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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Micro-Mobility Commuting Patterns: A Baseline Count of Micro-Mobility Users at Western Washington University

Spring 2019

Micro-Mobility Commuting Patterns Project Report (703.09 KB)

Aligning Western’s Sustainability Action Plan (SAP) with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Spring 2019

United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals Project Report (329.56 KB)

Affordable Employee Housing Project

Spring 2019

Affordable Employee Housing Project Report (210.39 KB)

Western Sustainability Dashboard

Fall 2018

Western Sustainability Dashboard Project Report (499.57 KB)

Viking Bikes – A Bike Rental Program Available to All at Western

Fall 2018

Viking Bikes Project Report (503.87 KB)

Going Green – Improving Health and Wellbeing Within Western’s Workplaces Through Indoor Plants

Fall 2018

Indoor Plants Project Report (693.61 KB)

Call for a Housing Action Plan

Fall 2018

Housing Action Plan Project Report (326.27 KB)

Team Compost

Spring 2018


Meeting Bellingham’s 100% Clean Energy Goals

Spring 2018

100% Clean Energy Project Report (498.93 KB)

Food Deserts – Fighting Injustice in the Birchwood Community

Spring 2018

Food Deserts Project Report (694.3 KB)

Bellingham, Washington – Central Business District Rental Housing Market Analysis

Spring 2018

Bellingham Rental Housing Market Analysis Project Report (1.13 MB)

Art Installation Report

Spring 2018

Art Installation Project Report (862.06 KB)

Sustainability Signage

Winter 2018

Sustainability Signage Project Proposal (57 KB)
Sustainability Signage Project Presentation (1.43 MB)

North State Residences to WWU Campus Transportation Routes and Assessment

Winter 2018

North State Transportation Routes and Assessment Project Proposal (Group A) (1.26 MB)
North State Transportation Routes and Assessment Project Proposal (Group B) (769.2 KB)

Food Waste Skagit County

Winter 2018


Campus Lighting Safety

Winter 2018

Campus Lighting Safety Project Proposal (127.81 KB)
Campus Lighting Safety Project Presentation (681.33 KB)

Textile Waste – Skagit County

Fall 2017

Skagit County Textile Waste Project Proposal (1.15 MB)
Skagit County Textile Waste Project Presentation (1.8 MB)

Multi-Family Recycling – Skagit County

Fall 2017

Skagit County Multi-Family Recycling Project Proposal (134.98 KB)
Skagit County Multi-Family Recycling Project Presentation (1.18 MB)

Food Waste – Skagit County

Fall 2017

Skagit County Food Waste Project Proposal (140.87 KB)
Skagit County Food Waste Project Presentation (1.68 MB)

Feeding Western

Fall 2017

Feeding Western Project Proposal (299.06 KB)
Feeding Western Project Presentation (988.44 KB)