Sustainability

Sustainability refers to the physical development and institutional operating practices that meet the needs of present users without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, particularly with regard to use and waste of natural resources. Sustainable practices support ecological, human, and economic health and vitality. Sustainability presumes that resources are finite, and should be used conservatively and wisely with a view to long-term priorities and consequences of the ways in which resources are used. (source: UCOP website's green building policy)

Sustainability means building something that's good for us now and useful and good for us later.

• Davis Bike Collective
  

• The Colleges at La Rue use groundloops for cooling.
  

• Climate Action Team
  

• Conserving Energy
  

• Cooperative Housing
  

• Davis Low Carbon Diet
  

• The Domes
  

• EC Gardens
  

• Electric Vehicles
  

• Geothermal Resources Council
  

• Recycling
  

• Rominger West Winery
  

• Solar Community Housing Association
  

• Solar Power
  

• Student Farm
  

• A new campus building, the Vet Med Instructional Facility (now under construction) will be a LEED certified green building

• California Student Sustainability Coalition - UC Davis chapter
  

• Davis Sustainability Festival
  

• Move UC A campaign for sustainable transportation policy
  

• Education For Sustainable Living Program
  

• Institute of Transportation Studies - Works with hydrogen fuel cells, although the sustainability of this technology is questionable.
  

• TBAR - The Travel Behavior Action Research Team, an interdisciplinary group of graduate students working on campus transportation sustainability.
  

• Project Compost
  

• R4 Recycling
  

• Sustainable Agriculture Farming Systems Project
  

• UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
  

• CalPIRG is currently working with the CSSC to have the new Student Resource Center built LEED Platinum
  

• Geothermal Resources Council encourages the development, exploration, and research in the sustainable energy resource of geothermal. Website has great links for those thinking about making their home green by using geothermal energy.