Solar Thermal Heating Systems in the Berkeley Student Cooperative

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Project Basics

Project Sponsor: Berkeley Student Cooperative

Awarded: $35,000

Grant Awarded: Spring 2019

Project Status: Complete

Project Description 

The BSC intends to install solar thermal heating systems in its African-American Theme House (AATH) and Oscar Wilde, its LGBTQIA & Queer Theme House. The BSC celebrated its 85th anniversary last October and remains a cornerstone of student housing at UC Berkeley. As such, this project is a long term investment in green energy and community well-being for generations of co-op students beyond the 59 that currently reside in AATH and Wilde.

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