Sustainable Student Family Living University Village, UC Berkeley Lludmila Moran NV Founder and Director California Higher Education Sustainability Conference - CHESC Topic area: Institutionalizing sustainability Session: Innovative Partnerships for sustainability in campus housing
Santa Barbara, CA June 25th 2013
About this talk - Universities with family housing facilities - Many characteristics in common - Institutional sustainability goals - Challenges - Different experiences - Nature Village is one of those experiences
Sharing our experiences is the only way we can learn from each other
What is Nature Village? - Multidisciplinary - Multicultural - Incorporates - Village residents - UC Berkeley students and staff - Local organizations - Volunteers - Working toward Sustainability at UV Goals: - Promote sustainable living practices - Reduce environmental impact - Strength the sense of community - Improve the life experience of residents NV integrates ordinarily underrepresented community members
University Village -
Student Family Housing 974 apartments West Village - LEED Community garden Recycling program Bioswales 3.5 mi from campus Languages at the Village (%) 22 1
12 35
32 4 6 15
17
English Chinese Korean Spanish Hebrew Japanese Taiwan India Brazil German Other
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Social Perspective Approx. 3,000 residents High turnover rate - 40% per year Diverse community Dependents of students
Nature Village timeline Beginning
Outreach and fundraising
Baseline
Preparation
Implementation
Implementation & Evaluation
Winter 2011
Spring 2012
Sumer 2012
Fall 2012
Spring 2013
Summer 2013
University Village Administration
GFP Saving tool
Group of volunteers
Idea development
How does the Village works? Getting to know our community
Participation in events
Program preparation
Organization of events waste disposal facilities Green Family Program Energy Audits Surveys Saving tools
Water saving tool evaluation Moving In & Out Guides Green cleaning
Awareness Talks & workshops
Resource Management
Waste Management
- Highly contaminated recycling bins - No Reuse program - No one tracked consumption - Only one meter for the whole Village - No hazardous waste program - No compost - Utilities not individually metered
Weekday
Weekend
Daily electricity demand
University Village Resources Flow Carbon = Climate footprint change Driving
Operations & Maintenance + Household
Driving and Shopping in general
Shopping
(habits + choice making)
Furniture, toys, Clothes, etc‌
Cleaning products Used water
Treatment plant & San Francisco Bay
Trash
125 cubic yd/week 13,000 cubic yd/year
Recycling
Special waste
1.4 tons of beverage containers/ month
pick up/month $18,788
Furniture, toys, clotes
e-waste
Hazardous
Green Family Program - GFP
Households and offices
Energy audits
Challenges • Funding • Families recruitment • Logistics and organization
Drying racks
Dual flow shower Valves (UZLOW)
Energy & Water Projects
Waste – Improvements & Programs Cardboard bin
24 E 20 W
Special waste
Community events
Village Festival, September 2012
Community Yard Sales
Swaps (Clothes, books, toys)
Cycling workshops
Nature Village team achievements Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability Award
An enthusiastic and committed group of volunteers
Next steps (second year) - Green Family Network - Compost - Special waste
- Awareness & education - Energy efficiency
Conclusion - First steps to institutionalize sustainability at the Village - Benefits of community participation in sustainability - Leadership & Outreach - High involvement of residents in programs - Appropriate programs for specific needs of the community
- Importance of Institutional Support - Village Administration ďƒ information, implementation - TGIF ďƒ Funding for green programs - University departments ďƒ Services & facilities
- Student Engagement - Implementation & Evaluation - Learning from experiences in a real community
- Collaborations needed -
Campus programs Local organizations
- Cities - Family housing in other institutions
Sustainable Family Living at UC Berkeley www.naturevillage.org naturevillage@berkeley.edu