Campus Sustainability Planning Studio
Contact(s)
Lindsey MacDonald, Class Instructor
Email: Lindsey.MacDonald@wwu.edu
Jill MacIntyre Witt, Class Instructor
Email: Jill.MacIntyreWitt@wwu.edu
Students present recommendations for reducing food waste in Skagit County.
CSPS is student research aimed at the transition to sustainability.
The Campus Sustainability Planning Studio is hands-on, problem-based learning where student research teams help WWU and the Bellingham community achieve sustainability in these areas and more:
Energy Conservation | Waste Reduction | Transportation | Local Foods
Green Purchasing | Green Building | Sustainability Media
As part of Sustainable Communities Partnership, this quarter we are also working with Skagit County.
Read more here: Sustainable Communities Partnership
All Western students are welcome to take CSPS, although override must be provided for certain disciplines.
To request an override, please email sustain@wwu.edu.
Current Projects:
The primary goal of this project is to help county residents collect less junk. This project involves determining methods of disposing of outdoor junk in a way that minimizes expense and liability to the county, supports the needs of residents, and also minimizes potential threats of pollution, fire hazards, mold, and disease.
Identify the most effective way(s) to increase food waste composting within offices across campus.
Make sustainability on campus more visible by developing plans for a campus sustainability
mobile, interactive display or art installation.
Reduce the impacts of the food desert in the Birchwood neighborhood.
Assess the mechanisms for achieving 100% renewable energy goals for electricity, heating and transportation within City of Bellingham and community.
Collect and compare current data on multi-family residential housing, including vacancy rates, cost/unit type, cost/square foot, and stock of rental types within the current downtown Multi-Family Tax Exemption (MFTE) area.
Past Projects:
Winter Quarter
Food Waste Skagit County: Proposal | Presentation
Campus Lighting Safety: Proposal | Presentation
Sustainability Signage: Proposal | Presentation
North State Residences to WWU Campus Transportation Routes and Assessmemt: Proposal Group A | Proposal Group B | Presentation
Winter Quarter
Bike Counter: Proposal | Presentation
Biogas: Proposal | Presentation
Feeding Wesrern: Proposal | Presentation
Staff that Farm: Proposal | Presentation
Spring Quarter
WWU Biogas Alternative: Proposal | Presentation
Feeding Western: Proposal | Presentation
Advanced Building Movment: Proposal | Presentation
Bellingham Public School Sustainable Kitchen Design: Proposal | Presentation
Bellingham Public School District Sustainability Assessment: Proposal | Presentation
Fall Quarter
Feeding Western: Proposal | Presentation
Construction and Demolition Waste - Skagit County: Proposal | Presentation
Food Waste - Skagit County: Proposal | Presentation
Multi-Family Recycling - Skagit County: Proposal | Presentation
Textile Waste - Skagit County: Proposal | Presentation
Winter Quarter
Housing Sustainability Index: Proposal | Presenatation
Wind Power: Proposal | Presentation
Social Sustainability Congregation: Proposal | Presentation
Zero Carbon Commitment: Proposal | Presentation
Street Waste: Proposal | Presentation
Spring Quarter
Social Sustainability: Video
Sustainable Investments: Video
Housing Sustainability Index: Video
Western Wind: Video
Fall Quarter
City of Edmonds: Confronting Contamination: Proposal | Presentation
City of Edmonds: Food Waste: Proposal | Presentation
City of Edmonds: Constructing a Cleaner Future: Proposal | Presentation
Fall Quarter
Street Washer: Proposal | Presentation
Lights Out: Proposal | Presentation
EV Charging: Proposal | Presentation
Clean Power: Proposal | Presentation
Winter Quarter
GEF Survey: Media | Presentation
Sustainable Literacy Survey: Presentation
Fall Quarter
University Waste Managment Plan: Report | Presentation
Spring Quarter
University Dining: Report | Presentation
University Grounds Development: Report | presentation
University Purchasing: Report | Presentation
Strategies For Low Carbon Transportation: Presentation
University Student Life: Report | Presentation
Fall Quarter
Plan for a Solar Powered Western
Large-scale Rainwater Reuse at Carver Gym: Report | Presentation
Winter Quarter
Greywater Harvesting: Report | Presentation
Sustainability Literacy Assessment: Report | Presentation
Paper Towel Waste Reduction: Proposal | Presentation
Reusable Mugs Part 2: Report | Presentation
Spring Quarter
Porous Parking Lots Part 2: Report | Presentation
Sustainability Survey: Report
Sustainable Freshman Orientation: Report | Presentation
Fall Quarter
Reusable Coffee Mug Pilot: Report | Presentation
Campus Sustainability Mapping: Report | Presentation
Chlorine Pool Alternatives: Report | Presentation
Winter Quarter
Green Dorm Part 2: Report | Presentation
Zero Waste Zone: Report | Presentation
Sorting Station Expansion: Report | Presentation
Solar-Thermal Demonstration Site: Report | Presentation
Spring Quarter
Solar Thermal at WKRC Part 2: Report | Presentation
Electric Vehicles at WWU: Report | Presentation
Campus Energy Policies: Report | Presentation
Edible Landscaping Pilot: Report | Presentation
Viking Supported Agriculture: Report | Presentation
Fall Quarter
Alternative Means of Employee Transport: Report | Presentation
Pilot Green Dorm Room: Report | Presentation
New Student Sustainability Orientation: Report | Presentation
WWU Rideshare Revolution: Report | Presentation
Viking Supported Agriculture: Report | Presentation
Sustainable Off Campus Living: Report | Presentation
Winter Quarter
Organics Recycling Enhancement: Report | Video
Winter Local Food Procurement: Report | Presentation | Video
Computer Energy Conservation: Report | Presentation | Video
WWU Outback CSA: Report | Video
Fume Hood Energy Conservation: Report | Presentation | Video
Spring Quarter
Surplus Waste Reduction: Report | Presentation | Video Part 1 | Video Part 2
Student Moveout Garage Sale: Report | Presentation | Video
Parking Lot Runoff Mitigation: Report | Presentation | Video Part 1 | Video Part 2
Residential Sustainability Learning Community: Report | Presentation | Video Part 1 | Video Part 2
Watts Up With Our Energy Use On Campus?: Report | Presentation | Video
Building by Building Billing: Report | Presentation | Video Part 1 | Video Part 2
Fall Quarter
Sustainability Revolving Loan Fund for WWU: Report
Rainwater Harvesting Pilot at Carver Gym: Report | Presentation
WWU Farmer’s Market: Report | Presentation
Campus Organic Waste Recycling Enhancement: Report | Presentation
Winter Quarter
Green Roofs at WWU: Report | Presentation | Video
The Real Food Challenge: Report | PresentationVideo
The Green Machine: Report | Video
Down the Toilet! – Water Saving Strategies: Report | Presentation | Video
Spring Quarter
Bottled Water Campaign: Report | Presentation
Green Roof Proposal Part 2: Presentation
Hood Fan Energy Conservation: Report | Presentation
St. Joseph’s Hospital Sustainable Power Reduction: Report
Water Conservation Proposal Part 2: Report | Presentation
Fall Quarter
Burger Energy Assessment: Report | Presentation
Fruit Tree Mapping: Report | Presentation
Inter-Campus Collaboration: Report |Presentation
Energy Conservation at the Leopold: Report | Presentation
NWIC Sustainable Landscaping: Report | Presentation
Sustainability Pledge: Report | Presentation
Fall Quarter
Yellow Bike Program: Report