Sustainable Family Living at University Village WHO WE ARE: ARE: Nature Village is a multidisciplinary and multicultural group that incorporates University Village residents, UC Berkeley students, staff, non profit organizations and volunteers. The core of our team consists of international student spouses. GOAL: GOAL: Promote sustainable family living at University Village to reduce environmental impact and develop a stronger sense of community.
Assessment & Challenges Utilities Consumption and Carbon Emissions in 2012 3,069 metric tones of CO2
34,588,100 cubic feet
4,033 MWh
7,800,000 cubic feet
Recycling in 2012 Challenges:
Contamination 18%
Lack of Individual Utility Meters 18% Contamination in Recycling Bins Lack of Special Waste Collection High Residential Turnover = Large Waste Volumes Lack of Information about Sustainable Living Lack of Good Networking between Residents Multilingual community
Recycling Materials 82%
Total: 286,182 metric tones
Green Family Program (GFP) – 50 families How the program works: 1. Conducting energy audits and surveys to monitor
utilities consumption in single households. 2. Analyzing data and providing recommendations for sustainable living at household & management levels. 3. Pilot drying racks for energy conservation. 4. Pilot UZLOW valve for water and gas conservation. 5. Sending surveys to define behavior change. 6. Creating Green Families Network.
UZLOW Water and Gas Saving Valve
Recruiting and Outreach
Other Programs
E-Waste Donation Box
Materials
Activities
Pilots Indoor Lighting Energy Conservation New Signage for Trash Enclosures Special Waste Reduction
Drying Rack for Energy Saving
Swaps & Community Yard Sales CreeKids Environmental Education Community Events
Newsletter Moving in/out Guides Multilingual Outreach (Chinese & Korean)
Sample of New Trash Enclosure Signs Hebrew Book Swap
Team
Nature Village Team , Oct 2012
Future Actions
Community Yard Sale
Partners
Green Family Program Extension Workshops Nature Village Message Board Nature Village Story - a Video Composting Hazardous Waste Collection & Disposal Guide Natural Cleaning Solutions Guide
Contact Information: info@naturavillage.org www.naturevillage.org www.facebook.com/mynaturevillage