Small Projects (>$10K)

These projects received less than $10,000 from TGIF.

Clark Kerr Garden Expansion

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Many UC Berkeley students exhibit a serious need for access to fresh food. Cal Dining aspired to create a healthier, more equitable food system on-campus by providing access to fresh produce in the dining hall and the student food pantry, facilitating student leadership and experiential education, and connecting residents, students and the community as a whole to their greater environment.

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End the Cycle - Sustainable Laundry Campaign

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Implement a sustainable laundry education campaign in the residence halls.

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Mobilizing Sustainability at Berkeley - The Greening Operations (GO!) Team

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Fund a group of students to provide building audits and green event outreach on a case-by-case basis.

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Sustainability Map Project

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Creation of an interactive web-based campus sustainability map.

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Talking Louder About Sustainability, Next Generation

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The Office is requesting TGIF funds for communication internships both for our current team for next year and the next generation of specialists for next two academic years.

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Fight the Flow

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Installation of UZLOW shower valves and educational signs to reduce Unit 3 residents' consumption of water.

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Cal Greeks Energy Competition- Green Cup

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Use an energy competition as a way to implement small scale retrofits, reinforce sustainable behavior, and gain visibility for sustainable practices within the Greek system.

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Strawberry Creek Restoration Demonstration

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Continue habitat restoration efforts of Strawberry Creek.

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Mercury Vapor Detection Equipment

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Purchase of new technology for detecting mercury during EH&S clean-ups.

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GIF Haas Rechargeable Battery program

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In an effort to continuously make significant strides towards true zero waste and in line with the university’s “Non-Essential Single Use Plastic Elimination by 2030 Policy”, Haas would like to implement a rechargeable battery program that would be available to all Haas students, staff and faculty. The impact of eliminating single use batteries and plastic packaging from the waste stream would make a huge impact not only on Haas’ carbon footprint, but on the university as a whole.

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