official stop is at 65th
and Hollis, but if you ask they'll drop you off at 66th. Info, maps, schedule
available via: http://www.emerygoround.com/
Schedule available via: http://www.bart.gov/index.asp
Information forthcoming.
Check out http://bicycling.511.org/ for maps/routes, etc.
6. FLEET CARS
Reservation and sign in via sign in sheets (more below). All fleet cars are parked in designated parking spaces in the garage (yet to be indicated with a sign), unless otherwise indicated on the cars’ sign in sheets. Directions to these designated parking spaces: enter via 725 Potter street lobby or when closed 7 pm – 7 am, via the man door to the left of the lobby door; take elevator to basement and turn around the corner.
A QB3 van is available by reservation and sign-in via Karen Wong, room 267, 495-2621. A PBD car is no longer available.
Reservation and sign-in via Kat Wentworth, room 164. Please note that use of this fleet car is restricted to LBNL employees only. For guests, permission from Division Director to use fleet car while conducting DOE business/projects can be requested in writing by the guest’s PI (an LBNL employee). Note that all users need to have a valid driver’s license. When reserving the car, please note your phone number and destination to accommodate shared rides.
http://www.lbl.gov/Workplace/RPM/R1.05.html
From I-80 (east and west): take Ashby Avenue exit, continue
east on Ashby Avenue, turn left at first light (7th Street), and turn
1st street left on Potter Street. The Biocenter, at 717 Potter Street, is on
your right, the building directly opposite of 725 Potter Street.
Important note: do not use this address for mail/receiving; use the Mailstop instead
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
717 Potter Street, Room [complete ]
Berkeley, CA 94710 - 2722
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
One Cyclotron Road, MS 977R225A
Berkeley, CA 94720 - 8206
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
One Cyclotron Road, MS 977R152
Berkeley, CA 94720 – 8205
Center for Synthetic Biology
University of California, Berkeley
717 Potter Street, MC 3224
Berkeley, CA 94720-3224
Please ensure your contact information in the LBNL directory is correct; submit any corrections/changes via the LBNL Directory: http://tscweb.lbl.gov/general/changelist.html if needed.
Mailroom locations:
LSD: 225A
PBD: 152
General delivery/pick up: 9:30 – 10:00 am and 1:00 – 1:45 pm
UCB/PBD only: UC mail delivery/pick-up from 152: 1:15-1:30 pm
Delivery between 1:00 – 1:45 pm at LBNL security desk in lobby. Upon delivery, the security guard will notify the recipient by phone. Pick-up at 1:00 pm (with regular mail) from designated Express delivery services pick-up locations in mailrooms 152 and 225A. Alternatively, for pick-up service of FedEx envelopes and small packages drop-off at security desk before 2:30 pm. For larger shipments, contact the Building Manager.
FedEx drop-off station at 7th Street/Anthony (1 block), last pick-up 5:00 pm.
UPS drop-off station at 7th Street/Heinz (2 blocks), last pick-up 5:00 pm.
Both (unmanned) stations can easily be reached by taking the east exterior lobby door, exit through gate, cross 5th Street, continue on Anthony to 7th Street and turn left.
Shipping protocol to be announced soon.
LBNL: All perishable packages and packages requiring signature-at-delivery will be delivered to your location as indicated on the package. The package can only be signed for by LBNL employees (not guests). All other packages will be delivered in loading dock, room 120B (see shelves next to roll-up door).
UCB: Information forthcoming.
VWR is maintaining a storeroom in the loading dock, 120B. The storeroom is stocked with frequently used supplies and items and is available for checkout by designated people of the LSD/PBD/UCB labs located in the building (initially, the number of designated people will be limited until the system/process has been optimized). During an initial period a VWR employee will be on hand to assist you with the checkout procedure and to answer your questions. More information forthcoming.
The central ice machine is in room 298K (across from the 298L lunch room). Information via Building Manager.
10. POINTS OF CONTACT
The following people represent their laboratory and have coordinated the move
of their labs. These “Point of Contacts” (POCs) will continue to meet
on a monthly basis (Tuesdays, 11 am) to discuss and improve procedures
and processes at the Biocenter. Please address any concerns or suggestions about
the operations of your lab to these liaisons first. Alternatively, contact the
Building Manager.
Barcellos-Hoff Lab – Shraddha Ravani, SARavani@lbl.gov
Bissell Lab – Irene Kuhn, IKuhn@lbl.gov
Bustamante Lab – Anton Vila-Sanjurjo, AVila@lbl.gov
Gray Lab – Wen-Lin Kuo, WLKuo@lbl.gov
Keasling Lab – Rumi Asano, Rasano@berkeley.edu
Parvin Lab – Bahram Parvin, parvin@hpcrd.lbl.gov
Yaswen Lab – Curt Hines, CHines@lbl.gov
BioEngineering/HTA Lab – Jian Jin, JJin@lbl.gov/Heidi Feiler, HSFeiler@lbl.gov
PBD/UCB Administration – Karen Wong, Wongk@berkeley.edu
LSD Administration – Lori Salles, LESalles@lbl.gov
Support is provided by:
Jay Wildman
Phone: 495-2803
Email: JJWildman@lbl.gov
Desk: 486-4357
Email: help@lbl.gov
LBNL/UCB shared lunchroom: 298L
LSD small break room: 111
Men showers are located in 2N (2nd floor north), 298F (next to conference room 248)
Women showers are located in 2N, 298J (across from lunch room).
Please note that the men's showers on the first floor are Bayer's and should not be used by LBNL/UCB occupants.
All rooms below can be reserved via Corporate Time Calendar. The calendar is accessible to all who have an LBNL e-mail account. A calendar account can be obtained via: http://www.lbl.gov/ITSD/CIS/accounts.html: enter LBNL employee/guest ID and select “Scheduling System (Calendar)”. More about the use of this system available via: http://www.lbl.gov/ITSD/CIS/citg/calendar/
Max. 70 people
Phone hook-up (no phone) 486-7608 (analog line)
Max. 15 people
Phone hook-up (no phone) 486-6244 (analog line)
Max. 25 people
Phone hook-up (no phone) 486-7625 (analog line)
Max. 22 people
Phone hook-up (no phone) 486-7609 (analog line)
A few meeting spaces with larger capacities (up to 120 people) are available in Aquatic Park Center, in coordination with the Landlord. For more information, contact the Building Manager.
A LSD portable video-conference system is available via Judith Novak.
12. WASTE, TRASH AND RECYCLABLES
Trash
Regular trash: receptacles are picked up by the custodians daily.
Paper waste: dispose your locally collected paper waste at one of the four paper waste disposal locations:
PBD/UCB mailroom: 152
LSD mailroom: 225A
General lunchroom: 298L
LSD break room: 111
A center for learning and training in sculling, kayaking and canoeing located in Aquatic Park (along lagoon/I80). Information: http://www.berkeleyrowingclub.org/
Aquatic Park Childcare Center located at 800 Heinz, opposite of Riva Cucina restaurant.
Contact: 510-843-2273.
http://www.ci.emeryville.ca.us/community/transportation.html
Information forthcoming.
Information forthcoming.
Forthcoming.
