UC Newsroom |
Sustainability projects win honors
Statewide conference recognizes UC, other higher ed institutions for green achievements.
UC Newsroom |
Green building hits major milestone
New UCLA laboratory is UC's 100th LEED-certified facility — far ahead of any other American university.
UC Office of the President |
UC's Best Practice Award winners
Award-winning projects at higher ed sustainability conference.
UC Berkeley |
UC Berkeley takes the plastic-waste challenge
Stepping up to the global challenge of trying to keep plastic waste from clogging waterways, coastlines and landfills, UC Berkeley is the first university in the world to embrace the Plastic Disclosure Project.
UC Newsroom |
UC’s green investments pay off
The University of California is saving $32 million a year on energy and remains the leader in higher education for adopting green building standards.
Those achievements and others are outlined in the 2011 UC Annual Report on Sustainable Practices at the Board of Regents meeting today (Jan. 18) at UC Riverside.
The UC system added 38 LEED-green certified facilities during 2011 and now has 87, which continues to be the most of any university in the country, according to the annual report.
UC Newsroom |
Students inspire UC sustainability policies
Student activism is a driving force behind initiatives that make the UC system one of the greenest universities in the country.