Presentations
The California Higher Education Sustainability Conference aims to ensure that the best practices of colleges and universities throughout our state are spread to peer institutions. Through this work we are ensuring that effective programs are replicated efficiently, broadening their impact.
We would like to thank Athens Services who sponsored the sharing of
post-conference PowerPoint presentations online, helping us to ensure
greater visibility of the best practices discussed at our event.
Conference Videos
The conference videos are in Apple Quicktime format. If you do not have the player you can download it for free from Apple's Website.
Presentations
Best Practice Awards
- Monitoring-based Commissioning (MBCx)
- Best Overall Sustainable Design
- Student Energy Efficiency
- Lighting
Design and Retrofit
- HVAC Design and Retrofit
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Curriculum
- Ecological Literacy in General Education & AA Degree Requirements
- Developing Interdisciplinary Degree Programs in Sustainability
- Utilizing Service Learning to Enhance Curriculum
- Starting Fresh; Developing New Courses to Develop Ecological Literacy
- Embedding Sustainability into Existing Curriculum
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Energy
- What's Your Target? Taking Aim With Advanced Energy Benchmarking Techniques
- Making Energy Efficiency and Conservation an Institutional Priority
- Case Studies in Auxillaries
- Self-Generation and Smart Grid
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Food Systems
- Steps Toward Inclusive Efforts in Fostering Sustainable Food Systems on Campuses
- Innovations and Rethinking Sustainable Food in Tough Budgetary Times
- Sharing Models and Opportunities for Student-driven Campus Food System Change
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Green Building New Construction
- Green Residence Halls and Dining Commons
- Commissioning with Contractors and Sustainable Design Review for Laboratory Buildings
- Medical and Health Center Facilities
- Surpassing Green Standards in Science Buildings
- Community College Case Studies
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Green Building Operations, Maintenance, & Renovations
- LEEDTM Certification of Historic Building Renovations
- Acheiving Campuswide LEEDTM EBOM Credits and Prerequisites
- Green Laboratory Operations Session
- Green Department Certifications
- Policies and Strategies for Deep Energy Efficiency
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Green Industry
- Campus Conservation Nationals: Lessons Learned by Competing to Reduce Dormitory Water and Electricity Use
- Teaching Students to Address Sustainability Challenges through Market-based Solutions
- Electronic Waste; Verifying Proper Recycling Practices
- Green Collar Jobs; Employers Panel
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Healthcare
- Healthy and Sustainable Food
- Waste Reduction
- Greening the Operating Room
- Green Building in a Healthcare Environment
- Leadership Perspectives on Creating Sustainable Healthcare Facilities
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Institutionalizing Sustainability & Climate Action Planning
- Making a Business Case for Behavioral-based Programs and Engaging Stakeholders
- Effectively Communicating the Sustainability Message
- STARS: The Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System
- Turning Crisis into Opportunity: Can Sustainability Programs and Budget Cuts be Mutually Supportive?
- Climate Action Plans, GHG Reporting, and Reducing Travel Emissions Through External Funding
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Local (Case Studies from CSULB & Long Beach)
- Bridging Campus and Community-based Sustainability Programs through Student Programs
- PIER SPEED Technology Presentation
- Three Approaches to Sustainability from CSULB Student Organizations
- Green Workforce Training Programs
- New Hall of Science
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Procurement & Business Services
- Recycled and Remanufactured Printer Cartridges Demystified
- Sustainable Procurement Criteria and Data: Creating Standardization and Multiple Uses
- Surplus Equipment Management
- Building Local Capacity through Small Business Partnerships
- LEEDTM EBOM: What Did it Take to Get Through it?
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Student Affairs
- Orientation and First Year Experience Programs
- Best Practice Award Winners in Student Sustainability Programs
- Creating Structures; Student Affairs-based Sustainablity Committees and Student Government Positions
- Career Centers
- Mentoring Students
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Social Equity
- Alternative Transportation and Social Equity
- Sustainability and Social Justice: Connecting Community, Race, Class, and Environment
- Addressing Student Hunger Through Campus Food Banks
- Best Practice Award Winners in Campus and Community Partnerships; Urban Garden Projects
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Transportation
- Emerging Issues in Sustainable Transportation
- Sustainable Transit - Campus and Community Use of Transit, Maintaining Alternatively Fueled Vehicles, and International Transit Lessons
- Electric Vehicle Infrastructure On Campus
- Sustainable Transportation for the Campus and Community
- Active Transportation: Bikes, Skateboards, and Walking
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Water
- Revealing Ways to Use Recycled Water
- A Comprehensive, Campuswide Approach to Water Resources Management
- Best Practices in Water Efficiency and Site Water Quality
- Big Picture Look at Water
- Changing Behavior and Increasing Water Conservation Awareness
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Waste Reduction & Recycling
- Launching, Expanding, and Marketing Post-consumer Composting Programs
- Connecting to the Local Community through Sustainable Move-Out Programs
- Best Practices in Innovative Waste Reduction
- Associated Students' Recycling Projects
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