2013 – Awards
Governor’s Environmental & Economic Leadership Award for UC Irvine’s Smart Labs Initiative (pdf)
California’s highest environmental honor, second award (first in 2008)
3rd Place among America’s “Coolest Schools”
Sierra magazine’s seventh annual ranking of the nation’s greenest colleges and universities
STARS Gold Rating
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s Sustainability Tracking and Rating System
U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Platinum Awards for New Construction
- Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway
- Biological Sciences III
- Verano Place Infant Toddler Center
- Verano Place student housing complex – Cedar Unit
- Verano Place student housing complex – Aspen Unit
- Verano Place student housing complex – Poplar Unit
- Verano Place student housing complex – Alder Unit
APPA’s 2013 Effective & Innovative Practices Award for UC Irvine’s Field Laboratory for Energy Studies
APPA is the world’s largest trade association for facilities management professionals in higher education
S-Lab Award for International Laboratory Operations for UC Irvine’s Smart Labs Initiative
Green California Leadership Award for UC Irvine’s Smart Labs Initiative
Recognizing outstanding environmental achievements in government
Tree Campus USA, third consecutive year
Arbor Day Foundation program sponsored in partnership with Toyota
Platinum-level Fit-Friendly Worksite by the American Heart Association, third consecutive year (pdf)