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Hiring a Sustainability Professional in Residence Life: How One Campus Made it Happen

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

This innovative Residence Life department hired a full-time Sustainability Education Coordinator in 2007. After taking five years to understand the intricacies and possibilities of the position, this department would like ...

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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From a Maze to Amazing!

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

The University of Arizona's Sustainability Team will be hosting an open conversation to discuss the different perspectives their team has had based on their position and their experiences surrounding ...

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Eco-Reps: The Unpaid Alternative

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

Eco-Rep programs are not uncommon. However, many of these positions are paid, necessitating often large amounts of funding before the program can begin. Unable to secure this funding, our university ...

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Estimating the energy and greenhouse gas emissions embedded in metered water at the University of Arizona

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

Located in the center of the Tucson metropolitan area, the University of Arizona obtains its water from a system of on-site wells and a municipal water system that includes significant ...

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Comparing Methods of Estimating GHG Emissions from Air Travel

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

This talk presents the results of different methods used to estimate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from official air travel by the University of Arizona, and discusses improving estimates through improved ...

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Campus as a Learning, Living Laboratory for Sustainability

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

At the 2006 AASHE national conference, University of Arizona (UA) student Emilie Brill-Duisberg received the Student Sustainability Leadership Award for her work on implementing campus water harvesting projects which grew ...

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Practice, Professional Societies, and the Future of University Sustainability Education

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

This presentation discusses a new and novel direction for sustainability education taken by the University of Arizona's recently launched Practice School of Sustainability. Sustainability certificate programs have proliferated in ...

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Structuring Campus Sustainability Programs to Foster Sustained Student Leadership

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

This paper details the recent creation of a self-sustaining environmental initiative undertaken at the University of Arizona to transform the campus through collaborative projects and programs and foster the continued ...

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Sustaining Sustainability: Paradigms for Motivation and Collaboration

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

Sustainability cannot exist outside of the context of the community or society engaging with its pursuit. It is a value, just like equity, liberty, or efficiency, that requires groups efforts ...

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Promoting Campus Sustainability through Interdisciplinary Cooperation: A Case Study at the University of Arizona Visitor Center

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

During the 2006-07 academic year, University of Arizona students, faculty and staff designed and implemented a "green retrofit" for the UA Visitor Center. This retrofit emphasized two main components: water ...

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Arizona Research Institute for Solar Energy

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

AzRISE, a global institute at the University of Arizona, creates multi-disciplinary partnerships that integrate research, economics, public policy, and education. Spanning academia, industry and government, these partnerships are creating the ...

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Built Environments

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

The Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Built Environments is a 4-year, 120-credit, interdisciplinary undergraduate degree that educates students in the comprehensive understanding of sustainability principles and prepares them with the ...

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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BS in Environmental & Water Resource Economics

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

A degree in Environmental Water Resource and Economics (EWRE) prepares students to assume responsible positions in the management of the world's natural and human resources. Students develop skills through ...

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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MS in Planning

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

The Planning Degree Program prepares students to solve land use and community issues in contemporary society. The 2 year MS program exposes students to core courses in planning history, theory ...

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Sustainable Built Environments Minor

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

Students from other undergraduate degree programs may declare a Minor in Sustainable Built Environments which consists of seven courses (18 credit hours). The minor is available both on Main Campus ...

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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The University of Arizona Pac-12 Zero Waste Event

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

With inspiration and participation from the Green Sports Alliance, all Pac-12 universities participated in a friendly competition to see who could achieve a zero-waste home basketball game during the 2014-15 ...

  • Posted June 10, 2015
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Building Green Communities: The UA Undergraduate Off-Campus Housing Sustainability Coordinator

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

The Undergraduate Off-Campus Housing Sustainability Coordinator (OCHSC) position was created at the University of Arizona (UA) two years ago. The OCHSC serves as a sustainability consultant to 28 apartment complexes ...


UA Compost Cats: Students Creating Community Partnerships to Turn Garbage into Gardens and Foster Local Food Security

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

Located 60 miles from the largest, landlocked port for food in North America, the student-run Compost Cats program has now forged partnerships with the City of Tucson, San Xavier Co-op ...

  • Posted April 12, 2014
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Turning the Desert Green: Residence Life's Coordinator of Sustainability Education

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

In 2007, the University of Arizona's (UA) Residence Life department created the Coordinator of Sustainability Education (CoSE) position to manage an expanding environmental program. One of the first of ...

  • Posted March 28, 2014
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Engineering Innovation Building (EIB) | University of Arizona - Where Big Ideas Come to Life

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

A collective team process to clearly state and re-identify "the users" as the main idea behind University of Arizona's Iconic Engineering Building. The users in lieu of Flexibility, Collaboration ...

  • Posted March 20, 2014
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25 MW Solar Zone at UA Tech Park

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

Occupying 223 acres of land, the Solar Zone at the UA Tech Park is the largest multi-technology solar testing, evaluation, and demonstration site in the United States. It is one ...

  • Posted Oct. 17, 2011
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250 kW Rooftop Array: McClelland Hall

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

McClelland Hall Installation.

  • Posted Oct. 17, 2011
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60 kW Rooftop Array: McClelland Park

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

McClelland Park.

  • Posted Oct. 17, 2011
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40 kW University of Arizona Biosphere 2

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

Working with Solarmax Arizona, Biosphere 2 researchers adhered solar panels to the material used to cover the tailings mounts, Allen said. Three different mounting options are now being tested at ...

  • Posted Oct. 17, 2011
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22 kW Rooftop Array: Student Recreation Center

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

In May 2009, the installation of photovoltaic panels was completed on the rooftops of McClelland Hall, McClelland Park, the Hillenbrand Aquatic Center, the Student Recreation Center, and most dramatic of ...

  • Posted Oct. 17, 2011
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21 kW Rooftop Array: Villa Del Puente Residence Hall

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

Villa del Puente Residence Hall (VDP) is located in the Highland District and consists of two buildings that are connected at the second and third floors by pedestrian bridges. This ...

  • Posted Oct. 17, 2011
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12 kW Rooftop Array: Posada San Pedro Hall

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

The SolarCats club very first mission was to get photovoltaic solar panels on their PSP residence hall. After nearly 3 years of research and more research, presenting for funding, and ...

  • Posted Oct. 17, 2011
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1.6 MW Expansion: Solar Zone at Science & Technology Park

  • University of Arizona (AZ)

In December 2010, a 1.6-megawatt solar energy system dually built by SOLON Corporation and Tucson Electric Power Company was installed. SOLON has built its own manufacturing facility in Tucson ...

  • Posted Aug. 11, 2011
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200 kW Canopy Array: Second Street Garage

  • University of Arizona (AZ)
  • APS Energy Services (AZ)

The solar panels atop the Second Street Garage are the first and most visible component of an initiative to make the UA campus eco-friendly. The Second Street Garage panels were ...

  • Posted Aug. 11, 2011
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