University of California, Riverside
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination

UCR reached an outstanding 99% divergence on all construction and demolition waste as well as an 83% rate for all waste streams across campus. Our campus created a green lab, green office and green event program certifications. We have successfully installed electrical vehicle chargers throughout the parking lots on campus, accessible for students, faculty and staff to use. In 2014, UCR has opened a brand new solar farm that will produce up to 6.6 million kilowatt hours of electricity each year. All new constructions and major renovated buildings are LEED Silver Certified at minimum. We have provided the community with the opportunity to learn about natural and organic gardening in UCR’s R’Garden that features sustainably built structures such as a dehydrating toilet and a water efficient irrigation system. Undergraduate students funded, designed and built a mobile renewable energy generator that provides renewable energy for campus events. The Green Campus Action Plan has funding to support height paid undergraduate internships that focus on sustainability.

In 2008 the Chancellor convened a committee of 63 “to facilitate the implementation of sustainability initiatives supporting the UC President’s Policy for Green Building Design and Clean Energy Standards {now the UC Sustainable Practices Policy 2013} and to develop a framework and approach and draft policy for accomplishing environmental goals at UCR, including sustainable operations, stewardship, compliance, and best practices.”

Kim Wilcox, Chancellor Paul D'Anieri, Provost Maria Anguiano, Vice Chancellor Budget and Planning Ron Coley, Vice Chancellor Business Administration Services Jose Wudka, Chair Academic Senate James Sandoval, Vice Chancellor Student Affairs Yolanda Moses, Associate Vice Chancellor Diversity Mike Pazzani, Vie Chancellor Research Michael Ervin, Steering Committee Undergraduate Student Representative Holly Mayton, Steering Committee Graduate Student Representative Peggy Mauk, Director Ag Ops Jeff Kaplan, Associate Vice Chancellor Capital Asset Strategies Bob Slater, Director Physical Plant Andy Plumley, Assistant Vice Chancellor Housing, Dining, Residential Services Mathew Barth, Director Center for Environmental Research and Technology Kris Lovekin, Director Strategic Communications David Crohn, Associate Professor Environmental Sciences Greg Artman, Director Transportation and Parking Services Reza Abbaschian Dean College of Engineering Ron Loveridge Director, Center for Sustainable Suburban Development John Cook Director of Sustainability Michael Bacich, Sustainability Manager City of Riverside Renee Johnson, Executive Committee Student Representative Drew Story, Executive Committee Student Representative Hannah Campi, Executive Committee Student Representative Ertem Tuncel, Professor Electrical Engineering Brian Siana, Associate Professor Physics

The Sustainability program seeks the continuous improvement in the quality of all environments impacted by the University of California Riverside.

The Director of Sustainability is responsible for coordinating, initiating and directing all sustainability activities at the University of California Riverside. The director represents UCR on sustainability related issues within the UC system, regionally - City of Riverside Green Action planning committee, State - California Higher Education Sustainability Conference and National - Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education The LEED AP Analyst is in charge of acquiring the LEED Certification on all new construction and major renovation projects on campus. The Community Garden Manager oversees operations and programming as well as the development of the three-acre sustainability community garden. The Specialist is involved with working on the Green Certification programs such as Green Lab and Green Events with the sustainability team.

eight paid undergraduate internships focused on sustainability on campus. reached 99% divergent on all construction and demolition waste. 83% divergent rate across campus built a mobile renewable energy generator that provides renewable energy for campus events funded and designed and build by undergraduate students green lab certification green events certification green office certification installed electrical vehicle chargers R'Garden building and designing sustainable structures offered a themed class in sustainability offering a course in methodology of sustainability 6.6 megawatt solar farm All Sustainability FT staff members are LEED GA or above and are currently pursuing ISSP-SA