15 California Buildings News • Q3 2019
Carpet CAN Be Recycled
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Californians want to know what happens to their old carpet. This bulky material takes up a lot of space in landfills, and stays there, unchanged, for hundreds of years. But carpet can be recycled into useful new products. Used wall-to-wall carpet and carpet tile can be recycled if prepared properly and brought to the right place. Visit CarpetRecovery.org/CA to find a drop-off site near you.
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CarpetRecovery.org/CA
“Healthy” Buildings Get USGBC Leadership Awards Pacific Region Leadership Award recipients were honored at the Greenerbuilder Conference in San Francisco for projects that promote health and well-being through all phases of development and operation. Report From USGBC... UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, Chou Hall is a completely student-focused building on the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business campus without any offices—only spaces for instruction and collaboration. Designed for both LEED Platinum and WELL Silver certifications, Chou Hall has also received a TRUE Zero Waste Platinum certification, further demonstrating the school’s commitment to promoting both environmental and human health. The project team used the WELL framework to engage key stakeholders and develop a plan to promote health at the new business school building. By convening a diverse set of stakeholders, the project was able to leverage Berkeley’s University Health Services and the School of Business’s Haas Wellness Culture Assessment to inform the design and development of Chou Hall. This included aligning with the Haas Wellness Culture Assessment. (Continued on page 16)
The award-winning Chou Hall has achieved LEED Platinum, WELL Silver and TRUE Waste Platinum certifications. Photo credit: Blake Marvin.