A Sustainable Campus: What is being done? What more can we do? Fall 2009 Steve Wheeler
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This lecture series explores different ways that a university campus (U.C. Davis) could become more sustainable. We hear from a variety of campus staff persons about past efforts and future possibilities in their particular fields. Topics include climate change planning,arboretum initiatives, campus dining services, green buildings, development of a new campus neighborhood, and transportation planning. These talks provide insight into the challenges and opportunities surrounding sustainable development of a large site.
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Sustainability at Shields Library
Susan Macaulay is the administrative services analyst for the UC Davis Library. Macaulay outlines steps that the campus's main library is taking to qualify its building for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) - Existing Building certification, and some of the practical challenges in doing so. She also mentions possibilities for improving the sustainability of the library courtyard and grounds, which was the subject of a Landscape Architecture studio class in winter 2010.
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Sustainability in Campus Development
Bob Segar is assistant vice chancellor of planning for UC Davis. Segar outlines exciting new efforts to develop a new green neighborhood on campus called West Village, which will house students, staff and faculty with greatly lowered greenhouse gas emissions, energy need and motor vehicle use.
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Sustainability in Campus Transportation
Cliff Contreras, Mary Maffly and David Takemoto-Weerts work in Transportation and Parking Services at UC Davis. Contreras describes the range of programs the campus has undertaken to get students and staff to bike, walk or take public transit instead of driving to campus. These programs have made UC Davis one of the national leaders in reducing motor vehicle dependency.
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Sustainability in Campus Building
Bill Starr and Gary Dahl are senior project managers for UC Davis' Design and Construction Management (formerly known as Architects & Engineers). The two explain why green building design is so important and provide detail on a number of LEED-certified buildings on the UC Davis campus, including the particular design challenges of each.
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Sustainability in Campus Dining
Gina Rios is general manager of retail dining for the UC Davis campus. Rios discusses steps that campus dining services has taken to reduce waste and use local and organic produce for its events, and the particular challenges, for example, of finding the perfect compostable hot dog wrapper for concessions at the football stadium.
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Sustainability Initiatives at the Arboretum
Ellen Zagory is the director of horticulture for the UC Davis Arboretum. Zagory focuses on environmental education activities of the arboretum, including development of the "Arboretum All-Stars" program that showcases 100 plants that researchers have found particularly appropriate for the climate of the Sacramento region.