California State University, Chico
PAE-3: Physical Campus Plan

Comprehensively incorporate sustainable design approaches into the design of all physical campus elements and systems including campus site layout, circulation plans and systems, landscape and hardscape systems, building design and campus infrastructure. • Harmonize the human built environment with natural systems and processes in such a way that non-renewable natural resources are conserved and that the natural environment maintains its capacity for healthy growth and regeneration. • Where possible utilize construction materials that have been recycled, are made of renewable natural resources, that minimize the use of non-renewable natural resources and that minimize negative impacts upon the natural environment. • Design new and renovation projects to achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certifi cation. Using the LEED checklist as a guide will help insure that basic design approaches are addressed in the planning and design process. The range of major LEED categories for consideration in design include: sustainable sites, water effi ciency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality, innovation and design process. (See also Section 3.6.3) • CSU Chico also hosts the Bidwell Environmental Institute which manages several land preserves for the primary purposes of protection, enhancement, research, and education. These land areas include the 3,950-acre Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve, the 300-acre Butte Creek Ecological Reserve, and the 80-acre Eagle Lake Field Station. CSU, Chico Master Plan Section 3