San Bernardino County Sheriff's Forensic Lab
San Bernardino, California
This 20,000-square-foot addition to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Scientific Investigations Division includes laboratory spaces and separate office spaces for controlled substance investigators. Crime scene investigations are provided with two vehicle examination bays and evidence processing laboratory stations with a separate open office area. Firearms staff are provided with workstations used for both evidence processing and documentation, in addition to the indoor firing range and projectile recovery tank rooms.
Additional support spaces include a large break room with interior and exterior spaces, a separate gear room, lockers, restroom facilities with showers and a large conference room. An enclosed walkway provides for secured transfer of evidence from the evidence storage area in the existing building to the new laboratory. This addition is pursuing LEED Silver certification.
