The 6th Annual UC/CSU/CCC Sustainability 2007 Conference Track Sessions

 

Track Sessions Descriptions

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Curriculum and Research

Curriculum and Research: Food Systems
Monday 10:45
Join Professor David Cleveland in defining what is organic, local, small-scale, and sustainable. How can we create policies and practices that take into account the research on local small-scale agriculture? Cindy Douglas will then share her experience teaching students about local agriculture and their role in the food system through the use of the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s Organic Farm. Amie Frisch will tie up the session by discussing her work as the student foods coordinator of the CSU Sustainable Foods campaign and how she has applied her understanding of sustainable food systems to changing the operations of CSU dining commons.

Speakers:

David Cleveland, Ph.D., Professor, Environmental Studies, UC Santa Barbara
Cindy Douglas, Farm Manager, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Amie Frisch, Student, San Jose State University

Moderators:

Mark Stemen, Ph.D., Coordinator, Environmental Studies Program at CSU Chico

Location:

McCune Conference Room

Curriculum and Research Mapping Sustainable Curriculum
Monday 2:00 pm
Tom Kimmerer, Executive Director of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) will set the tone for this session with a broad view of what the landscape of sustainability within curriculum and research in higher education looks like. From there, participants and speakers will explore research tools and methods to determine what determines a course on sustainability, how do we assess how far higher education has come in terms of addressing sustainability, and what are the barriers to get there? Cal Poly San Luis Obispo conducted a survey to assess student interest and faculty teaching of sustainability in design programs, Kristina Miller, CSU Chico, evaluated sustainability in curriculum throughout community colleges in California, and UCSB developed a campus-wide assessment tool via surveys and interviews this past year, evaluating both the degree to which sustainability was included across and within disciplines, this survey was part of a larger process of establishing indicators to assess the success of our campus sustainability plan.

Speakers:

Margot McDonald, AIA, Professor, Architecture, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Kristina Miller, Instructor, Butte Community College, Solid Waste Manager, County of Tehama
Jennifer Thorsch, PhD, Katherine Esau Director, Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration, UCSB
Katie Maynard, Sustainability Coordinator, UC Santa Barbara

Moderators:

Tom Kimmerer, Ph.D., Executive Director, Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)

Location:

McCune Conference Room

Curriculum and Research: Case studies on infusing sustainability into curriculum
Monday 4:15 PM
This session focuses on how faculty can integrate sustainability into their classes. The three presenters will offer strikingly different “best practices""” of integrating sustainability into courses ranging from a first-year general education course to a fourth-year upper division elective. All three will also discuss the opportunities (and challenges) of working with faculty from other disciplines. Participants will walk away with sample syllabi and a suite of ideas they can implement in the upcoming term.

Speakers:

Jim Pushnik, Rawlins Endowed Professorship, Environmental Literacy, CSU Chico
George Tynan
Brad Monsma, PhD, Professor of English, CSU Channel Islands

Moderators:

Mark Stemen, Ph.D., Coordinator, Environmental Studies Program, CSU Chico

Location:

McCune Conference Room

Curriculum and Research: Climate Change
Tuesday 8:30
This session explores higher educations rich variety of roles in addressing one of our greatest challenges:  climate change.  The contribution of university research to the crucial reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will be presented by one of the lead authors, Richard Somerville. Professor Gautier will discuss approaches of infusing climate change into university curriculum and Kate Cheney Davidson of the Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkeley will present an award-winning project that helped to inform the public and share the early human stories to increase the awareness level and understanding of this important topic.

Speakers:

Richard Somerville, PhD, Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
Catherine Gautier, PhD, Professor, Geography, UC Santa Barbara
Kate Cheney Davidson, Freelance Journalist, U.S. Editor, China Dialogue

Moderators:

Karl Brown, Deputy Director, California Institute for Energy and Environment

Location:

McCune Conference Room

Curriculum and Research: Lighting Technologies
Tuesday 1:30
This session focuses on lighting as a significant component of the built environment and a major driver of electric energy needs. Three presenters explore different aspects of the university’s role in improving lighting efficiency. Enabling research in Light Emitting Diodes or LEDs is discussed by Steven DenBaars of the Solid State Lighting Center of the University of California, Santa Barbara. The development and offering of leading-edge lighting design curriculum at UC Davis is described by Konstantinos Papamichael in a presentation also covering other activities of the California Lighting Technology Center. Student participation in implementation of campus lighting retrofit programs is discussed by Green Campus Program Interns.

