University’s Parking Structure Balances Needs with Sustainability


BY MARSHALL DUNBAR


investments in energy efficiency and sustainable prac- tices to cut operational costs, while attracting environ- mentally conscious students and alumni supporters.


C 34 While California is a large consumer, the state also leads the


nation in sustainable efforts andmandates. For example, in 2006, the California GlobalWarming Solutions Act was passed into law; itmandates a first-in-the-nation limit on emissions. Specifi- cally, the act requires the state to reduce its carbon emissions to 80%of 1990 levels by 2050. The California StateUniversity (CSU) system,which has 23


campuses, and other state institutions are major consumers of energy and natural resources. In January 2008, in fact, the Envi- ronmental ProtectionAgency ranked CSU as the fourth-largest college or university purchaser of renewable energy. One school in the system, CSU Fullerton (CSUF), is work-


ing toward all-exterior campus lighting to utilize monitored and controlled LED lighting systems. In May 2009, the university


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OLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES are facing an unprecedented time of shrinking endowments and rising costs, in particular energy costs. To help off- set these expenses, schools are making


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