Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.57
Liaison Lacey Raak
Submission Date May 20, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

California State University, Monterey Bay
IN-24: Innovation A

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Lacey Raak
Sustainability Director
Campus Planning and Development
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Name or title of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
First Campus registered for the Living Community Challenge

A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome that outlines how credit criteria are met and any positive measurable outcomes associated with the innovation:

The Living Community Challenge is an ambitious program that CSUMB has integrated into its Master Plan. As the first campus registrant CSUMB has submitted is Vision Plan for a Living Community, which incorporates the 9 petals of the Living Community Challenge.

The Living Community Challenge is organized into seven performance areas (Petals). Each performance area has a number of more detailed requirements (Imperatives).

PLACE PETAL
Restoring a healthy interrelationship with nature.

WATER PETAL
Creating developments that operate within the water balance of a given place and climate.

ENERGY PETAL
Relying only on current solar income.

HEALTH & HAPPINESS PETAL
Creating environments that optimize physical and psychological health and well being.

MATERIALS PETAL
Endorsing products that are safe for all species through time.

EQUITY PETAL
Supporting a just and equitable world.

BEAUTY PETAL
Celebrating plans that purpose transformative change.


Which of the following impact areas does the innovation most closely relate to? (select up to three):
Buildings
Coordination & Planning

A letter of affirmation from an individual with relevant expertise or a press release or publication featuring the innovation :
The website URL where information about the innovation is available :
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

This project also had (and will continue to have direct student/academic support)
https://csumb.edu/naturalsciences/students-apply-csumbs-living-community-challenge-across-campus


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