MARCH 2017 NEWSLETTER
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Jacobs Hall ranks Platinum for sustainability Jacobs Hall, home of the College of Engineering’s Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation, has been lauded several times since its August 2015 opening for its sustainable design and construction. The building now has another major designation: it is the first campus building to achievePlatinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED program. |
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Reclaiming and Re-purposing plastic “waste” from 3D-printing With the growing innovations and applications of 3D-printing on campus, we create a surge of plastic waste weighing 600 pounds each year. To address this problem, Nicole Panditi and Scott Silva led the 3D Printer Filament Reclamation Project in which they take used 3D printer plastic, grind it up, melt it down and produce a new spool of plastic that can be used again in the campus’s 3D printers. |
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Classroom experience in “Objects and Commodities”: students learning to live without plastics Professor Minoo Moallem challenged her students to avoid using plastic for 24 hours in her class, in order to raise her students’ awareness on how reliant we all are on plastics. She also expressed,“Plastic is so much a part of who we are,” she says. “Students came to realize that they can make tiny changes to damage the environment less. When our relationship with plastic changes, then our relationship with the environment will change.” |
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April 20: Save the Date for the Sustainability Summit Join the Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Sustainability at the14th Annual Sustainability Summit on April 20th. The Sustainability Summit honors this year's Sustainability Award Winners, and gives campus organizations a chance to share posters highlighting their sustainability successes and projects. The event will be held from 3:00-4:30pm at Crossroads Dining, and refreshments will be provided. |
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Berkeley #8 in world sustainability ranking
EBI, Shell sign $25 million partnership to fund new energy tech research
UC Berkeley, power company Enel launch innovation hub
University gardens for all seasons
UPCOMING EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES
East Bay Climate Action Expo: Viewing of “Before the Flood”
Student Environmental Resources Center Events Calendar
Albany Film Fest presenting sustainability-related films
Northern California Recycling Association Annual Recycling Updates
Lisa McNeilly