The University of La Verne has just officially signed on to the Green Billion Dollar Challenge, becoming only the second California University to do so (the other is the California Institute of Technology).
La Verne joins 39 other North American colleges and universities participating in the challenge, which was initiated by the Sustainable Endowments Institute in October 2011.
By signing up, La Verne commits to establishing a Green Revolving Fund which will be used to fund green, sustainable projects that will reduce the university’s carbon footprint.
For more information on the Green Billion Dollar Challenge, click here.
Quotes
“The University of La Verne has had a long history of concern for the environment and sustainability and this is reflected in the language of our new 2020 Strategic Vision. Our last two major construction projects, a 40,000-square-foot Campus Center and a 102,000-square-foot residence hall, are both LEED-certified buildings (Silver and Gold respectively). It is only natural that we would seek to participate in a challenge that would allow us to take more active steps towards implementing sustainable solutions on our campus.”
Clive Houston-BrownVice President of Facility & Technology Services and CIO |
“Establishing a Green Revolving Fund ensures that in good times and bad the University is always able to continue its commitment to sustainability. The fund will allow us to implement projects that will reduce our utility usage and ensure we are efficient and judicious in our energy use. It will also provide us with the opportunity to develop living labs whereby our students can be exposed to hands-on sustainability efforts and projects in addition to the intellectual exposure to such issues in the classroom.”
Clive Houston-BrownVice President of Facility & Technology Services and CIO |