UCLA MPI Presentation - 8/10/2010

WELCOME TO UCLA! MPISCC MONTHLY MEETING AUGUST 10, 2010

Peter Angelis, Assistant Vice Chancellor UCLA Housing & Hospitality Services

MEET@UCLA – Value with Style Exceptional meeting facilities for a wide variety of events

MEET@UCLA – BALLROOMS & MORE!

MEET@UCLA – AUDITORIUMS & BREAKOUTS

MEET@UCLA – ON THE CAMPUS

Wilson Plaza

Fowler Museum Courtyard

Hall of Fame

Royce Quad

UCLA GUEST HOUSE

 63 charming guest rooms

 Complimentary continental breakfast  Complimentary wireless Internet and access to Business Center

 Convenient on-campus location with access to free campus shuttles

UCLA LAKE ARROWHEAD CONFERENCE CENTER

“A mile high, a world away…”  Accommodates up to 200 guests  Charming, two-story guest suites  8,400 total square feet of indoor meeting space  High-speed wireless Internet and Business Center  Award-winning culinary team  New 24-hour fitness center

“BEFORE” VIEW

“AFTER” VIEW

MEETING “GREEN” @ UCLA 

New and remodeled buildings are rated LEED Silver

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Air conditioning is turned off in unoccupied spaces

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Water is heated with solar energy in residential high rises

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Energy-efficient fluorescent lighting is used

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Reduced landscape watering during summer months

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High-efficiency restroom fixtures being phased in

DINING “GREEN” @ UCLA    

All bottles and cans are recycled at served events Food waste in all dining halls is composted Organic and locally-grown options available Herbs from UCLA’s Organic Herb Garden featured in many dishes  Cage-free eggs used throughout dining operation

DINING “GREEN” – TODAY’S LUNCH MENU Menu Item

Carbon Footprint (Pounds of CO2 Equivalent)

Shrimp & Chicken Pommery

3.5

Tender Butter Lettuce Salad

1.0

Saffron Rice

0.5

Baby Vegetables

0.2

Dessert

0.3

Total Carbon Footprint Per Person

5.5

FOR COMPARISON… The carbon footprint of an equivalent meal with a standard beef dish (i.e. Tri Tip Sandwich) is 10.3 pounds of CO2 equivalent!

WHY WE ARE HERE