| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.00 |
| Liaison | Richard Demerjian |
| Submission Date | May 24, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of California, Irvine
PAE-3: Physical Campus Plan
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.00 / 4.00 |
Richard
Demerjian Assistant Vice Chancellor Office of Environmental Planning and Sustainability |
Does the institution's physical campus plan include sustainability at a high level?:
A brief description of how the physical campus plan or amendment includes sustainability:
Sustainability involves the consideration of environmental, economic, and social factors in a comprehensive manner to ensure long-term environmental quality, economic growth, and public health. The UCI Long Range Development Plan(LRDP), first conceived in 1963 and most recently revised in 2007, provides a living master plan demonstrating these key factors as implemented through a long-term master plan. Nearing its 50th year of implementation, the plan and its supporting elements provide a dynamic example of a sustainable community that encompasses a wide range of sustainability issue areas including:
• Affordable Live-Work Housing
• Density Management and Urban Design
• Community-wide Green Building Program
• Pedestrian Orientation/Human Scale
• Sustainable Transportation Systems
• Green and Renewable Energy Systems
• Climate Protection
• Sustainable Landscaping
• Water Conservation and Water Quality
Implementation of the LRDP has produced significant results in regard to sustainability. The following are a few of the results:
• An estimated reduction of 39 million vehicle miles per year
• A combined heat and power plant that reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 39,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent per year
• 425 acres of open space network designated as permanent habitat on campus
• More than 10 miles of shared bicycle/pedestrian paths, bridges, and lanes
The year the physical campus plan was developed or adopted:
The website URL where the physical campus plan is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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