UCSB’s LEED Portfolio: A Platform for Green Curriculum

and Career DevelopmentAllan Robles | Jordan Sager

UC Santa Barbaraallan.g.robles@gmail.com | jordan.sager@pf.ucsb.edu

What is LEED?

• Consensus-based green building rating system

• Industry green building standard

• Separate rating systems for Design/Construction (NC) and Operations/Maintenance (EB:OM)

LEED-EB:O&M Portfolio Program• Pilot program established in 2007

• UCSB is one of three Universities participating nationally

• Documents many LEED credits based on campus-wide sustainable practices

• Generates efficiencies by taking a ‘volume certification’ approach to LEED

• Acknowledges campus sustainability andindividual building performance

LEED-EB Portfolio Approach

1) Campus characteristics & infrastructure

2) Policy & practice-based credits

3) Individual building performance

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20052006

20082009

2010

20112012

Where does Green Campus fit?

Green Workforce & Academic Infusion

FacilitiesManagement

Green Campus Interns

Internship Advisors Eager Students

Davidson Library

250,000 square feet

3,000,000 volumes

How does this fulfill the Green Campus Program’s goals?

The Four

Pillars

Green Workforce

Development

Academic Infusion

Outreach

Energy Savings

Great Results!

• Established several for-credit interns to assist in on-campus energy audits.

• Managed to develop a paid position for one of our Green Campus Interns – Brandon Kaysen

• Potential Energy Savings (SRB): 38,320kWh / ~$5,000

Thank You Very Much! Questions?

Allan Robles | Jordan Sager

UC Santa Barbara

allan.g.robles@gmail.com|jordan.sager@pf.ucsb.edu