Outdoor Action Frosh Trip Sustainability Initiative
Next year over 1,000 frosh and leaders (20% of the undergraduate body) will participate in the OA Frosh Trip making it the largest pre-orientation program on campus. This project will support student sustainability interns and EcoReps to help with operational efficiency and recycling during all phases of the program, including post-trip clean-up. Project lead: Rick Curtis, Director Outdoor Action

Office of Sustainability post-grad 1-year Sustainability Fellowship
A 1-yr full time fellowship with the Office of Sustainability for a recent graduate. This position will focus on campus culture change endeavors by helping to develop the campus-wide Sustainability Ambassador program as well as enhance campus sustainability communications efforts. Project lead: Dr. Shana Weber, Office of Sustainability

Slow Food Princeton Speaker Series - Funding provided partial support for the spring 2009 speaker series. Josh Viertel, President of Slow Food USA and former Co-Director of the Yale Sustainable Food Project, was featured. Project Lead: Joseph Vellone ‘10

UBikes Campus Bike Rental Program - Funding will support continued refurbishment and reuse of abandoned bicycles, as well as the startup of a new fleet intended to prevent the accumulation of abandoned bikes over the long term. This pilot program is in partnership with Forbes College where new bicycles will be offered to incoming Frosh as a rental option. Bicycles will also be available to staff and faculty. An equipment maintenance service for all community members is also in place through the student volunteer-run Bike Co-Op. Project Lead: Jeff Domanski, Office of Sustainability

Sustainability Ambassador Program Internship - Through the Office of Sustainability, this intern will partner with campus programs to begin developing the PU Sustainability Ambassador program. Ambassadors are departmental or program-level appointed representatives for sustainability and are envisioned to be the points of contact for information relevant to their programs. Training support will be provided by the Office of Sustainability. Project Lead: Office of Sustainability.

Effects of Sustainable Practices on Indoor Air Quality and Water Quality, Human Health and Building Energy Use of a Princeton Aquatic Complex
In partnership with the Facilities Department, this collaborative project between faculty, students and Athletics staff will monitor the impact of installing a UV water filtration system. While this technology is not new, few studies have quantified its impacts on chemical usage, air quality and downstream water quality. Project leads: Dr. Eileen Zerba, EEB; Gregory Paczkowski, Athletics

An Environmental and Economic Model for Assessing Structural Systems
This faculty research project will conduct life cycle assessment of building structural systems. With this model the Office of Design and Construction (ODC) can select sustainable structural systems that are cost-effective and have improved sustainability performance to then improve the university's operational sustainability. Project Lead: Dr. Sigrid Adriaenssens, Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering