EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY’S SUSTAINABILITY CENTER
Apr 06, 2016
E A S T E R N W A S H I N G T O N U N I V E R S I T Y ’ S
S U S T A I N A B I L I T YC E N T E R
T H E S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y C E N T E R W I L L B E
T H E F I R S T F O R A P U B L I C U N I V E R S I T Y T O A C H I E V E T H E L I V I N G B U I L D I N G C H A L L E N G E
( L B C ) C E R T I F I C AT I O N . I T W I L L B E T H E O N LY
S I T E I N T H E U. S . TO C O M B I N E L B C W I T H A
P R O G R E S S I V E C U R R I C U LU M . E W U I S C R E AT I N G T H E I N N O V AT O R S O F T O M O R R O W .
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Eastern’s Sustainability Center
will be a focal point of teaching,
learning and community
engagement as the alternative
and renewable energy fields
continue to grow in this country
and around the world.
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T H E C E N T E R W I L L F O C U S O N S C I E N C E ,
T E C H N O LO G Y, E N G I N E E R I N G A N D M AT H .
T W O C L A S S R O O M S , A N E N G I N E E R I N G L I V I N G L A B
A N D R E A L – T I M E DATA CO L L E C T I O N
W I L L C R E AT E A D E S T I N AT I O N F O R
K - 12 S T U D E N TS , R E A L W O R L D L E A R N I N G
O P P O RT U N I T I E S F O R E W U S T U D E N TS , A S W E L L
A S A T E S T I N G S I T E F O R A R E A B U S I N E S S E S .
The center’s living lab will
allow active modification of
building insulation and glazing
and will feature different
building styles to use as
training models. In the research
lab, students, faculty and
visiting corporate entities can
test designs and equipment.
EWU’s engineers and educators
will get hands-on practice
with emerging technologies,
innovative curricula and
teaching strategies.
T H E C E N T E R W I L L B E I T S O W N U T I L I T Y.
I T W I L L A L S O F E AT U R E :
N E T Z E R O WAT E R
N E T Z E R O P OW E R
N E T Z E R O WA S T E
S U S TA I N A B L E L A N D S C A P I N G
S U S TA I N A B L E G A R D E N S
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The center’s plots will feature
innovative agro-ecology and
permaculture gardening
models. Here students, faculty,
and visitors can participate in
ongoing sustainability research.
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T H E G A R D E N S W I L L S E R V E A S A 24/7 - ACC E S S I B L E E N V I R O N M E N TA L
E D U C AT I O N FAC I L I T Y. T H E Y W I L L C R E AT E
A L I V I N G L A B O R ATO RY F O R CO U R S E S A S D I V E R S E
A S F I E L D B OTA N Y, E T H N O B OTA N Y, G A R D E N I N G
W I T H N AT I V E S P E C I E S , CO M P O S T I N G A N D
B E S T P R AC T I C E S F O R A R I D E CO S YS T E M S .
PROJECTED ESTIMATE
OF PROBABLE COSTS
@ 15,800 sq. ft.
Design:
$1,107,795
Construction:
$7,386,500
Project management:
$335,700
Geotechnical and traffic studies:
$55,000
Soft costs:
$1,678,750
TOTAL COST: $10,563,975
S T U D E N T S U CC E S SGoal: To create an environment where students
succeed at their highest level.
EWU has “cracked the code” for student success.
EWU is a national leader for successfully attracting,
retaining, graduating, and transforming the lives
of all students, including under represented, first
generation, non-traditional and diverse students of
all backgrounds.
INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNIT YGoal: Build an environment that utilizes research to
identify, anticipate and respond to community and
societal needs.
EWU is a national leader both in developing
multiple pathways for students to complete
degrees and in designing imaginative curricula,
research and scholarly activity that anticipate and
respond effectively to shifting social and economic
challenges and opportunities.
CO M M U N I T Y E N G AG E M E N TGoal: Increase community engagement through
active participation of students, staff and faculty
with community groups, business, organizations
and government.
A significant engine powering the state, EWU
is the public university whose students, faculty,
staff and alumni make profound and significant
contributions to the economic and social vitality of
the region. EWU remains the best value for higher
education in the state.
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