UCSD Student Center: The Center of a Green Campus ENVS 664 Ta-You Huang Oct 16 th, 2012
Brief History - Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) founded SIO became part of the UC University of California, La Jolla University of California, San Diego Student Price Center was constructed Student Price Center Extension 2003 and construction finished in 2008 College System RevelleRevelle, 1964 MuirMuir, 1967 MarshallMarshall, 1970 WarrenWarren, 1974 RooseveltRoosevelt, 1988 Sixth CollegeSixth College, 2002
JUST HOW GREEN? Energy -HVAC system uses half the energy that it normally takes for a building of the same size -Offices, meeting rooms, and restrooms have motion sensor light switches -All retail and commercial area equipped with LED lighting and have energy efficient system design. (Natural lighting / temperature control ) -Quarterly Audit of all vendors -Solar energy program, natural gas power generator, wind, fuel cell, thermo (etc) Water / Waste -Flow sensor Faucets, and various water saving amenities -Purified water filling stations -Synthetic turfs made from recycled material -(if actual grass) scheduled watering to reflect natural condition on the coast -Single stream recycling program -Incentives to recycle and use recycle material
JUST HOW GREEN? Office / Vendor Practice -Regulate through rules and incentives -All electronic data are backed up through the Super Computer Center so that all electronics are turned off at the end of the work day -Furniture purchased are eco-friendly -All vendors at the center must use biodegradable packaging -Quarterly audits Transportation -Center serves as the transportation site on campus -Fleet of 900 green vehicles (annual government green fleet award) -OFFER MORE types of transportation -EXPENSIVE parking to encourage students to rive less -REDUCE student parking space to encourage students to drive less -BICYCLE/ WALKING friendly roads
JUST HOW GREEN? Academic Resource / Community Input
JUST HOW GREEN? GOALS: -Climate neutral GHG by Improve performance of all campus building -Establish LEED Gold as the new standard for all building -Zero Waste by 2020
JUST HOW GREEN? HOW TO REACH THE GOALS -Wherever possible, include sustainability in the curriculum for undergraduates. -Continue to expand elective sustainability courses and other educational opportunities. -Connect students, staff, and faculty interested in collaborating on campus sustainability projects and develop tools for faculty and students to use in their classes and research. -Develop tools to track and measure student attitudes and knowledge of sustainability, as well as sustainability course offerings and enrollment data. -Develop tools to track and measure sustainability research projects and funding for those projects. -Collaborate with government, private, public, NGO, etc
JUST HOW GREEN? (apparently green enough for multiple slides of the ppt)