Campus Sustainability Planning Studio

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The Campus Sustainability Planning Studio (CSPS) is student research aimed at the transition to sustainability, providing hands-on, problem-based learning where student research teams help WWU and the broader community achieve sustainability in energy conservation, waste reduction, transportation, local foods, green purchasing, green building, sustainability media, and more!

All Western students are welcome to take the planning studio. Override must be provided for certain disciplines.

Past Projects

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Pollinators and Climate Change in the Colville Confederated Tribes' Traditional Territories

Summer 2021

Colville Confederated Tribes' Traditional Territories Pollinators Project Report (2.36 MB)
Colville Confederated Tribes' Traditional Territories Pollinators Project Presentation (1.22 MB)
List of Known Pollinators in the Traditional Territory of the Colvile Confederated Tribes (186.17 KB)

Okanogan Youth Corps

Summer 2021

Okanogan Youth Corps Project Report (2.21 MB)
Okanogan Youth Corps Project Presentation (3.86 MB)

Methow Mobile Field Station

Summer 2021

Methow Mobile Field Station Project Report (10.07 MB)
Methow Mobile Field Station Project Presentation (5.52 MB)

Design Elements for a Methow Valley Community Garden

Summer 2021

Methow Community Garden Design Elements Project Report (10.67 MB)
Methow Community Garden Design Elements Project Presentation (8.33 MB)

The New Hybrid Modality: Expanding Learning Options Post Covid-19

Spring 2021


Hybrid Modality (PDF)

Steps to Accessible Farming at WWU

Spring 2021


Steps to Accessible Farming at WWU (PDF)

Menstrual Equity At Western Washington University

Spring 2021


Menstrual Equity Report (PDF)

Improving the Effectiveness of Project ZeNETH Through Targeted Curriculum Building

Spring 2021


ZeNETH Final Report (PDF)

Carbon Farming Through A Conservation Trust Model

Spring 2021


Carbon Farming (PDF)

Alternative Sustainable Solutions to Architectural Glazing

Spring 2021


Glazing (PDF)

Upgrading Heating Systems for a Sustainable Future

Fall 2020

Upgrading Heating Systems Project Report (639.99 KB)

Transitions of Emissions & Social Justice: An Analysis

Fall 2020

Transitions of Emissions & Social Justice Project Report (217.61 KB)

STARS and the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Fall 2020

STARS and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (334.27 KB)

Food Forest Fungi Farm

Fall 2020

Food Forest Fungi Farm Project Report (321.32 KB)

The ABCs of Equity: What You Need to Know About Prioritizing Equity Within Climate Action Planning

Summer 2020

ABCs of Equity Project Report (2.32 MB)
ABCs of Equity Project Presentation (2.32 MB)

Community Living and Learning in the Methow Valley: An Eco-Share Housing Concept

Summer 2020

Methow Valley Eco-Share Housing Project Report (7.52 MB)
Methow Valley Eco-Share Housing Project Presentation (7.73 MB)

Carbon Accounting and Offset Recommendations for the Methow Valley

Summer 2020

Carbon Accounting and Offset Recommendations for the Methow Valley Project Report (2.7 MB)
Carbon Accounting and Offset Recommendations for the Methow Valley Project Presentation (1.78 MB)

Western Washington University’s Sustainability and Climate Course Inventory

Spring 2020


WWU Course Inventory (PDF)

Improving the Effectiveness of Project ZeNETH Through Targeted Curriculum Building

Spring 2020

Project ZeNETH Curriculum Building Project Report (1.83 MB)

COVID Response Team: Working from Home

Spring 2020

COVID Response Team Project Report (744.62 KB)