Speakers:

Steven DenBaars, Co-Director, Solid State Lighting Technology Center
Konstantinos Papamichael, PhD, Professor, Design Department, Associate Director, California Lighting Technology Center, UC Davis
Desirae Early, Student, Environmental Economics and Policy, UC Berkeley

Moderators:

Karl Brown, Deputy Director, California Institute for Energy and Environment

Location:

McCune Conference Room

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Energy

Energy: Energy Management for the 21st Century
Monday 10:45
This session presents approaches and results of new energy benchmarking efforts. Researchers at LBNL, together with the energy manager of UCSB, present a structured approach to measuring laboratory and data center efficiency and review best practice strategies to improve performance. The campus energy manager at UC Merced presents selected data collected from new campus buildings during the first year of occupancy in comparison to benchmark-based targets and modeling results used for LEED™ compliance.

Speakers:

Paul Mathew, Ph.D., Staff Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Dale Sartor, P.E., Director of the Building Technologies Applications Team, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Jim Dewey, Associate Director, and Energy and Utility Manager, UCSB

Moderators:

John Elliott, Campus Energy Manager, Facilities Management, UC Merced

Location:

MCC Theater

Energy: Emerging technologies and Demand Response
Monday 2:00 pm
Building operators need to be aware of and understand the wide range of opportunities currently available from cutting edge technology and demand response programs. This information will enable them to select the most effective mix of new products and operating strategies. In this session, attendees will learn how PIER (Public Interest Energy Research) brings new energy services and products to the marketplace and creates state-wide environmental and economic benefits, and how to simultaneously protect from grid emergencies and leverage your campus assets for monetary benefit through the Demand Response Program as administered for the UC/CSU System by Enernoc.

Speakers:

Karl F. Johnson, Research Coordinator, California Institute for Energy and Environment
Scott McGaraghan, Business Development, EnerNOC

Moderators:

John Dilliott, LEED™ AP, Manager, Energy and Utilities, UC San Diego

Location:

MCC Theater

Energy: Best Practice Awardees: Green Campus Program
Monday 4:15 pm
The Green Campus program seeks to empower students to stimulate energy savings in campus buildings and educate the campus community about the reasons and methods for saving energy. Come see our terrific students present their recent projects!

Speakers:

Jocelyn Orr, Green Campus Program Coordinator, Student, CSU Humboldt
Shyla Raghav, Green Campus Program Coordinator, Student, UC Irvine
Amelia Gulling, Green Campus Program Lead Coordinator, Student, CSU Chico
Lauren Mills, Green Campus Program Coordinator, Student, UC Santa Cruz
Ashley OŐNeill, Green Campus Program Coordinator, Student, CSU San Bernardino

Moderators:

Andy Coghlan, Assistant Program Manager, Alliance to Save Energy

Location:

MCC Theater

Energy: Time to Get Serious
Tuesday 8:30
Carbon-neutrality is a taller order than many people realize. It is two orders of magnitude more difficult than the Policy on Sustainable Practices UC has been pursuing. This requires far more than simply redoubling our efforts. Wealthy universities are taking the easy way out by buying emissions credits rather than taking direct actions to reduce or offset their carbon emissions. Although emissions credits will no doubt play some role in a carbon-neutral UC, our primary intent should be direct action. We need to think big in terms of plans, investments, funding strategies, new business concepts, and comprehensive efforts, because the goal is immense. It may be the most challenging goal we ever face in our career.

Speakers:

Wendell C. Brase, Vice Chancellor for Administrative and Business Services at UC Irvine

Moderators:

Aaron Klemm, Energy Program Manager, CSU Office of the Chancellor

Location:

MCC Theater

Energy: Best Practice Awards
Tuesday 1:30 pm
This session will include presentations from winners of the Energy Efficiency Partnership Best Practice Awards competition for projects that demonstrate the best practices in lighting design and/or retrofit, HVAC retrofit, renewable energy and/or innovative energy generation or energy procurement, and monitoring based commissioning projects.

Speakers:

Paul Black, Manager, Utility Engineering, UC Berkeley
Tommaso Boggia, Green Campus Program Coordinator, Student, UC Santa Cruz
Tom Brown, Energy Systems and Operations, CSU
Michelle Dyck-Turner, Recycling Coordinator, Assistant to the Chief Engineer and Energy Manager, CSU San Bernardino
Dave Klein, IT Project Manager, UC Santa Cruz

Moderators:

Moderators:

Aaron Klemm, Energy Program Manager, CSU Office of the Chancellor

Location:

MCC Theater

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Sustainable Food Systems Track

Sustainable Food Systems: Next Steps Toward Green Dining Certification and Energy Savings Initiatives
Monday 2:00 pm
This track session will feature both UC Berkeley & UC Santa Cruz's dining service green certification initiatives showcasing challenges and lessons learned in the process. Richard Young, of the Food Service Technology Center, a project sponsored by PG&E will share his work and give examples of energy saving processes and support given to institutional kitchens and food services.

Speakers:

Clint Jeffries, Food Service Manager, UC Santa Cruz
Richard Young, Senior Engineer, Director of Education, Food Service Technology Center

Moderators:

Tim Galarneau, Advisor, UC Sustainable Foods Campaign, Foods Systems Working Group, UC Santa Cruz

Location:

Ucen Harbor Room

Sustainable Food Systems: Joint Session, Recycling and Waste Management and Foods Track: Food Services and Waste Reduction
Monday 4:15 pm Composting and waste reduction can lead to effective solutions and cost savings. In this session large institutional options & sharing of implemented designs for waste management will be discussed. Topics will also cover the latest technologies with in-vessel composting systems, pulping machines, recycling initiatives, biodegradable cutlery, and much more.

Speakers:

James Boushka, Candy Berlin

Moderators:

Tim Galarneau, Advisor, UC Sustainable Foods Campaign, Foods Systems Working Group, UC Santa Cruz

Location:

Ucen Harbor Room

Sustainable Food Systems: Steps Toward Integrating Sustainability in Campus Dining Services
Tuesday 8:30
Sustainability is sweeping through campus dining services as diverse stakeholders are coming to the table. Case studies of how three campuses have integrated sustainability into dining services will be highlighted through sharing successful visions and implementation strategies, challenges of cooking in season with fresh ingredients and sustainable sourcing strategies, as well as how student involvement in bringing the classroom to the dining hall has been part of the process.

Speakers:

Daniel Kaupie, General Manager Sodexho Campus Services at California State University Monterey Bay
Kathryn Spencer
Bonnie Crouse, Assistant Director of Residential Dining Services, UC Santa Barbara
Sue Hawkins, Director of UCen Dining Services, UC Santa Barbara
Ida Shen, Interim Assistant Director, Executive Chef, Cal Dining, UC Berkeley

Moderators:

Tim Galarneau, Advisor, UC Sustainable Foods Campaign, Foods Systems Working Group, UC Santa Cruz

Location:

Ucen Harbor Room

Sustainable Food Systems: Joint Session, Procurement and Food Systems Tracks: Distribution and Sustainable Purchasing within Food Services
Tuesday 1:30 pm
Establishing sustainable purchasing guidelines and an efficient distribution network for your campus dining service needs can be a formidable challenge. Come prepared to learn how dining service programs are sourcing from local and sustainable producers and climbing the hurdles to achieve innovative partnerships. In addition examples of steps toward sourcing biodegradable cutlery, plateware, and other non-food items in dining services will be examined.

Speakers:

Anya Fernald, Program Director of Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF)
Dina Izzo, Marketing Coordinator, Agriculture and Land Based Training Association (ALBA)
Scott B. Berlin, Director of Dining and Hospitality Services, UC Santa Cruz

Moderators:

Tim Galarneau, Advisor, UC Sustainable Foods Campaign, Foods Systems Working Group, UC Santa Cruz

Location:

Ucen Flying A

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Green Building EB/CI

Green Building EB/CI: LEED™ CI Case Studies
Monday 10:45
The newly expanded UC Policy on Sustainable Practices requires renovations projects over $5 million to meet the equivalent of a LEED™ CI Certified rating. UCSF has already received certification of a dentistry lab, and UCLA and UCD are using LEED™ CI on current renovation projects and will share their initial lessons learned.

Speakers:

Harold (Hank) Knapp, Physical Plant Manager OCHM, Housing and Hospitality Services, UC Los Angeles
Judy Chess, LEEDTM AP, Manager for Green Building Programs, UC Berkeley
Gary Dahl
Patti Mitchell, AIA, LEEDTM AP, Project Manager, UCSF

Moderators:

Tara Lamont, AIA, LEED™ AP, Assistant Director of Design and Construction Services, UC Office of the President

Location:

Anacapa Formal Lounge

Green Building EB/CI: LEED™ EB Case Studies
Monday 2:00 pm
The newly expanded UC Policy on Sustainable Practices requires each UC campus to certify one building through the LEED™ -EB rating system. UCSB and UCOP have already achieved certification on one building each, and UCSB has several more in the works.

Speakers:

Gary Jurich, Recreation Center Director, UC Santa Barbara
Bruce Hansen, Assistant Manager, Recreation Center, UC Santa Barbara
Ryan Schauland, Energy and Sustainability Coordinator, UC Santa Barbara
Jubilee Daniels, M.L.A., LEEDTM EB Project Coordinator, UCOP

Moderators:

George Getgen, Director, Facilities Management, UC Office of the President

Location:

Anacapa Formal Lounge

Green Building EB/CI: Lab Assessment and Management, Client Perspective
Monday 4:15 pm
Green Building and Operations are challenging in laboratories due to specialized and intensive needs of scientists.  At UCSB the Laboratory Assessment for Research Sustainability (LARS) Program engages researchers to find conservation opportunities within the constraints of their research.  This program is unique in its comprehensive evaluation of energy, water, chemicals, materials, surplus equipment, and purchasing practices, and by directly involving the entire laboratory group, focusing on changes lab occupants can make.

Speakers:

Allen Doyle, Lab Manager, UCSB
Dave Bothman

Moderators:

Paul Mathew, Ph.D., Staff Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Location:

Anacapa Formal Lounge

Green Building EB/CI: Ask the LEED™ EB Expert
Tuesday 8:30
Two national experts on the LEED™ -EB rating system will share their experience and expertise with the growing number of campuses who have registered projects and are starting the certification process.

Speakers:

Dan Ackerstein, Leonardo Academy, developer of the LEED™ EB program for the USGBC
Mark Maxwell, LEEDTM Coordinator for the University of California Campus

Moderators:

Dan Ackerstein, Leonardo Academy, developer of the LEED™ EB program for the USGBC

Location:

Anacapa Formal Lounge

Green Building EB/CI: LEED™ and USGBC Portfolio Program Update
Tuesday 1:30 pm
The U.S. Green Building Council is transforming the LEED™ certification process to allow organizations with many buildings - like campuses - to drastically reduce the paperwork and cost of certification. UCSB, UCM, UCI, and CSULA are all involved in piloting these new approaches.

Speakers:

Marc Heisterkamp (USGBC), Manager, Corporate/Investment Real Estate Sector, U.S. Green Building Council
John Ferris, Director, Facilities Services, CSU Los Angeles
Mark Maxwell, LEED™ Coordinator for the University of California Campus
Richard Demerjian, Director of Campus and Environmental Planning, UC Irvine
Perrin Pellegrin LEED™ A.P., Campus Sustainability Manager, UC Santa Barbara

Moderators:

Matthew St.Clair, LEED™ AP, Sustainability Manager, UC Office of the President

Location:

Anacapa Formal Lounge

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Green Building NC

Green Building NC: Best Practice Awards
Monday 10:45
This session will include presentations from winners of the Higher Education Energy Efficiency Partnership Program Best Practices Competition in the categories of New Construction- HVAC Design and Lighting Design/Retrofit.

Speakers:

Nathaniel C. Martin, Energy Conservation Coordinator, CSU Sacramento
Mike Sheehan, Associate Director, Student Housing, UC Davis
Wes Morgan, Project Manager, California Lighting Technology Center, UC Davis
Michelle Dyck-Turner, Recycling Coordinator, Assistant to the Chief Engineer and Energy Manager, CSU San Bernardino

Moderators:

Satinder ‘Steve’ Gulati, University Engineer, CSU Office of the Chancellor

Location:

Santa Rosa Formal Lounge

Green Building NC: Community College GB Case Studies
Monday 2:00 pm
This session will include presentations from winners of the Higher Education Energy Efficiency Partnership Program Best Practices Competition in the category of New Construction-Best Overall Sustainable Design.

Speakers:

Catherine Kniazewycz Michael Craig Smith, Director, Office of Design and Construction, CSU Fullerton
Jason Lorcher
Mike Byrne
Duane Fisher

Moderators:

Michael Wester, AIA, AICP, Assistant Director, Design and Construction Services, UC Office of the President
Tara Lamont, AIA, LEED™ AP, Assistant Director of Design and Construction Services, UC Office of the President

Location:

Santa Rosa Formal Lounge

Green Building NC: Community College Green Building Case Studies
Monday 4:15 pm
Each case study will describe the planning, design and construction processes, the faculty and staff engagement, and the innovative design work within each project. Ohlone College, Center for Health Sciences and Technology will open in January, 2008 as a Gold LEED™ Certified campus. Berkeley College project is unique in which the entire function of the college is contained within the building and is anticipated to achieve LEED™ certification. LA Valley College, Allied Health and Sciences Center has included in its design: photovoltaic array, a storm water retention pond, and a biologically cleanse roof rain water run-off.

Speakers:

Don Gauthier Sarah Dennison, AIA, LEEDTM AP, Principal Architect, CO Architects, Los Angeles
George Rogers
Leta Stagnaro, Dean, Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology
Mike Matson, LEEDTM AP, Senior Associate, Ratcliff Architects
Bill Blessing, LEEDTM AP, Associate Principal, Ratcliff Architects

Moderators:

Douglas M. Treadway, Ph.D., President/Superintendent, Ohlone Community College District

Location:

Santa Rosa Formal Lounge

Green Building NC: Client Perspective
Tuesday 8:30
Who drives successful green building projects on campus? What is the role of the client department? Faculty from building committees that successfully delivered green buildings will give tips to other faculty on how to get a green building and to project managers on how to successfully work with building committees. Many individuals are involved when a campus based capital project is realized in the planning and construction process. This session will explore that developmental process from the perspective of the client/end user. The presentations on this panel will describe …. (to be completed when presentations are determined).

