CACS Sustainability Awards
To formally recognize the contributions of those helping the campus meet its sustainability goals, the Committee annually provides awards to faculty, staff, and students that have done outstanding work. The campus community is indebted to the hard work of students, staff, and faculty making Berkeley a more sustainable place to work, live, and play.
CACS is currently seeking nominations for the 2012 Sustainability Award cycle. Nominations can be made for groups or individuals and are open to the entire Cal community. There is a great amount of flexibility as to what groups or projects qualify, and creativity is welcome. Up to four awards to faculty, staff, students and teams are made each year. Awardees will be announced at the annual CACS Sustainability Summit in April. Deadline for submittal is 5pm on Thursday, March 15, 2012.
See the 2012 application for more information on criteria and to submit a nomination.
2011 Sustainability Award Winners
Christopher Harvey The Director of Capital Projects for Residential Student Services Program's commitment to sustainable, forward-thinking planning has contributed significantly to UC Berkeley's leadership in the green building area and preceded the system-wide policy on Sustainable Practices now in effect. Residence Hall Units 1 & 2 infill project was the first building project on the Berkeley campus to be formally designed and constructed to LEED Silver standards.
Kimberly Lam currently holds two campus positions directly involved in reducing energy use and waste. With Green Campus, Kim currently leads a "laundry project" - that educates students to use cold water washing cycles to save energy, and co-teaches The Energy DeCal class where students learn about the impacts of our energy consumption and alternative energy technologies. Kim is also a student manager of ReUSE, where she expands the free material exchange program by adding additional stations on campus.
Rose Whitson As the student ASUC Sustainability Team Director, she has spearheaded educational and interactive events, provided guidance to sustainability student groups on ways to get started and expand, and she has been particularly involved in raising awareness about the environmental impacts of waste. Rose has been a leading voice in the "End the Sale of Bottled Water" initiative this Spring, and has organized public screenings of educational films to raise awareness about the environmental hazards surrounding bottled water and single-use plastics.
The Berkeley Student Food Collective With over 50 active members, the Collective provides fresh, healthy, sustainable, and ethically produced food at an affordable price to Berkeley students and the community. Opening last fall in a storefront on Bancroft, the collective offers fresh fruits and vegetables (most grown within 150 miles), stocks organic and bulk foods, and offers "real food" options close to campus. An additional goal is to educate people about the positive impacts they can make by choosing sustainable food. The Collective does this through a DeCal class and sustainability events.