Campus Operations

The UW Bothell Office of Sustainability, housed in Facilities Services, promotes sustainable campus operations by identifying opportunities for improvement, facilitating operational changes for resource conservation, tracking sustainability performance, and educating stakeholders about sustainable alternatives.

Aerial view of UW Bothell and Cascadia campus

It is no secret that the day to day functioning of our campus has a huge impact on our environment. Every day, students, faculty and staff on campus use electricity, generate trash, burn fuel, and consume resources. The Facilities Services team and other partners within the campus community work to reduce the environmental impacts of our daily operations wherever possible. The primary impact areas for campus operations include waste, water, energy, transportation, food systems and grounds.

Explore the ways we work to reduce our impacts and create positive impacts in each of these areas below.

Rain garden on plaza in front of discovery hall — **Water**

triple bin waste station with e-waste recycler — **Waste**

A person holding out a cupcake with a purple W on it — **Food**

ChargePoint EV charger and parking sign — **Transportation**

Solar array on roof of library — **Energy**

rows of tree saplings in pots — **Grounds**

Interactive dashboard display in UW1, TV with signage and QR codes — Explore campus resource use in real time with one of our interactive dashboard displays located in UW1, DISC, the library, and CC3. Scan the QR code to control the screen and learn about water, gas, and electricity use data as well as sustainability mission and features.