Speakers:

Mike Sheehan, Associate Director, Student Housing, UC Davis
Bill McTague, Budget Officer, Student Affairs, UCSB
Elaine Chandler

Moderators:

Margot McDonald, AIA, Professor, Architecture, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Location:

Santa Rosa Formal Lounge

Green Building NC: Best Practice Awardees
Tuesday 1:30 pm
This session explores the day to day management techniques that a project manager can effectively utilize to incorporate mandated ‘green’ design within tight budget constraints. The presentations on this panel will provide techniques on how project managers and directors can manage their green building budgets when trying to achieve LEED™ certification. These techniques will be explained for all project phases from programming through construction.

Speakers:

Mark Maxwell, LEED™ Coordinator for the University of California Campus
Ed Palmer, Niles Bolton Associates
Brad Cox, Senior Associate, Anderson Brule Architects
Bill Starr

Moderators:

Diane Malone, LEED™ AP Campus Architect, Associate Director, Planning, Design, and Construction, CSU San Marcos

Location:

Santa Rosa Formal Lounge

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Institutionalizing Sustainability

Institutionalizing Sustainability: The Making of UC Berkeley's Climate Action Plan
Monday 10:45
On April 27, 2007 UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau committed the campus to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by year 2014. What are the details, and how did the campus get there? Find out from the leaders of the Cal Climate Action Partnership Steering Committee.

Speakers:

Catherine Koshland, Ph.D., Vice Provost Academic Planning and Facilities, UC Berkeley
Nathan Brostrom, Vice Chancellor Administration, UC Berkeley
Fahmida Ahmed, Sustainability Specialist, UC Berkeley

Moderators:

Tom Kimmerer, Ph.D., Executive Director, Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)

Location:

Buchanon 1910

Institutionalizing Sustainability: Chancellor's Sustainability Committees (2-4pm)
Monday 2:00 pm
All UC campuses have Sustainability Committees comprised of members from across the campus community to advise their Chancellor and top administrators on campus sustainability issues. While each committee is dedicated to campus sustainability, they all have a slightly different focus based on their campus’ priorities. Examples include budgeting processes, procurement, sustainability policy implementation review, and outreach and education. This panel provides a forum for campuses with Sustainability Committees to learn from the experience of others, while also providing guidance to campuses that are still forming committees.

Speakers:

Mark Freiberg
Steve Wiesenthal
Diane Behling
Mo Lovegreen, LEEDTM AP, Executive Officer, Department of Geography
Tova Lelah, Assistant Director, Campus Environmental Planning, UCLA, Capital Programs, UCLA
Ross Grayson
Camille Kirk, environmental planner, Office of Resource Management & Planning, UC Davis

Moderators:

Matthew St.Clair, LEED™ AP, Sustainability Manager, UC Office of the President

Location:

Buchanon 1910

Institutionalizing Sustainability: Next Steps to Full Sustainability
Monday 4:15 pm
Your campus has a recycling program, an energy plan, and an environmental degree program or two. What is the next step necessary to reach full sustainability? Speakers will address integrating sustainability into academic strategic goals, campus master plans, and campus sustainability plans.

Speakers:

Bruce Tiffney, PhD, Dean of College of Creative Studies, UC Santa Barbara
Scott McNall
Margot McDonald, AIA, Professor, Architecture, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Moderators:

Diane Malone, LEED™ AP Campus Architect, Associate Director, Planning, Design, and Construction, CSU San Marcos

Location:

Buchanon 1910

Institutionalizing Sustainability: Putting Policies into Practice
Tuesday 8:30
The L.A. Community College District passed a ground-breaking green building and clean energy policy in 2002. UC and CSU followed with their own policies in 2003 and 2005, respectively. The administrators overseeing the implementation of the policy goals for each university system will give an overview of their respective implementation efforts.

Speakers:

George Getgen, Director, Facilities Management, UC Office of the President
Len Pettis
Larry Eisenberg, Executive Director, Facilities, Planning and Development, LACCD

Moderators:

Jefferson Coombs, Regent, University of California

Location:

Lotte Lehman

Institutionalizing Sustainability: Benchmarking and Indicators
Tuesday 1:30 pm
Following the successful sustainability assessments at Chico St. and UC Berkeley, several other campuses are now conducting assessments, including UC Santa Cruz and UC Irvine. UC Santa Barbara has been tracking sustainability indicators for several years, and will present its efforts to institutionalize tracking these indicators.

Speakers:

Amy Jewel, Masters Student, Donald Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, UC Santa Barbara
Erin Claybaugh, Masters Student, Donald Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, UC Santa Barbara
Ryan Schauland, Energy and Sustainability Coordinator, UC Santa Barbara
Shawn Jacobson, Student, Geography, UC Santa Barbara
Leif H. Skogberg, Recycling Technician, City of Santa Barbara
Marcia Aurora Winslade, Sustainability Coordinator, Physical Plant, UC Santa Cruz
Candice Carr Kelman, student, Planning, Policy and Design, UC Irvine

Moderators:

Judy Walton, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)

Location:

Girvetz 2127

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Procurement

Procurement: Breaking Down the Silos: Collaboration, Communication, and Commitment
Monday 10:45
Sustainability requires an integrated approach to the way we work and can often alter the way we perform our everyday tasks. Such efforts in the University environment require commitment at all levels of the organization. By breaking down the "silos," we are creating bridges between UC departments that can help us make effective communication and collaboration easier. Several case studies will share their experiences, and their successes working within a large and complex organization.

