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University and Education Programs Cal Poly Pomona, College of Environmental Design Linda Sanders
3801 W. Temple Avenue
Pomona, CA 91768
909-869-2666
California State Polytechnic University Pomona, through its College of Environmental Design and the Center for Regenerative Studies teaches interdisciplinary classes and conducts innovative research in aspects of sustainability and resource conservation. Through the departments of architecture, landscape architecture, urban and regional planning and art, faculty and students are involved with issues of sustainable design in the creation of both large and small scale environments.
University and Education Programs Cal-Earth (California Institute of Earth Art and Architecture) Iliona Outram
10225 Baldy Lane
Hesperia, CA 92345
619-244-0614
The California Institute of Earth Art and Architecture (Cal-Earth) is at the cutting edge of Earth and Ceramic Architecture technologies today, dedicated to research and education and directed by architect Nader Khalili. Courses teach hands-on how to build. Cal-Earth is affiliated with Southern California Institute of Architecture, Los Angeles, and are building Hesperia Museum and Nature Center.
University and Education Programs Department of Architecture and Urban Design-UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture Richard Schoen
13315 Perloff Hall, 405 Hilgard Ave., Box 951467
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1467
310-825-1345
Richard Schoen, FAIA, Research Professor in Architecture at UCLA teaches at sustainable architecture and community planning in the Department of Architecture and Urban Design, UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture. Introductory graduate level classes in climatology, energy/environment/passive solar, and sustainable building materials. Year-long sequence in sustainable architecture and community planning, culminating in a spring design studio focusing on eco-tourist and park/community or visitor/environment learning center prototypes applied to local context resulting in buildings that 'teach' about how they respond to users and the environment.
University and Education Programs Educational Communications Nancy Pearlman
P. O. Box 351419
Los Angeles, CA 90035
310-559-9160
Educational Communications, Inc., a non-profit, tax-exempt organization founded in 1958, is dedicated to improving the quality of life on this planet. Nancy Pearlman oversees its many environmental projects including The Compendium Newsletter, EcoNews television series, Environmental Directions radio series, the Ecology Center of Southern California (a regional conservation group), Ecoview newspaper articles, Project Ecotourism, Environmental Resources Library, and the Directory of Environmental Organizations. The group works on all environmental issues from the local to international level. Services provided include a Speaker's Bureau, award-winning public service announcements, radio and television documentaries, and input into the decision making process. They educate the public about the problems and the solutions for saving all species and for preserving the Earth.
University and Education Programs Landlab, California State Polytechnic University Dr. Ed Barnes
3801 West Temple Ave.
Pomona, CA 91768-4058
909-869-3341
http://www.csupomona.edu/landlab/llhome.html
LandLab has developed a wide variety of educational programs about the environment, supported research on landfills, refuse recycling and materials recovery processes and their effects on the environment, developed strategies for site revegetation and multiple use and implemented a campus wide recycling project.
University and Education Programs Permaculture Institute of Southern California Bill Roley
1027 Summit Way
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
714-494-5843
This institute demonstrates sustainable development principles of ecological house and gardens. Consultation and classes on water management systems, waste-cycling and composting, organic and edible landscaping, home design and energy management. Co-Sponsor of Eos Institute and EARTHWORD journal.
University and Education Programs Renewable Energy Institute Margot McDonald
c/o Architecture Dept.
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
805-756-1298
The REI is a non-profit institute at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo dealing with applied research and education in sustainability and renewable energy. The institute also includes resource recovery issues such as alternative solid waste and wastewater treatment strategies.
University and Education Programs School of Architecture/University of Southern California Ralph Knowles
2334 Kenilworth Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90039
213-661-9126
Ralph Knowles is Professor Emeritus of Architecture at USC, author and writer on solar-access policy and design. He is the originator of the "solar envelope," a zoning instrument that assures the largest building volume on a site without over-shadowing neighboring properties within constraints of time and season. His practice has included consulting to both architects and land planners.
University and Education Programs UCSB Office of Budget & Planning Catriona Gay
32 W. Anapamu St., Ste. 332
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
805-893-8430
Catriona Gay, AICP, MRTPI (Member Royal Planning Institute), is a Senior Campus Planner at UCSB. She has worked as a planner in both local government and as a planning consultant in California since 1984. She is a founding member and actively involved with the Westside Community Group. Her involvement with the Sustainability Project stems from an interest in moving towards more sustainable development, and in developing creative solutions to community problems. | 
