Welcome to the Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Sustainability

The Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability (CACS) promotes environmental management and sustainable development on campus.  Membership is drawn from faculty, staff, students and alumni and all meetings are open to everyone.

Announcements

Energy Efficient Refrigerator Pilot Program

Do you have an inefficient refrigerator in your department? Join in a campus-wide effort to reduce energy usage and costs! Participate in a pilot program where 100 refrigerators will be offered on a first come-first serve basis at a steep discount ($275 off/almost 50% discount). The campus has partnered with PG&E to offer this incentive, as part of our Strategic Energy Partnership. You can also sign up to be notified of future discounts or to give feedback on the program. Go to the Business Services website to express interest in the pilot program, learn more details and find out if your old refrigerator is eligible to participate. The program ends on November 30, 2009. For additional questions, please email brightgreenenergy@lists.berkeley.edu or review the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). This program is only open to UC Berkeley staff or academic departments.

UC System Strengthens Sustainability Commitment

The University of California has expanded its sustainability policy, raising the bar on green building requirements and establishing one of the most comprehensive sustainable food service policies of any university in the country. The Policy on Sustainable Practices applies to all 10 UC campuses, the five UC medical centers and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Read the press release.

TGIF Now Accepting Applications for 2010!

Every year The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) grants $250,000 to campus projects which address sustainability, and we are now accepting applications for the 2010 grant cycle! Applicants are now required to submit a project abstract to the committee prior to submitting an application – visit http://tgif.berkeley.edu to download the guidelines for submission. All students, staff, or faculty can apply, deadlines for abstract submission are January 19th and February 15th. Questions? Contact Nicole Leung, TGIF Coordinator, at nicole.leung@berkeley.edu / 510.643.2992. Or join their email list to get messages in your inbox about deadlines and events to meet current and past grantees.

The Berkeley Green Campus Program is Hiring - Energy Efficiency Paid Internship

The Alliance to Save Energy’s Green Campus Program seeks a student with an interest in energy efficiency for the position of Green Campus Program Coordinator beginning the spring semester 2010. The Program Coordinator is responsible for the successful implementation of the Alliance to Save Energy’s Green Campus Program, the goal of which is immediate energy savings on the Berkeley campus, primarily through low-cost technologies and no-cost behavior changes, as well as the education of campus students, staff, and faculty members on energy conservation. Resumes, cover letters, and writing samples can be sent to BerkeleyGreenCampus@gmail.com. For more information, click here

Sustainability Week at the Residence Halls – November 2-6

The Residential Sustainability Program (RSP) will be hosting events throughout the week to bring awareness to and shed light on some of today's most pressing environmental concerns caused by our consumer culture - like the use of millions of plastic water bottles and barely worn articles of clothing that end up in landfills. The week's events will also focus on solutions to these pressing issues by educating and encouraging recycling and waste diversion. For more information, see the flyer.

City of Berkeley Green Gathering & Summit

The City of Berkeley and the Ecology Center are joining forces to bring you this fun and stimulating event. Learn about a wide variety of exciting sustainability efforts in Berkeley, savor tapas from some of Berkeley's best green caterers, listen to keynote speaker Robert Reich discuss economic recovery, and mingle with the movers and shakers of the local green business realm and the sustainability movement. $35. Thursday Nov. 19, 4-8PM. 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley CA. For more information, click here.

BicyCal - Student Bicycle Cooperative at UC Berkeley Seeks Managers

BicyCal, the Student Bicycle Cooperative at UC Berkeley, has three paid internships open: Head student mechanic, Program coordinator/manager, PR/Marketing/Web manager. Resumes and cover letters can be sent to bicyCal@gmail.com. For more information, click here.

Social Media Internship Opportunity - WiserEarth.org Internship Opportunity

WiserEarth, a nonprofit based in Sausalito founded by Paul Hawken, helps the global movement of people and organizations working toward social justice, indigenous rights, and environmental stewardship to connect, collaborate, share knowledge, and build alliances. Click here for more information.

LEED Volume Certification Coordinator Needed

Physical Plant-Campus Services is looking for an undergraduate or graduate student with knowledge of the LEED certification process to head the Campus Volume Certification for Existing Buildings. The LEED Coordinator position will report to the Associate Director of Sustainability and Engineering Services, and will be responsible for determining steps required for Campus Existing Building Volume Certification, document the necessary credits and coordinate the documentation process with involved departments on Campus. The coordinator will be compensated with a $2,000 stipend for leading project to completion paid in monthly installments. To apply, email a resume to shirazi@berkeley.edu.

Brighter Planet Project Fund - Funding Opportunity!

Brighter Planet has just unveiled a Brighter Plant Project Fund, a micro-grant fund that will help fund small scale projects in local communities. For more information and application details, please click here.

Graduate Assembly Hiring LEED Project Coordinator

The Graduate Assembly is looking for an undergraduate or graduate student with knowledge of the LEED certification process to head the Anthony Hall LEED-EB Project. This position will be responsible for coordinating with campus to determine steps required for certification, implement the necessary changes, and coordinate the audit period. The coordinator will be compensated with a $3,000 stipend for leading project to completion paid in monthly installments. To apply, email a resume to eavp@ga.berkeley.edu. For more information, click here.

Environmental Management System (EMS) Oversight Committee Needs Student/ASUC Representative

The EMS Oversight Committee evaluates how UC Berkeley’s activities impact the environment and what significant environmental changes these impacts cause and then uses this information to set objectives and targets for continual improvement. Currently the Oversight Committee is in need of a student/ASUC representative. If you would like to participate, please email Rebecca Anderson in Environmental Protection.

Release of the Sustainability Plan and the Sustainability Report

The Office of Sustainability has released two new documents that highlight our campus sustainability goals and accomplishments. Together, they set a standard of transparency and accountability by defining concrete and measurable goals and reporting progress toward those goals. The 2009 Campus Sustainability Plan defines a vision of long term sustainability and describes steps being taken in the areas of energy, climate, waste, water, food, green buildings, learning, and more. The Plan includes two new goals: to reduce commuters and campus fleet fuel usage to 25% below 1990 levels and increase sustainable food purchases by campus providers to at least 20%. The 2009 Campus Sustainability Report gives a sustainability snapshot of the campus' environmental impacts, achievements, and plans for the coming year. To read the actual documents, click here. The Office of Sustainability has prepared a 15-20 minute Powerpoint Presentation of the key findings of these documents. If you are interested in having someone present it to a campus group, please send an email to sustainability@berkeley.edu.

Past Announcements

 

UN-sustainability at Cal?

Sprinklers on in the rain, lights left on all night...Please let us know by contacting sustainability@berkeley.edu or the Communications Manager for Facilities Services.