Speakers:

Scott MacKenzie, Sustainability Coordinator, Purchasing Department, UC Santa Barbara
Paige Macias, Associate Vice Chancellor, Administrative and Business Services, UC Irvine
Lesley Clark

Moderators:

Mo Lovegreen, LEEDTM AP, Executive Officer, Geography, UC Santa Barbara

Location:

Ucen Flying A Room

Procurement: Purchasing toward LEED™ : Green Building and Toxics Reduction
Monday 2:00 pm
Leading experts on environmentally preferable purchasing will share the latest information on multi-attribute evaluation of products and building materials. Experts will discuss the latest priorities in polices and purchasing practices to reduce toxics in products. Topics include: green building materials and product specification priorities, product directories, and third party certification resources. Direct UC experience working with procurement officials on a successful LEED™ -CI project will close the session with practical experience.

Speakers:

Toni Stein, Alicia Culver

Moderators:

Saskia van Gendt, Region 9, Environmental Protection Agency

Location:

Ucen Flying A Room

Procurement: How e-Procurement Advances Sustainability
Monday 4:15 p,
Electronic, paperless purchasing is the future of procurement at the University of California. e-Procurement provides advanced technology for data collection, analysis and storage. Electronic supplier catalogs are at our fingertips, keeping pricing and stock availability in real time and can be utilized to promote changes in buying patterns as well as encouraging users to purchase environmentally preferred products. Hear what the University of California is doing with e-Procurement as a business model that supports sustainable practices on many levels.

Speakers:

Haggai Hisgilov, Executive Director, Strategic Sourcing, University of California
Linda Collins
Janice King

Moderators:

Lila Mauro, Director, Business Services, UC Berkeley

Location:

Ucen Flying A Room

Procurement: Cradle to Cradle: Effective Strategies for Electronic Waste
Tuesday 8:30
Electronic waste requires us to evaluate the processes we have in place to handle these goods. e-Waste provides us with an opportunity to shift toward a more sustainable model of operation, incorporating revised purchasing guidelines and methods to encourage UC suppliers to use more environmentally preferable materials. Requirements for re-use, sharing, re-manufacturing and responsible recycling programs encourage appropriate management of products we no longer use.

Speakers:

Sue Chiang, Director, Pollution Prevention Program, Center for Environmental Health

Moderators:

Lin King, Program Manager, R4 Recycling Program, UC Davis

Location:

Buchanon 1920

Procurement: Joint Session, Procurement and Food Systems Tracks: Distribution and Sustainable Purchasing within Food Services
Tuesday 1:30 pm
Establishing sustainable purchasing guidelines and an efficient distribution network for your campus dining service needs can be a formidable challenge. Come prepared to learn how dining service programs are sourcing from local and sustainable producers and climbing the hurdles to achieve innovative partnerships. In addition examples of steps toward sourcing biodegradable cutlery, plateware, and other non-food items in dining services will be examined.

Speakers:

Anya Fernald, Program Director of Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF)
Dina Izzo, Marketing Coordinator, Agriculture and Land Based Training Association (ALBA)
Scott B. Berlin, Director of Dining and Hospitality Services, UC Santa Cruz

Moderators:

Tim Galarneau, Advisor, UC Sustainable Foods Campaign, Foods Systems Working Group, UC Santa Cruz

Location:

Ucen Flying A

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Student Affairs

Student Affairs: Monday 2:00
Leading examples of student government and auxiliary sustainability initiatives include Chico State's student-fee funded sustainability fund and sustainability coordinator position, UC Berkeley Grad Assembly's Sustainability Committee and its efforts to institutionalize sustainable practices in the operations of the GA and all graduate student groups, and Butte Community College's Sustainability Resource Center, Green-Design Internet Cafe and influence in institutionalizing sustainability into the campus' strategic plan and operations . Student governments also manage significant space on campus including retail and food vendors, and the ASUCLA Auxiliary will present its plans to apply sustainability practices in these areas.

Speakers:

Roy Champaway
Becca Jones, Student, Materials Science, UC Berkeley
Courtney Voss
Chuck Rogers, Environmental Advisor, Associated Students at Butte College

Moderators:

Ben Allen, Student, Boalt Hall School of Law, UC Berkeley

Location:

Ucen State St. Room

Student Affairs: Tuesday 8:30
Students’ enthusiasm, curiosity, and desire to start a new stage in their lives during their first year of college holds out the promise that we can engage them in issues of sustainability. Presenters will include CSU Chico’s Hall Council Environmental Ambassadors Program, which engages residents in environmental programming and Environmental Affairs Board which successfully recruits and increases awareness of over 30 incoming freshman per week using workshops integrated into bi-weekly summer orientation programs.

