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2010 California Sustainability Best Practice Awards Winners

Jul 15 2010
Submitted by Niles Barnes on July 15, 2010 - 10:50am

I had the honor to serve as a judge once again in this year’s Best Practice Awards for the 2010 California Higher Education Sustainability Conference organized by the sustainability office in the University of California's Office of the President. With deadlines approaching for AASHE’s own awards program I neglected to help publicize the California winners, who are all deserving of recognition.

These best practices awards are intended to highlight the achievements that the California State University, University of California, and California Community College campuses have made through innovative and effective energy efficiency projects and sustainable operations. It is the goal that these projects will serve as showcases to other campuses and will assist campus staff with resources and ideas that they may be able transfer to their own campus.

The 2010 Best Practice Award Winners included many different categories. I have include the winners along with links to brief descriptions of their projects. More information is available on the Best Practice Awards website.

Overall Sustainable Design

HVAC Design/Retrofit

 Lighting Design/Retrofit

Monitoring-Based Commissioning

Student Energy Efficiency

Student Sustainability Program

Water Efficiency & Site Water Quality

Innovative Waste Reduction

Sustainable Foods Service

2010 Honorable Mentions:
Overall Sustainable Design

Lighting Design/Retrofit