The Berkeley Environmental Fluids Laboratory (BEFL) performs research with a goal of understanding water in the natural environment, and its interaction with humans, plants and animals, with a focus on the dynamic processes governing the San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento Delta region.

The Consortium on Green Design and Manufacturing (CGDM) was formed to encourage multi- disciplinary research and education on environmental management, design for environment and pollution prevention issues in critical industries.

The Earthquake Engineering Research Center (EERC) is the organized research unit of the University of California, Berkeley that provides support for multidisciplinary research in earthquake engineering. Major projects include PEER, NISEE, and NEES.

The Institute for Environmental Science and Engineering (IESE) is an inter-disciplinary Organized Research Unit of the University of California at Berkeley. The unit was created in 1950, in response to a state legislature mandate for research on water pollution and solid waste management. IESE serves as a bridge between basic research, often associated with an academic environment, and the more applied studies necessary for sound environmental management. IESE is thus very different from the typical university research unit, and equally distinct from industry, which is actually involved in design and construction. In this unique position, IESE is able to focus the expertise available throughout the University of California on environmental problems of current and future concern.

The Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS) is a multidisciplinary program that has supported transportation research at the University of California since 1948. The ITS administers several Organized Research Units, including Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways (PATH), and the Pavement Research Center. The ITS is a member of the National Center of Excellence for Aviation Operations Research consortium and is the home of the University of California Transportation Center.

The Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER) develops and disseminates technologies to support performance-based earthquake engineering. The center provides software through the Open System for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (OPENSEES) project and it houses a Strong Motions Database of earthquake records.