Cal Poly will receive two best practice awards and an honorable mention for energy efficiency in June at the California Higher Education Sustainability Conference. The three awards are the most of any CSU awarded.

The university received top honors for its Student Sustainability Program called Green Campus and HVAC Design/Retrofit on the Recreation Center renovation, and honorable mention for Lighting Design/Retrofit for the Recreation Center renovation.

“We wouldn’t have won these awards had it not been for the ongoing efforts of our students, faculty and staff to continue to make Cal Poly more environmentally sustainable,” said Dennis Elliot, assistant director of energy, utilities and sustainability at Cal Poly. 

The awards are given as part of the 2010 Best Practice Awards competition for the Energy Efficiency Partnership Program. The partnership includes the University of California, the California State University and the California  Community Colleges.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a nationally ranked, four-year, comprehensive public university located in San Luis Obispo, halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on California's Central Coast. It is a distinctive learning community offering academically focused students a hands-on educational experience that prepares them for today's scientific and technical world.