UCSD Student Center: The Center of a Green Campus

ENVS 664Ta-You HuangOct 16th, 2012

Brief History

- Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) founded 1903- SIO became part of the UC 1912- University of California, La Jolla 1950- University of California, San Diego 1964- Student Price Center was constructed 1993- Student Price Center Extension 2003 and construction finished in 2008

College SystemRevelle, 1964Muir, 1967Marshall, 1970Warren, 1974Roosevelt, 1988Sixth 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

http://www.nrel.gov/renewable_resources/

JUST HOW GREEN?GOALS:- Climate neutral GHG by 2025- 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)