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Eric Ellisen, Capital Projects Teri Mathers, Capital Projects Trish Ratto, University Health Services - Health*Matters
Promoting Health and Sustainability:
The Built Environment --
Water Refill Stations
Promoting Tap Water Goals:
Campus
Sustainability goal:
Zero waste by 2020
UCB Nutrition & Physical Activity Workgroup
Health goal:
Promote tap water, pledge, google map of refill stations, share success stories
Built environment goal:
Add water bottle refill stations
Water fountain bottle fillers
Water at events served in bulk containers
Water cooler conversion guide
48% decrease in sales of single-use bottled water between
2006 - 2010
21 Water Refill Stations on campus (14 in high traffic areas)
Survey of 800+ students, 2006 and 2011
Increased consumption of water:
2 cups/day in 2006, 5 cups/day in 2011
Increased use of a refillable container:
50% of students carry a refillable container in 2006;
70% in 2011
Decreased aversion to water fountains on campus:
40% never drank from water fountains in 2006; 19% in 2011
Successes
Additional initiatives to
improve access to tap water
Arrowhead Water Cooler Conversion Guide (under development)
• Take back the tap – use the
sink
• Add instant hot to sink
•Plumb the Arrowhead
filtration unit to water source
•Other solutions
TGIF Funding
2010 TGIF
• Water Refill Station
Design Guidelines
• Dwinelle Hall Refill Station installation
2011 TGIF
• Funded 5 refill stations
• Bottle filler water fountain retrofits
Design Guidelines: Water Refill Stations in Existing Buildings
Existing Hi/Lo fountains: a) Replace the high fountain with a refill station
Design Guidelines: Water Refill Stations in Existing Buildings
Existing Hi/Lo fountains:
b) must have rails if not in a niche
Design Guidelines: Water Refill Stations in Existing Buildings
Existing single fountain:
a) Replace with the combination unit – fountain and refill station –
at ADA compliant height, rails required if not in a niche
Design Guidelines: Water Refill Stations in Existing Buildings
Existing single fountain: b) No rails required if in a niche
New Buildings
BOALT Hall Place holder for LKS
New buildings-- looking ahead
Campbell Hall The Stadium
More built environment goals:
Design goals for new buildings:
StairWells – visually accessible, visually appealing, motivational
signage
Showers and lockers, bike storage, lactation rooms
Campus:
Walking paths/way finding
Campus maps identified with walking paths,
refill stations, etc
Labyrinth
Space needed:
Teaching kitchen
Educational garden
Discussion and Questions
How to prioritize -- Number of refill stations
per building/per occupants/high traffic areas?
Bottle fillers
Owner for this water infrastructure
642-7324
Trish Ratto: