CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY DAY SHOWS WAYS THE COMMUNITY CAN TAKE ACTION IN SUSTAINABILITY ENDEAVORS
Sustainability and sustainability liaisons are particularly active in the online world of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. Ms. Kalkbrenner explains that the SLN have been integral in spreading the university’s message about sustainability. “I think of our liaisons as a megaphone for the Center for Sustainability. As an office we sometimes do big presentations but normally we only get to speak to a few people a day. Most of the time, it is one-on-one conversations that really inspire people to engage or
connect with other students and student projects, that’s how you really get the message across.” A PRODUCT OF THEIR ENVIRONMENT SCU policy dictates that university buildings must be built to high sustainability standards. “The university has a policy to design its buildings to be LEED gold or better,” explains Ms. Kalkbrenner. “The campus as a whole has been working towards firstly
LUCAS HALL IS DESIGNED TO BE 10% MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT THAN CALIFORNIA TITLE 24 REQUIREMENTS
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