Airborne gases get sucked into stubborn smog particles from which they cannot escape, according to findings by UC Irvine and other researchers published Feb. 21 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
UCI’s new and retrofitted Smart Labs employ occupancy and air-quality sensors to cut energy use by 50 percent.
Campus’s second LEED Platinum citation in one month is added to eight gold awards.
Design-Build Institute of America award goes to building projects that exceed efficiency and sustainability expectations.
In collaboration with HRL Laboratories and California Institute of Technology, UCI engineers construct metal structure 100 times lighter than Styrofoam™.
Community programs and leadership development classes among efforts earning awards.
Martha Newkirk, Ph.D. ’81 and her husband fund new center for former students.
Construction begins with groundbreaking. Center will open in fall 2012 to serve more than 140,000 former students.
Green Building Council reserved the rating for construction that attains the highest level of sustainability and energy conservation.
U.S. Green Building Council reserves this rating for construction projects that excel in sustainability and energy conservation.