Idea ~ Give Tours of Your Green Demo Space

The Green Room Committee is run jointly by UC Berkeley's Recycling and Refuse Services, Residential & Student Service Programs, Berkeley Green Campus, and the Student Sustainability Education Coordinator Program.

Various "green" programs, including the Global Environment Theme House at UC Berkeley's Foothill residence hall, have sprouted around campus since 2002 when University of California Regents adopted a policy toward more sustainable practices and environmental stewardship after being presented a research paper outlining how to achieve these goals. This set off a series of energy conservation efforts at UC Berkeley, including green demonstration areas.

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The effort drew wide attention with the unveiling at UC Berkeley of the "Green Room," the nation's first fully-outfitted, eco-friendly residence hall room. The idea began when the San Rafael-based Strategic Energy Innovations (SEI), approached environmental student leaders here about outfitting a UC Berkeley residence hall room with Energy Star appliances through a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. SEI is a non-profit group that helps schools, businesses and other entities meet energy conservation goals.

Provide simple signs that promote your green strategies: recycling boxes, worm composting, double-sided printing, etc. Bite-size information is almost as good as sugar-coated medicine! Complete story: Berkeley.edu