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NEWSLINE owner, providing coordination and management of the LEED submission documentation for certification. For more information, visit www.vertegyconsultants.com. STUDENT AND FACULTY SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS RECEIVE FUNDING Berkeley, Calif. — Twenty-three projects aimed at helping people live more sustainably have been granted a total of $2 million through a new program at the University of California, Berkeley, that is funded by the Dow Chemical Co. Foundation. Winning projects announced this week include cost-effective water purification and hygiene technologies, sustainable packaging, renewable fuels, and new courses and seminars on sustainability. Projects were submitted by students and faculty in a range of fields and disciplines, including engineering, business, chemistry, public health and energy resources. The new Sustainable Products and Solutions Program was created in late 2007 to administer and grow a $10 million, fiveyear gift from the foundation to provide students and faculty across campus with educational and research opportunities focused on sustainability. Proposals were required to be interdisciplinary, to account for all aspects of the life cycle of a product or solution, and to help solve global sustainability challenges. Students from more than a dozen schools and departments on campus submitted project plans that cumulatively sought three times the available funds. Visit www.haas.berkeley.edu/ responsiblebusiness/SPSProgramProjects. htm, for more information. building equipped to serve as many as 2,500 students with “smart classroom” technologies and expansive daylighting and views from the classrooms, offices and commons. The facility also features a multipurpose room for college and community activities, recharging stations for electric/ hybrid vehicles, water conserving fixtures and a large pond for stormwater retention and treatment. In addition, the project diverted more than 95 percent of construction waste from local landfills. As LEED consultant to the construction management firm L.A. Schaefer Construction Co., Inc., Vertegy provided site personnel training, as well as preparation and implementation of management plans for LEED design and construction integration. Vertegy also served as the LEED consultant to the UNIVERSITIES SWITCH TO LED LIGHTING Durham, N.C. — Cree, Inc. announced the launch of the LED University program, an international community of universities working to accelerate the adoption of energy-efficient LEDs. In addition to evaluating, promoting and deploying LED lighting, the community of universities plans to work toward increasing energy savings, protecting the environment, reducing maintenance costs and providing a better light quality for improved visibility and safety. Inaugural participant North Carolina State University along with Marquette University, University of California at Santa Barbara, University of Arkansas and Tianjin Polytechnic University in China have committed to evaluating and deploying LED lighting in A Better Choice WWW.EDCMAG.COM With renovation and maintenance budgets tight, it makes sense to install ﬁxtures that will last longer than the ﬁrst week of school. Bradley knows that long-lasting, vandal-resistant, low-maintenance and water-conserving handwashing ﬁxtures are a priority for schools. Bradley products are designed with these needs in mind. Plumbing ﬁxtures • Washroom accessories • Lenox® lockers • Mills® partitions bradleycorp.com 800.BRADLEY READER SERVICE NO. EDC09084BRAD.indd 1 14 166 WWW.EDCMAG.COM/WEBCARD 8/22/08 9:57:07 AM http://www.vertegyconsultants.com http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/responsiblebusiness/SPSProgramProjects.htm http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/responsiblebusiness/SPSProgramProjects.htm http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/responsiblebusiness/SPSProgramProjects.htm http://www.edcmag.com http://bradleycorp.com http://bradleycorp.com http://www.edcmag.com/webcard

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