| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.00 |
| Liaison | Richard Demerjian |
| Submission Date | May 24, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of California, Irvine
PAE-1: Sustainability Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Kathy
Haq Manager of Special Projects Administrative and Business Services |
Does the institution have a sustainability committee?:
The charter or mission statement of the committee or a brief description of the committee's purview and activities :
A charter of the sustainability committee can be found at:
http://www.sustainability.uci.edu/UCI%20Sustainability%20Committee%20/charter.pdf
Members of the committee, including affiliations:
2012-2013 UC Irvine Sustainability Committee Members
Chair
Wendell C. Brase, Vice Chancellor, Administrative and Business Services
Office of Information Technology
Allen Schiano, Director of Client Services
Kazuto Okayasu, Co-Manager, Adcom Data Center
Office of Environmental Planning & Sustainability
Richard G. Demerjian, Director
Design & Construction Services
James Brittell, Quality Assurance Architect
James Wahlmeier, Quality Assurance Architect
Environmental Health & Safety
Dick Sun, Associate Deputy Director
Facilities Management
Marc A. Gomez, Assistant Vice Chancellor
Fred Bockmiller, Engineer Manager
Robert Rice, Assistant Director, Buildings and Grounds
Matt Gudorf, Campus Energy Manager
Anne Krieghoff, Superintendent of Refuse and Recycling
Hospitality & Dining Services
Jack McManus, Director
Robert Perez, Senior Resident District Manager
Housing
Dan Dooros, Associate Vice Chancellor Student Affairs
Melissa Falkenstien, Director, Capital Projects and Asset Management
Louis Gill, Director, Mesa Court Housing
Jennifer Gamble, Mesa Court Housing
Material & Risk Management
Rick Coulon, Assistant Director
Parking & Transportation Services
Ronald Fleming, Director
Administrative & Business Services
Kathy Haq, Manager of Special Projects
UC Irvine Medical Center
Greg Eikam, Director, Facility Maintenance
Shereen Johnson, Director, Environmental Health & Safety
Academic Unit Faculty Representatives
Martha Mecartney, Professor, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Peter Bowler, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Harry Haigler, Professor, Physiology and Biophysics
Professor Bill Cooper, Director, Urban Water Research Center
Research Center or Institute
Linda Cohen, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, School of Social Sciences
Susan Coons, Executive Director, UCI Environment Institute
Abigail Reyes, Sustainability Researcher, UCI Environment Institute
Student Representatives
Katie Chansler, The Green Initiative Fund
Sandy Chirico, Real Food Challenge
Bogdan Rusu, PowerSave Green Campus Program
Rachel Danielson, Anteaters for Recycling
Dahnish Shams, Students for Sustainability
Cicily Chen, Theta Psi
Quinn Sorenson, Orange County Society for Conservation Biology
Emily McVey, Environment Institute
Others
David Melitz, Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator, Schools of Biological Sciences and Social Ecology
Stacey Murren, Director, Student Center and Event Services
Greg Rothberg, Associate Director, Campus Recreation
Danielle Jiminez, Faculty Assistant, Informatics
The website URL where information about the sustainability committee is available:
Does the institution have a sustainability office?:
A brief description of the sustainability office:
The UC Irvine Office of Environmental Planning and Sustainability (EPS) serves as the campus control point for sustainability planning, implementation, coordination between the multiple campus units involved in UCI’s sustainability program, and collaboration with the off-campus community. EPS responsibilities include implementation of the UC Regents Policy on Sustainability, state law, and campus sustainability plans and programs in the area of climate protection, green energy, green building, sustainable transportation, waste management, purchasing, food and dining, and water resource management. Consistent with UCI’s implementation of the “Campus as a Living Laboratory for Sustainability,” EPS staff work with campus and medical center staff, faculty, students, and the external community to implement sustainability programs and projects across all UCI properties.
The number of people employed in the sustainability office:
The website URL where information about the sustainability office is available:
Does the institution have a sustainability coordinator?:
Sustainability coordinator's name:
Sustainability coordinator's position title:
A brief description of the sustainability coordinator’s position:
Richard Demerjian, Director of Environmental Planning and Sustainability, serves as UC Irvine’s Sustainability Officer. In this role he has responsibility for overseeing the planning and implementation of sustainability programs at the UC Irvine campus, UCI Medical Center, and other UCI properties. Responsibilities include leadership in the areas of campus and University-wide sustainability policy and establishing campus-wide strategies for the implementation of sustainability programs, and specific plans and initiatives including UCI’s Climate Action Plan, Sustainability Plan, Long Range Development Plan, green energy initiatives and projects, green building program, habitat restoration and management, sustainable landscaping, and water resources and utility planning.
The website URL where information about the sustainability coordinator is available:
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