We are the 1st CSU to have a sustainability center
About the Center
The Associated Students (AS) at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) has designed and is in the process of constructing a new 10,000 square-feet Sustainability Center to open in September 2017.
The new AS Sustainability Center will be a multi-functional space, serving primarily as an expanded central collections location for the campus recyclables. It will also serve as the public face and administrative hub of the Center for its program and services, as the home of the administrative offices of the Institute for Sustainability, and as a focal point for the University community for educational programs, services and issues related to the environment and sustainability.
Timeline
1970
CSUN Celebrates first Earth Day on April 22
1990
First Recycling Bin on campus with AS/campus collaboration
2005
AS started distributing reusable beverage containers at campus events
America Recycles Day is celebrated
And the Student Housing Move-Out program was in place
2010
AS subsidizes student transit passes to the tune of $70,000 - $100,000 per year
AS establishes its first Sustainability Policy for internal AS standards
AS performs feasibility analysis on expanding its Recycling Yard and creating a center on campus for Sustainability.
AS commits its Future Reserve to the building of the Sustainability Center
2016
AS Recycling department name is changed from Recycling to Sustainability
AS has twice received Greenovation grants from the California State Student Association
AS adopts and manages state-wide recognized Sustainable Office Program
AS begins and expands a pilot program for recycling in academic buildings.
AS has integrated Sustainability goals into its Strategic Planning process
AS has established ZipCar program and offers Zimride
AS secured funding for water refill stations on campus and advocated for the Flowater program
AS serves on six of the ten Institute for Sustainability’s working groups
Sustainability Center construction is authorized to begin.
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The Sustainability Center is a multi-functional space, serving primarily as an expanded central collections location for the campus recyclables. It will also serve as the home of AS Recycling, the Institute for Sustainability, and as a focal point for the University community providing educational programs and services related to the environment and sustainability.
- Adopt-a-Panel Donors can contribute to helping purchase and name a photovoltaic panel for the roof of the Center
- The seminar room, offices, courtyard and recycling yard all have naming opportunities
- Materials for use in the construction of this state-of-the art facility will be tax-deductible
Mission
Earn a LEED Platinum rating and will seek Living Building Challenge Petal Certification, the first in the CSU!
Provide a center for the integration of teaching and research of the faculty and students with the practices and action of the administration
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Increase the amount of materials diverted from the campus waste stream by as much as 50%, working toward a zero waste standard goal
Provide a healthy work environment for the recycling team
Help ensure the accomplishment of the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment
Continue a save CSUN money in reduced cost for waste removal
Provide a foundation for accomplishing the campus and AS Sustainability Plans
Provide a meeting location for Institute for Sustainability, educational seminars, and sustainability-related classroom projects
Contribute toward achieving the 2014 CSU Board of Trustees revised Sustainability Policy
Lead the CSU in establishing its first Sustainability Center