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This impressive five-story office building—Google’s first ground up mass timber development—sets new standards for biophilic and structural design, construction techniques, material sourcing, and carbon reduction. Google approached 1265 Borregas with a goal to create a scalable building solution that puts health and sustainability first as they work towards their goal to operate on carbon-free energy by 2030.

The XL, SERA, and MGA design-build team was thoughtfully assembled by Google, bringing together international thought leaders with a proven ability to collaborate and function as one team. This team set a new standard for biophilic and structural design, construction techniques, material sourcing, and carbon reduction using mass timber. As Google’s first ground-up building constructed from sustainable mass timber material, the project is a high-performance, low carbon building that showcases both sustainable architecture and innovative workplace design.

Biophilia, cost, and the research and development of new products are factors being considered as more clients choose to build with mass timber.

Premier Recycle collaborated with Google and XL Construction on a sustainable mass timber building project in Sunnyvale, California, which significantly reduces carbon emissions and uses responsibly sourced materials.

The construction industry is undergoing a transformation, and XL Construction, under the guidance of Co-Founder and Executive Vice President Dave Beck, is looking to lead the charge.

Google has entered its third decade of environmental initiatives and aims to power its facilities with carbon-free energy around the clock.

Google’s newest office in California is its first building using mass timber – an engineered product that comprises many layers of laminated wood

Google latest building in Sunnyvale, California decreases carbon emissions, improves employee wellbeing and supports the community.

Snøhetta’s Norwegian-inspired, multiuse Vesterheim Commons, a mass timber building at Bowdoin College, and a new Google office complete with a four-story atrium are among the winners of the annual 2024 Wood in Architecture Awards selected by WoodWorks.

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Artist's rendering of Google's under-construction mass timber building located at 1265 Borreagas Ave. in Sunnyvale. This is the view from the southeast.