Policies + Orientation

For all affiliates of CED (students, faculty, staff, and Alumni) desiring to use the fabrication shop, four requirements must be met:

UCB or CED Undergraduate and UCB Graduates or CED M.S. Students:
Payment of Shop fees is mandatory for each semester (Fall-Spring-Summer) and is required before access may be granted. Payments can be made only at 477 Bauer Wurster Hall, and Credit Cards or PaperCut can be used to pay the fee, no checks or cash.

CED's M.Arch, M.C.P., M.L.A. or M.U.D. students:
No payment of shop fees is necessary for Fall or Spring semesters. Registration occurs at the CED Student Technology Services Center in 477 Bauer Wurster Hall, but need only occur once in the Fall.

Students in good standing who have attended a Fabrication Shop orientation session prior to the current semester are not necessarily required to attend additional Orientations. For such students, Cal1 ID cards may be validated for Shop access by a mechanician upon payment of Shop fees and completion of the Waiver of Liability, Assumption of Risk, and Indemnity Agreement for the current semester. Access tags issued prior to the current term are void.

CED Faculty:
CED Faculty must follow sign-up and orientation procedures, access fees are waived contingent that uses is for curricular support. Research activities may be subjected to a research access fee to cover the costs of operations. Production work is not allowed. The Fabrication Shop is closed during Summer.

CED Staff:
Current CED Staff must follow sign-up and orientation procedures and are charged a use fee that is slightly higher than the student fees to better cover the costs of operations.

All students and affiliates of CED who wish to use the Fabrication Shop must attend an orientation. Sessions are offered a limited number of times at the beginning of each term. PLEASE NOTE, ORIENTATIONS ARE OFFERED DURING THE FIRST FOUR WEEKS OF THE SEMESTER ONLY. Students failing to attend orientation will not be granted access for the duration of the term. Sessions are subject to cancellation in the event of insufficient enrollment, at the discretion of the presenter. Additional orientations may be added if all scheduled sessions are filled.

Please email the Director of Fabrication, Semar Prom (s.prom@berkeley.edu) for information on upcoming scheduled orientation sessions.

Orientations are participatory presentations in which students will practice the techniques demonstrated. Proper attire is required. Students not appropriately dressed will be asked to leave the facility and reschedule their session. A partial list of what is considered proper attire for orientation includes: