Sustainability on Campus - Woodbury University

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Sustainability on Campus
Mission and Values
Woodbury University equips students, faculty and staff with theoretical and practical knowledge that addresses sustainability issues in their disciplines, careers, community relationships and daily lives.
Woodbury encourages continued learning about sustainability through coursework, research and our engagement with campus activities. In so doing, we prompt our community to examine our natural and built environments, curriculum, co-curricular learning opportunities, and stewardship of resources in the spirit of shared and just decision making.
Climate change has critically affected how we must choose to live in the world. From water shortages to environmental pollutants, our planet has become stressed, impelling us to alter our relationship with our surroundings. Acknowledging these environmental, social and economic issues, Woodbury’s goal is to create and nurture sustainable campus life. At Woodbury, sustainability is regarded as a subject of study and is implemented in every sector of the institution.
Sustainability Initiatives on Campus
Solar Futures House
The Solar Future House, showcases Woodbury University’s commitment to green building practices and cutting-edge technology. The project’s visibility across multiple platforms underscores its relevance and impact in the realm of sustainable architecture.
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Sustainability Hub
Woodbury’s Sustainability Hub is a building science research incubator, demonstration area, sustainability tinker tank, and a robust lending library packed with scientific instruments to advance student and faculty research in sustainable design.
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Community Garden
In the South Hall Courtyard the community garden is a space for students, faculty, and staff to come together to care for and tend to a thriving campus green space.
Other Initiatives
Healthy and Sustainable Campus Committee
Free Metro Rides for Students!
Produce distribution days
Recycled Water
Sort Recycling from Trash
Campus Sustainability Map
Sustainability Events on Campus
Annual fruit tree harvest
Clothing swap
Garden meetings
Sustainability News
Solar Futures House earns award at the 2025 AIA|LA Residential Architecture Awards
June 19, 2025
Solar Futures House Featured by U.S. Green Building Council Los Angeles
February 1, 2024
The L.A. Times Features Woodbury’s 3-D Printed House
September 20, 2023
Food and the City Class Helps Green Our Campus
February 16, 2023
Woodbury School of Architecture Announces the Year of Cultivation
December 15, 2022
Sustainability Courses
Courses that forefront sustainability at Woodbury University.
Construction Management
DCMG 208: Sustainable Construction
DCMG 304 Energy: Mechanical Systems
DCMG 403: Water: Plumbing and Site Systems
Environmental Studies
ENVT 220 Environmental Studies
Film and Media
MDST 3702 Media and the Environment
MDST 335: Media & Social Change
Interdisciplinary Studies
INDS 200 Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies
INDS 350 Interdisciplinary Research Methods
INDS 491 Interdisciplinary Thesis Preparation
INDS 492 Interdisciplinary Thesis Execution
INDS 325 LA Stories
INDS 330 Transdisciplinary Seminar
All courses in the INDS 100-level series:
INDS 101 Journeys
INDS 102 Natures
INDS 103 Conflicts
INDS 104 Knowledges
Psychology
PSYC 200
PSYC 312 Environmental Psychology
PSYC 318 Consumer Behavior
PSYC 333 Human Factors Psychology
Politics and History
POHI 101 The State, Economy, and the City
POHI 102 Wars, Gods, Revolutions
POHI 321 International Wars
POHI 322 Civil Wars
POHI 323 Genocides
POHI 325 Modern Revolutions
POHI 326 Terrorism
POHI 333 Globalization
POHI 335 Migration and Colonization
POHI 336 Liberation and Decolonization
Philosophy
PHIL 325 Environmental Philosophy
Sustainable Practices
SUPR 100 Introduction to Environmental Problems and Design
SUPR 110 Introduction to Environmental Policy and Management
SUPR 220 Ecology/Earth Science/Infrastructure
SUPR 302 Environmental Research Seminar
ENVT 100 Intro. to GIS –remove
SUPR 320 Envt Economics–remove
SUPR 321 Energy & Society
SUPR 352 Environmental Law & Policy
Urban Studies
URBS 325 Alternative Housing
URBS 312 The Infrastructural City
URBS 321 Environmental Urbanism
URBS 331 Food and the City
URBS 322 The Global Metropolis
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