Policy on Sustainable Practices Outlines the University's principles of energy efficiency and sustainability for campus planning, financing, design, construction, renewal, maintenance, operation, space management, facilities utilization, and decommissioning of facilities and infrastructure consistent with budgetary constraints and regulatory and programmatic requirements.
UC Facilities Manual Volume 2, Planning provides policies and guidelines for the design and construction of UC properties.
UC California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Handbook The University of California adopted the state CEQA Guidelines and all future state guideline changes on March 17, 1989 (UC CEQA Handbook Appendix A). Thus, every time the State updates the CEQA guidelines, those automatically become UC’s guidelines.
CEQA CEQA is a program that requires public agencies to disclose environmental implications of their actions and mitigate significant adverse environmental effects.
Natural Community Conservation Planning (NCCP) With private and public partners, this program takes a broad-based ecosystem approach to planning for the protection and perpetuation of biological diversity.
Design & Construction Services Responsible for the architectural and engineering implementation and management of the campus and medical center Capital Improvement Program.
Green and Gold Plan Identifies ways UCI manages existing campus landscape assets and provides direction for future development.
Long Range Development Plan Identifies general types of campus development and land uses to support projected expansion of existing academic programs and to enable new academic program initiatives at UCI through the plan horizon year of 2025-26.