Efforts and Accomplishments to Date

De Anza College has served as a leader, with support from the district, in sustainability within and for the California Community College (CCC) system, including these past measures and programs:

• First Community College district in California (and nation) to have three USGBC LEED buildings, with three completed green building LEED projects:
  
  
  • Kirsch Center for Environmental Studies (a national model for sustainability and education); Science Center;
  • Student and Community Services Building;
  • and Visual and performing Arts Center (under construction).

• Kirsch Center - State-wide Energy Management Program (SEMP) Building #1 (first of 20 such projects by 2020 in CCC system) and environmental sustainability, stewardship and interdisciplinary education. SEMP training of energy specialists provided both locally and state wide: http://www.deanza.edu/kirschcenter

• Student involvement for more than 12 years on greening efforts including De Anza Student Body's (DASB) initial gift of $180,000 for the conceptual design for the Kirsch Center for Environmental Studies

• California Community College sustainability curriculum workshops

• Energy efficiency efforts for more than 10 years culminating in the Energy Policy andTraining Handbook, which provides policy recommendations for California and the Community College System

• Renewable energy projects, including photovoltaic and co-generation systems

• Environmentally sound practices committee effort (CEAG) on the De Anza campus, writing specific sustainable guidelines for the college

• Non-smoking policy on De Anza campus

• Campus-wide recycling effort for 12 years

• Environmental Studies Department - first endowed chair in Environmental Studies in the California Community College system

• Cheeseman Environmental Study Area (ESA) - first of its kind in the California Community College system

• Green building materials are being used in all new and renovated buildings (i.e. sunflower seed husks counter tops and waterless urinals)

• Green maintenance products and green consumables are used campus wide

• Campuswide environmental assessment completed (Appendix B)