Bright Green News from the Office of Sustainability

[Kira STOLL]

	MARCH 2019
	Berkeley’s Big Give THURSDAY, MAR. 14TH Berkeley’s Big Give is an annual online fundraising event that allows the Berkeley community to support their favorite programs! This 24-hour campaign starts Wed., Mar. 13th at 9PM and ends Thurs., Mar. 14th at 9PM. The Office of Sustainability hopes that you donate to the Climate Action and Campus Solar Fund. Students will be tabling on Sproul from 10-3 on Thursday, March 14 selling stickers and cupcakes with proceeds donated to the fund!   Use #fiatsolar and #CalSustainability in your posts to spread the word! Thank you for working together to create a greener campus.
		Annual CACS Sustainability Award Nominations DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3RD Recognize the contributions of your fellow faculty, staff, students, and community members who are making UC Berkeley a more sustainable place to work, live, and play. Learn more and submit the simple nomination form by April 3rd.  Awards will be presented at the Annual Sustainability Summit on Earth Day, Monday, April 22nd. To submit a nomination, click here.
	Staff Appreciation Week is celebrating Sustainability WEDNESDAY, MAR. 20th, 12-1PM Sibley Auditorium During Staff Appreciation Week campus Human Resources is sponsoring a special Lecture: "Cal's Carbon Reduction Action - getting to zero." Join Berkeley’s Director of Sustainability and UC Carbon Neutrality Initiative Student Fellows for a lively discussion about the institutional changes underway to reduce Berkeley's greenhouse gas emissions and the important role staff have in reaching our carbon neutrality goals. The event is open to everyone, and will be live-streamed too.   For more information, click here.
		Cool Campus Challenge April 1 - April 26 Berkeley students, staff, and faculty are taking action at home and around the globe to reduce our own carbon footprint and find real and lasting solutions to climate disruption. Our collective actions - saving energy, walking and riding bikes, choosing solar power, eating plant-forward, and more - reduce millions of pounds of carbon emissions each year.   And, Berkeley is ready to do even more this April in the Cool Campus Challenge. Get ready for a friendly on-line competition between the UC campuses to determine which UC pledges to reduce the most carbon pollution! Learn more and sign up: www.coolcampuschallenge.org   For more information, click here.
	Berkeley leads the way with a commitment to 100% clean energy Chancellor Christ signed an MOU committing the Berkeley campus to clean, renewable energy by 2050. CALPIRG students spent two years working to secure this commitment including 3,000 petition signatures for clean energy and passing an ASUC Student Government resolution on the issue. Read the press release.
	Request for Ideas (RFI) UC Carbon Offset Projects As a part of UC’s Carbon Neutrality Initiative, UC is soliciting fundable ideas from the UC community for projects that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions or remove GHGs from the atmosphere. Faculty, staff and students are welcome to submit their ideas for possible funding. Two types of projects are being sought 1) Projects initiated by UC (UC-initiated carbon offsets)- Submit RFI by May 31st 2) Projects already on the carbon offset market- Submit on a rolling basis Join us for a workshop at UC Berkeley to learn more about the RFI on Thursday, March 11th  For more information on the RFI and Berkeley workshop, click here.	David Blackwell Residence Hall gets LEED GOLD Rating UC Berkeley's newest housing project reaches LEED Gold Certification through a variety of sustainable features, with a focus on reducing energy consumption. Blackwell Hall consumes 44% less energy than required by the stringent local code, and is performing 70% better than similar buildings in the same climate. Energy saving features: air conditioning provided only in shared, communal spaces; residential units are served by low velocity, tempered ventilation - augmented by operable windows and supplemented by individually controlled electric radiant modules over the windows. Additionally, responsive lighting throughout adjusts in brightness according to the amount of natural light infiltrating the building at different points in the day.
	Events & Resources
	1) The Repair for Reuse Clinic's first clothing repair workshop is coming on Thursday, March 14th. To visit the Facebook event, click here.   2) Does your team have a Healthy Department Certification? A healthy department is a more positive, engaged and productive environment. Apply by April 30th. For more information, click here.   3) The Student Environmental Resource Center, the College of Natural Resources, and the Career Center are partnering again this year to host the Environmental & Sustainability Expo for UC Berkeley students on Wednesday, April 10th from 12-3pm. For event information, click here. 4) Free water conservation showcase, Thursday March 21st, San Francisco For event information, click here. 5) Read what Associate Professor Kate O'Neill says in the article Stemming the tide of trash: 5 essential reads on recycling.

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