Lower Sproul Redevelopment Eco-Charette- 2008 TGIF Project
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As part of the Lower Sproul Student Center Master Plan & Feasibility study, jointly sponsored by VC Harry Le Grande and Vice Provost Catherine Koshland, Capital Projects and MRY Architects conducted a sustainable design workshop with particpation from students, staff, and faculty, to visualize a sustainable Student Community Center. SUSTAINABLE DESIGN WORKSHOP Visualizing a revitalized and sustainable Student Community Center in Lower Sproul Plaza Through group exercises and breakout sessions the workshop addressed the following questions: - What is sustainability? - How might it define the identity and character of the Student Community Center? - How might the Student Community Cen- ter communicate and teach sustainability? The 4 Pillars of Sustainability - Economic - Responsible use of Natural Resources - Socially Just - Culturally Sensitive Master Plan Guidance from Workshop - Adaptive re-use of existing buildings with exception of replacing Eshleman Hall - Transparency: open up Chavez to expose view of Strawberry Creek from Plaza - Bring green into Plaza - Flexible space: ability to adapt over time - Evident and educational sustainable systems A Partial List of Sustainable Design Initiatives - Farmer’s Market in plaza - Stormwater capture & treatment system, i.e. green roofs & raingarden - Green bike share center & bike repair shop - Hydration stations to reduce/eliminate plastic bottles - Student-run organic deli - Visible energy renewal systems, i.e. solar harvesting - Install meters to encourage energy and water savings - Flexible performace space/community stage - Transit information center along Bancroft Ave - Composting of all food waste from food service - Recycling of all waste from retail - Link food vendors to CAFF Workshop Steering Committee Steve Cancian, Facilitator Lisa Bauer, Campus Refuse & Recycling Judy Chess, Capital Projects Brad Froehle, Graduate Assembly Christine Jieun Kim, TGIF Intern Laura Moreno, Build. Sustainability at Cal Christina Oatfield, ASUC Senate Beth Piatnitza, Capital Projects Alberto Ortega-Hinojosa, Grad. Assembly Alicia Rosenthal, Capital Projects Melissa Smith, Sustainability Team Justin Wiley, Green Bike Share Dan Work, Grad. Assembly With thanks to Harue Lampert & Sabrina Porch Passing the globe: What does sustainability mean to you? Lower Sproul: Eshleman, King, Chavez, and Zellerbach Lower Sproul today Larry Strain Benchmarking Resources Setting Benchmarks Group Master Plan Presentations Community Stage Farmer’s market Bike share & transit center WATER: a strong theme for the Lower Sproul. - Strengthen relationship to Strawberry Creek - Leverage opportunities for stomwater capture hardscape zone proposed raingarden CED Prof. Chip Sullivan creates a mural in real time ESPM Prof. Miguel Altieri The 4 Pillars of Sustainability TGIF The Green Initiative Fund As envisioned 50 years ago Green Roofs
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As part of the Lower Sproul Student Center Master Plan & Feasibility study, jointly sponsored by VC Harry Le Grande and Vice Provost Catherine Koshland, Capital Projects and MRY Architects conducted a sustainable design workshop with particpation from students, staff, and faculty, to visualize a sustainable Student Community Center.
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN WORKSHOP
Visualizing a revitalized and sustainable Student Community Center in Lower Sproul Plaza
Through group exercises and breakout sessions the workshop addressed the following questions:- What is sustainability?- How might it define the identity and character of the Student Community Center?- How might the Student Community Cen-ter communicate and teach sustainability?
The 4 Pillars of Sustainability- Economic- Responsible use of Natural Resources- Socially Just- Culturally Sensitive
Master Plan Guidance from Workshop- Adaptive re-use of existing buildings with exception of replacing Eshleman Hall- Transparency: open up Chavez to expose view of Strawberry Creek from Plaza- Bring green into Plaza- Flexible space: ability to adapt over time- Evident and educational sustainable systems
A Partial List of Sustainable Design Initiatives- Farmer’s Market in plaza- Stormwater capture & treatment system, i.e. green roofs & raingarden- Green bike share center & bike repair shop- Hydration stations to reduce/eliminate plastic bottles- Student-run organic deli- Visible energy renewal systems, i.e. solar harvesting- Install meters to encourage energy and water savings- Flexible performace space/community stage- Transit information center along Bancroft Ave- Composting of all food waste from food service- Recycling of all waste from retail- Link food vendors to CAFF
Workshop Steering CommitteeSteve Cancian, FacilitatorLisa Bauer, Campus Refuse & RecyclingJudy Chess, Capital ProjectsBrad Froehle, Graduate AssemblyChristine Jieun Kim, TGIF InternLaura Moreno, Build. Sustainability at CalChristina Oatfield, ASUC SenateBeth Piatnitza, Capital ProjectsAlberto Ortega-Hinojosa, Grad. AssemblyAlicia Rosenthal, Capital ProjectsMelissa Smith, Sustainability TeamJustin Wiley, Green Bike ShareDan Work, Grad. Assembly
With thanks to Harue Lampert & Sabrina Porch
Passing the globe: What does sustainability mean to you?
Lower Sproul: Eshleman, King, Chavez, and Zellerbach
Lower Sproul today
Larry StrainBenchmarking Resources
Setting Benchmarks
Group Master Plan Presentations
Community Stage
Farmer’s market
Bike share & transit center
WATER: a strong theme for the Lower Sproul.- Strengthen relationship to Strawberry Creek- Leverage opportunities for stomwater capture
hardscape
zone
proposed raingarden
CED Prof. Chip Sullivan creates a mural in real time
ESPM Prof. Miguel AltieriThe 4 Pillars of Sustainability
TGIFThe Green Initiative Fund
As envisioned 50 years ago
Green Roofs
