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In-law units could provide needed affordable housing and boost the economies of five East Bay communities, according to a new UC Berkeley study that recommends adjusting local regulations so that can happen.
Tag: green
Campuses target workplace practices to limit waste
August 29, 2011:
UC green-office programs, launched at Berkeley in 2009, are off and running
UC Berkeley achieves sustainable seafood certification
June 20, 2011:
Cal Dining’s commitment to seafood sustainability has led to UC Berkeley being named the first public university to achieve certification from the Marine Stewardship Council. The globally-recognized MSC ecolabel will begin appearing this summer on menus and at food stations where MSC-certified seafood is served.
Self-imposed fees support UC campus sustainability efforts
June 6, 2011:
For the price of a coffee drink each term, students at seven University of California campuses are funding programs that reduce waste and save energy and resources.
MBA students, Haas School faculty win sustainability research grants
April 22, 2011:
The Haas School of Business’s Center for Responsible Business made an Earth Day announcement today (Friday, April 22) that several MBA students and Haas School faculty have won research grants to work on innovative sustainability projects dealing with reinforcing friends’ healthy habits to green supply chains and clean water.
Report says green economy producing jobs, but urges work quality improvement
March 17, 2011:
To achieve the state’s energy efficiency goals and provide better career opportunities for Californians, the state should modify its clean energy programs and its extensive but fragmented training and education programs, according to a report led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, released today (Thursday, March 17).
CalSol’s newest solar car nears completion
February 22, 2011:
CalSol’s all-volunteer UC Berkeley student pit crew has completed the chassis of “Impulse,” this years’ entry in the World Solar Challenge
Backyard solutions to urban planning issues
January 13, 2011:
Hundreds of visitors flocked to a new, 420-square-foot cottage in West Berkeley to examine the tiny, sustainably designed “accessory home” as a possible wave of the future.
UC Berkeley tops international ranking of ‘greenest universities’
January 12, 2011:
The Green Metric Ranking of World Universities, the University of Indonesia’s kook at educational institutions’ commitment to “going green” and developing sustainability initiatives, UC Berkeley’s environmental policies have earned the #1 spot.
Multiple Bay Area stakeholders meet on how to ‘green’ the local economy
January 25, 2010:
More than 200 turned out Thursday for “Innovating the Green Economy,” a campus conference on how to turn an emerging and much celebrated “win-win” into actual businesses and real paychecks for local communities.
Positive prospects for California’s green businesses, study finds
January 22, 2010:
California’s green businesses are more focused on local markets and more likely to stay in the Golden State than are their non-green counterparts, according to a University of California, Berkeley, study released Thursday (Jan. 21). And when compared with traditional businesses, green ones are more likely to expand.
