University of California, Santa Barbara
PAE-20: Inter-Campus Collaboration on Sustainability

Given the number of people at UCSB actively working on sustainability, it would be difficult to list every paper, guide, and presentation made available to other institutions. For this reason, we have chosen to share a few key examples rather than an exhaustive list: UC –CSU-CC Sustainability conference Best Practice Award presentation (LA Tech), June 21, 2010 – Bonnie Crouse, Terry Thomas, Mark Rousseau, Megan Carney (ppt) Conference: Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2010 Presenter: Jordan Sager Description: Discussed LEED and the Portfolio Program. Megan Carney, the coordinator for a student funded sustainable foods project, organized three Community Food Working group meetings on behalf of Residential Dining Services that included campus and community organizations and farmers. (2010-2011) Panelist on NGFN Real Food Challenge Webinar on UCSB sustainability and real food – Oct. 21, 2010 – Bonnie Crouse (ppt) Sustainable Champion presentation by Dr Cleveland for campus and Santa Barbara community – Oct 5 2010. Residential Dining had a display and posters of local produce as part of the program in which Dr. Cleveland was recognized for his outstanding achievements in food/food production research and community collaborations. Dr Cleveland is a UCSB professor and shared his knowledge, with the community as well as with representatives from local government agencies at this capstone event. Conference: This Way to Sustainability (TWTS 2010) Title: Implementing Sustainability in the Business and University Community: A Panel with SCOOP at CSU Chico and the UCSB PACES Presenters: Katie Maynard, Eli Krispi, and Chris Murphy Description: Learn how sustainability can be implemented in your work environment, whether it is on campus or a business in the community. You will hear from two initiatives, the Program for the Assessment and Certification for the Environment and Sustainability (PACES) at UCSB and Sustainable Consultation of Office Practices (SCOOP) at CSU Chico, which perform departmental assessments as a way to increase awareness of and action toward sustainable practices. Key topics that will be covered include the assessment process, integration with USGBC’s LEED Certification standards (specifically LEED v2.0), and the successful collaboration between students, staff, and faculty to create measurable change. Conference: California Higher Education Sustainability Conference (CHESC 2011) Title: Reducing Water Use in Campus Research Laboratories Presenter: Amorette Getty Description: This presentation focuses on the various methods that UC Santa Barbara utilizes in its water management operations throughout campus. She goes into depth on the methods of water transport, use, collection, and purification, including potable, industrial, and reclaimed water usage, reverse osmosis, and distilling and deionizing processes. Cost effective, longer lasting, and environmentally sustainable technologies and methods are also discussed, in addition to budget issues that may arise with improving the water management system of a campus. Conference: Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2011 Title: Academic Infusion of Sustainability: Leading Faculty and Curriculum Developers Share Best Practices Presenters:Katie Maynard, UC Santa Barbara; Bob Koester, Ball State University; Bill Brown, Indiana University; Aurora Winslade, UC Santa Cruz; Renee Lafrenz, Alliance to Save Energy (moderator) Description: Training emerging professionals about sustainability concepts needs to happen both in and out of the classroom in order to meet ambitious national workforce education and training goals. The process of approving college and university courses can take time, which delays a campus' ability to meet student and workforce demands. But, in the meantime, dedicated faculty and curriculum developers (e.g., sustainability directors and facilities managers who also teach) are developing best practices for infusing sustainability concepts into existing multi-disciplinary courses. These courses can range from those in the environmental science department to business, teaching, and engineering. Leveraging the experiences of an expert panel from campuses nation-wide, this session will examine different techniques for academic infusion and course integration-- focusing specifically on energy efficiency. It will also provide a forum for curricula developers to meet one another to discuss the challenges they've encountered and lessons learned. Guides and Resources UCSB shared our experience in building the first LEED for Homes project in the UC by making our LEED contact specifications available for other UC campuses. Additionally, Jordan Sager helped in providing a case study on the LEED in-house certification strategy for the Ocean Sciences Education Building at the UC system-wide sustainability steering committee at UCOP.

UC Santa Barbara is a member of AASHE, USGBC, and ACUPCC. We have also signed the Talloires Declaration. UCSB LabRATS is a Labs21 Supporter. Bonnie Crouse, the Assistant Director, Residential Dining Services, is a member of the Agricultural Futures Alliance of Santa Barbara County, NACUFS, and the Santa Barbara County Food Policy Group. Jordan Sager, who works with the Physical Facilities division at UCSB, manages the LEED Green Building program and assists in the development of campus energy efficiency projects. Jordan is a co-founder of Santa Barbara’s Emerging Green Builders organization and maintains a Regional Chair position in the California Central Coast Chapter of the US Green Building Council. Jordan also held a regional council position with the California Central Coast Chapter of the USGBC and chaired the Santa Barbara Emerging Professionals group where they organized trips, green building tours, and formal green building education programs.

UC Santa Barbara partners with colleges and universities throughout the state to implement the annual CA Higher Education Sustainability Conference. This is a partnership of the University of California, California Community Colleges, the California State University, and private and independent colleges. UCSB plays a central organizing role every year, including years where the conference is not physically hosted at UCSB. This conference highlights best practices of colleges and universities throughout the state related to environmental, social, and economic sustainability.