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Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System

Cal Poly Pomona engineering technology students install 16 solar panels on a home in Redlands as part of Alternative Spring Break in 2013, similar to the environmental sustainability efforts that the university plans to increase.

Cal Poly Pomona Adds Sustainability to Environmental Efforts

Posted June 17, 2014 / Esther Chou Tanaka

Cal Poly Pomona has been an environmental leader for decades, from using recycled water in the 1960s to building a center for regenerative studies in 1994 that models and teaches best practices. A giant step came in 2009 when the…

Campus’ Green Efforts Earn Silver STAR

Posted June 13, 2011 / PolyCentric Editor

Cal Poly Pomona has been rewarded for its sustainability efforts by becoming the first public university in the state to complete the STARS report, earning a silver rating. STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System) allows colleges and universities to…