ICOSSE 2011: Bruce Douglas Discusses the Integration of Sustainable Design in Campus Architecture


Bruce Douglas is the Vice President at Stone Environmental, and he and his team have been working with the West Valley Campus of the College of the Desert to integrate sustainable design within the architecture of the campus. Douglas emphasizes that this application of sustainable design can extend beyond college campuses and provides new opportunities to many different communities. Watch the interview, recorded at the Second International Congress on Sustainability Science and Engineering (ICOSSE), in the video located in the right panel.

The College of the Desert started the development of a new community college campus with the goal of creating a showcase of sustainable design. The West Valley Campus, located in Palm Springs, California, is currently being constructed using an Integrated Design Campus Plan, a central theme through which independent planners, designers, and contractors will work using a common framework to create a uniquely integrated sustainable facility that will become a living laboratory for teaching and learning.

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