Speakers:

Laura Moreno, Student, Microbial Biology, Conservation and Resource Studies, UC Berkeley
Robert Oehler
Dan Alexander
Mark Stemen, PhD, Associate Professor of Geography and Planning, CSU Chico

Moderators:

Valery Oehler, Associate Director, Campus Life, UC Office of the President

Location:

Ucen State St. Room

 

Student Affairs: Tuesday 1:30 pm
Students throughout the country are passing student fee referendums to support campus Santa Cruz, CSU Chico and UC Santa Barbara will share how they campaigned for and have operating student-funded green Initiatives on their campus.

Speakers:

Nina Salvador, Chair, The UCSB Green Initiative Fund (TGIF), Student, Environmental Studies, UC Santa Barbara
Donna Carpenter, Vice Chancellor, Administrative Services, UC Santa Barbara
Marcia Aurora Winslade, Sustainability Coordinator, Physical Plant, UC Santa Cruz
Tommaso Boggia, Green Campus Program Coordinator, student, UC Santa Cruz
Amy Miller, Sustainability Coordinator, Associated Students of CSU, Chico

Moderators:

Jennifer Reimer, Student Trustee, CSU Board of Trustees, Student, Business Administration, Clarinet Performance, Fresno State

Location:

Ucen Harbor Room

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Recycling and Waste Management

Joint Session, Recycling and Waste Management: Best Practices in Construction and Demolition Recycling
Monday 10:45

Speakers:

Lin King, Program Manager, R4 Recycling Program, UC Davis
Jon Root, Manager, Integrated Waste Management & Moving Services, CSU Long Beach

Moderators:

Lisa Bauer, Manager, Campus Recycling and Refuse Services, UC Berkeley

Location:

Ucen State St. Room

Recycling and Waste Management: Food Services and Waste Reduction
Monday 415 pm
Establishing sustainable purchasing guidelines and an efficient distribution network for your campus dining service needs can be a formidable challenge. Come prepared to learn how dining service programs are sourcing from local and sustainable producers and climbing the hurdles to achieve innovative partnerships. In addition examples of steps toward sourcing biodegradable cutlery, plateware, and other non-food items in dining services will be examined.

Speakers:

James Boushka, Dining Services, UC Davis
Candy Berlin, Dining & Facilities Program Coordinator, UC Santa Cruz
Max Kee, Student, CSU Chico

Moderators:

TBA

Location:

Ucen Harbor Room

Recycling and Waste Management: Tuesday 8:30
Focus on real life efforts diverting construction & demolition debris from UC Davis and CSU Long Beach. Students and staff at UC Davis assist contractors conducting waste and recycling assessments, project managers and architects with specifications and reporting, and waste/recycling haulers. Highlight is the successful C&D diversion for UCD’s new football stadium. CSULB requires documented proof that contractors recycle construction and demolition materials. Additionally, the university offers recycling services to help contractors divert materials, providing both parties financial benefits.

Speakers:

Lin King, Jon Root

Moderators:

TBA

Location:

Ucen Harbor Room

Recycling and Waste Management: Moving Towards Zero Waste
Tuesday 1:30 pm
The University of California has recently joined the many other sustainability leaders in establishing a zero waste goal for 2020. A panel from UC, CSU, and community college will present some of their best practices from their campuses on how they are striving for a zero waste campus.

Speakers:

Christa Jones, Zero Waste Coordinator, R4 Recycling Program, UC Davis
Mike Carey, Recycling Coordinator, Orange Coast College
Erin McNichol, Student, U.S. History and International Relations, UC Davis
Delma Munoz, Custodial and Waste Management Operations, CSU San Francisco

Moderators:

Madeline Brodie, Recycling Program Coordinator, Santa Monica College

Location:

Ucen State St. Room

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Transportation

Transportation: Marketing Sustainable Transportation
Monday 10:45
Marketing is an important component of a successful sustainable transportation program. This session will present information about the effectiveness of various marketing strategies in changing commute behavior and creating an alternative transportation culture on campus.

Speakers:

Brodie Hamilton, Director, Parking and Transportation Services, Stanford University
Andy Chow, Commute Specialist, San Jose State University
Brian dŐAutremont, Director, Transportation, San Diego State University

Moderators:

Winifred Kwofie, Project Manager, Facilities Planning and Construction, City College of San Francisco

Location:

Bren 1414

Transportation: Advanced Fuels Panel
Monday 2:00 pm
California has set high goals for reducing our dependence on liquid petroleum as well as CO2. As higher education institutions, we play several roles: researching fuels of the future, making fuel choices today for our fleets, and educating students in all aspects of fuels. Experts will facilitate a roundtable discussion of fuel choices for today as well as looking ahead to future options.

Speakers:

Randall von Wedel, PhD, President and Director of Research, CytoCulture International, Inc.
Peter F. Ward, Policy Advisor to the Vice Chair and Commissioner, California Energy Commission
Richard Bettendorf, Dean of Instruction, the School of Technical Careers, San Diego Miramar College
Marc Melaina, Ph.D., Project Scientist, Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis

Moderators:

Arjun Sarkar, Fleet Technician /Alternative fuels, Transportation Services, UC Santa Barbara

Location:

Bren 1414

Transportation: And the Winners Are Sustainable Transportation Awards
Monday 4:15 pm
Awards for UC and CSU:
- University owned and operated fleets
-Transportation demand management

Speakers:

Susan Rains, Commuter and Access Services Coordinator, University Police Department, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Penny Menton, MBA, Associate Director, Communication and Commuter Services
Stacey Murren, Parking and Transportation Director, UC Irvine
Ronald Fleming, CCSP Associate Director, Parking and Transportation, UC Irvine

Moderators:

Charlotte Strem, Coordinator of Environmental Planning, UC Office of the President

Location:

Bren 1414

Transportation: Campus Bike Planning
Tuesday 8:30
The bicycle is one of the most efficient and sustainable forms of transportation ever invented. However, bicycling is often marginalized in today's transportation system. The presenters in this session will discuss how to develop programs, plans and policies to facilitate bicycle commuting to university campuses. Among the issues discussed will be coordinating campus bicycle plans with city plans, developing a bicycle program, and taking strides to improve bicycle safety.

Speakers:

Richard Demerjian, Director, Campus and Environmental Planning, UC Irvine
Matt Benjamin, Associate, Alta Planning + Design

Moderators:

Sam Corbett, Assistant Director, Transportation & Parking Services, UC San Diego

Location:

Bren 1414

Transportation: Tackling Bigfoot; Carbon Footprint of Transportation
Tuesday 1:30 pm
The burning of fossil fuels and the release of carbon into the atmosphere is changing the climate. Colleges and Universities across the country are developing greenhouse gas inventories to help quantify their contribution and make recommendations for action. Transportation is a major producer of campus GHGs, but the data is often difficult to find and harder still to interpret. This panel will discuss how to measure the carbon footprint of transportation, what data to collect, various ways to organize it, and how to use the data to make decisions.

Speakers:

Daniel Salazar, Student, Geography, CSU Chico
Sherry Lewis, Associate Director, UCLA Transportation Services, Fleet and Transit
Nicholas Linesch, Intern, UC Office of the President, Student, Civil Engineering, UC Davis

Moderators:

Mark Stemen, Ph.D., Coordinator, Environmental Studies Program, CSU Chico

Location:

Bren 1414

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Water and Landscaping

Water and Landscaping: Clean Water Programs
Monday 10:45
When you think utilities, you think: water, sewer, and electricity. The Clean Water Utility at UCSD encompasses water and sewer. These two utilities have significance to the academic community and campus operations. Both are regulated and always in need of renovation. Deferred maintenance is a routine funding mechanism for repairs, but typically it is a fix on an “as needed” basis and does not address the regulatory requirements. To get out of the permanent Band-Aid, a Clean Water Utility can provide a framework for funding repairs, improvements, equipment, compliance, and staff.

Speakers:

Marty Laporte, Manager, Water Resources and Environmental Quality, Utilities Department, Stanford University
Julie Hampel, Manager, Environmental Affairs, UC San Diego
Valerie Fanning, Environmental Compliance Officer, Environment, Health and Safety department, UC San Diego
Stephanie Barger, Founder and Executive Director, Earth Resource Foundation

Moderators:

Bill Lekas, Energy Manager, Physical Plant, San Diego State University

Location:

Bren 1424

Water and Landscaping: Water Conservation & Metering
Tuesday 8:30
The Calsense central control irrigation system is a tool used at SDSU. It is an important water conservation device utilizing weather data and flow metering to track water usage and conserve water resources on campus. Each irrigation controller communicates via phone lines, radio waves or ethernet connection to send and receive data on a schedule or at random times. There are also many other options available, i.e. (ET gauges, wind gage, rain bucket, moisture sensors, radio remotes) it can even turn lighting on and off through a schedule. With water resources becoming more expensive and cities and states enacting legislation to budget water usage the use of central control irrigation systems should be the first step in conserving water and money.

Speakers:

Tom Beland, Assistant Director of Custodial and Grounds, UC Santa Barbara
Carl Decker, Project Manager, Residential Operations, UC Santa Barbara
Dennis Elliot, Manager, Engineering and Utilities, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Dennis Mitchell, CLIA, Irrigation Association CLT, Irrigation Specialist, San Diego State University
Bill Lekas, Administrative Analyst, Physical Plant, San Diego State University

Moderators:

Bill Lekas, Energy Manager, Physical Plant, San Diego State University

Location:

Bren 1424

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