The Polytechnic Energy Research Center or P.E.R.C is an engineering building that is meant to be a catalyst for connecting the campus of UCSD to the greater community of San Diego. UCSD serves as one of the leader’s in biotechnology and innovation in Southern California. The school creates an collaborative environment to bring scientists, engineers, professors and students to study and improve culture of innovation. P.E.R.C provides engineering breakthroughs in sustainable energy research. to innovate locally and make global solutions to the ecological challenges facing our planet.
The interdisciplinary laboratories to be implemented consist of Nanotechnology, Renewable Energy Technologies, Solar Energy, Geothermal Engineering, Energy Tech., and Energy Efficient building design which includes testing facades for energy analysis and consumption.