Development of environmentaly concious and sustainable alternatives for the design and construction of a proposed housing development in the community of Arcata, California.
Development of resources to help understand how Cal Poly Humboldt decides what kinds of wood products to use in on campus construction products. Project also attemps to address issues of sustainable wood product use and raise awareness among the campus community.
Project looks into water usage on the campus of Cal Poly Humboldt and issues pertaining to stormwater runoff as both a possible resource and environmental contaminant.
Cal Poly Humboldt spends almost $3 million annually on energy to serve over 7000 students, staff and faculty. Energy efficient lighting upgrades are the most easily attainable and cost-effective objectives for reducing energy consumption on campus.
Project looks at the on campus Cal Poly Humboldt freshwater fish hatchery and its possible increased use as an educational tool with particular attention paid to elementary education.
The goal of this project is to reduce the annual sediment yields of Humboldt's forestry tool cleaning area as much as technically feasible as well as devise new ways to eliminate sediment runoff from the forestry building parking lot into campus runoff by designing new infrastructure.
General research into the design for a greywater treatment marsh to be implemented on-site at the Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (CCAT) at Cal Poly Humboldt.
Project looks at the characteristics and maintenance requirements of urban lanscapes with particular attention paid to the campus of Cal Poly Humboldt. Topics addressed include site characteristics, uncontrolled growth, nutrient cycles and a demonstration site on campus.