{"id":13,"date":"2016-06-16T17:25:13","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T17:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sustainability-year-in-review.com\/2016\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2016-06-16T17:25:13","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T17:25:13","slug":"recognition-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sustainability-year-in-review.stanford.edu\/2016\/recognition-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Recognition & Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
Stanford\u2019s long history of sustainability-focused operations and academic research has been recognized by regional, national, and international organizations. The spectrum of Stanford\u2019s awards and commendations highlights the multifaceted nature of sustainability and spans a wide range of topics. Presented below are selections of the most significant campus sustainability initiatives to receive formal recognition.<\/div>\n
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Third-Party Evaluations of Sustainable Stanford<\/h2>\n

Gold Rating, Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE’s) Sustainability Tracking, Assessment &\u00a0Rating System (STARS)<\/h4>\n

Stanford earned a Gold rating from AASHE\u2019s latest version (2.0) of its assessment and national rating system. Stanford\u2019s score in 2016 increased six percentage points to 81%, which is the second highest score earned to date of the nearly 800 institutions that participate in STARS. Of those, a total of 96 institutions have achieved a Gold rating.
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#5 Ranking, “Cool Schools”<\/h4>\n

Stanford placed number five on Sierra<\/em> magazine’s \u201cCool Schools\u201d list, out of more than 200 institutions evaluated in 2016. The Cool Schools feature story is published in the September\/October 2016 issue of Sierra<\/em> magazine, the official publication of the Sierra Club.
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Green Honor Roll, Princeton Review<\/h4>\n

Stanford is on the Princeton Review\u2019s Green Honor Roll, which lists universities that achieve the highest score\u201499\u2014on the Princeton Review\u2019s annual green rating.
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Stanford Energy System Innovations (SESI)<\/h2>\n

In its first year of operation SESI received global recognition for its excellence in design, innovation, and efficiency.<\/p>\n

Governor\u2019s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award, CalEPA<\/h4>\n

Stanford received the Governor\u2019s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA) for its climate action leadership with the SESI\u00a0project. The GEELA is California’s highest environmental honor.
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2016 Global Best Projects Award, Engineering News-Record<\/h4>\n

SESI was one of 23 projects from 15 different countries and five continents to win 2016 Global Best Projects awards, which identify and honor the project teams behind outstanding design and construction efforts. SESI won the \u201cGreen Project\u201d category. Stanford will share the award with Affiliated Engineers Inc., which served as the prime consultant and lead engineer for SESI.
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2015 Editors’ Choice and Best Energy\/Industrial Project, Engineering News-Record<\/h4>\n

Stanford\u2019s new Central Energy Facility received ENR\u2019s Editor\u2019s Choice and Best Energy\/Industrial Project awards in the organization\u2019s Best of the Best Projects awards program. Best of the Best awards are chosen annually by industry judge to identify and highlight the pinnacle of design and construction achievement among U.S. projects.
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2016 Environmental Project Award, Acterra: Action for a Healthy Planet<\/h4>\n

Acterra’s Business Environmental Awards is one of the Bay Area’s oldest and most prestigious environmental recognition programs. SESI earned the organization\u2019s award for\u00a0best Environmental Project.
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\u00a02016 Award of Merit, Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards, Structural Engineers Association of Northern California<\/h4>\n

SESI was one of 19 projects to receive recognition for its excellence in structural engineering. SESI earned the Award of Merit in the Infrastructure category.
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2016 Honor Award, American Institute of Architects, San Francisco Chapter<\/h4>\n

AIA San Francisco\u2019s Design Awards program recognizes the outstanding achievements in architecture and design of Bay Area individuals and organizations. The Central Energy Facility received the Honor Award for combining function with beauty to achieve a sustainable and educational space.
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2015 Citation Award, American Institute of Architects, Portland Chapter<\/h4>\n

For more than 60 years, the Institute Honor Awards program has recognized achievements for a broad range of architectural activity to elevate the general quality of architecture practice, establish a standard of excellence against which all architects can measure performance, and inform the public of the breadth and value of architecture practice. Stanford received the Portland Chapter\u2019s Citation Award in 2015.
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Operations<\/h2>\n

Gold Prize, Best Workplaces for Commuters\u2019 Race to Excellence<\/h4>\n

Best Workplaces for Commuters spotlighted 29 employers nationwide during the organization\u2019s Race to Excellence Virtual Awards Ceremony. The program is designed to encourage sustainable transportation innovation. The Race to Excellence awards recognize organizations that have taken exemplary steps to offer their employees viable alternatives to driving alone, resulting in reduced air pollution, traffic congestion, and fuel consumption.
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Platinum-Level Bicycle Friendly University, League of American Bicyclists<\/h4>\n

This is the organization\u2019s highest designation.
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Sustainability Champion Award, California Higher Education Sustainability Conference<\/h4>\n

Joe Stagner, Executive Director of the Department of Sustainability and Energy Management, received the Sustainability Champion award at the 2016 California Higher Education Sustainability Conference for his vision and leadership of the Stanford Energy System Innovations project. This is the highest award given at the conference.
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Parking Matters Marketing and Communications Award, International Parking Institute<\/h4>\n

The award recognizes Stanford\u2019s outstanding marketing, public relations, and communications efforts to educate campus members about safely navigating the university\u2019s new roundabouts.
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Commercial Real Estate Digital Innovation Award, Realcomm<\/h4>\n

The Department of Sustainability and Energy Management received the Commercial Real Estate Digital Innovation, or Digie, Award for going above and beyond to positively impact the real estate management industry through the use of technology, automation, and innovation.
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Second Place, RecycleMania Tournament’s Gorilla Category<\/h4>\n

Stanford earned second place in the Gorilla category of the 2016 RecycleMania Tournament. More than 300 schools competed in this category to recycle the most pounds of material during the eight-week competition.
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Research & Academic<\/h2>\n

Campbell, Roebling, and IMA Medals<\/h4>\n

From the Geological Society of America and the International Mineralogical Association, Rodney Ewing<\/strong>, the Frank Stanton Professor in Nuclear Security and senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
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Elected to the National Academy of Engineering<\/h4>\n

Zhenan Bao<\/strong>, professor of chemical engineering, also named one of Nature<\/em> magazine\u2019s \u201c10 People Who Mattered in 2015.\u201d
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Sloan Research Fellowship<\/h4>\n

William Chueh<\/strong>, assistant professor of materials science and engineering and a center fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy
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Cozzarelli Prize<\/h4>\n

From the National Academy of Sciences,\u00a0Mark Jacobson<\/strong>, professor of civil & environmental engineering and senior fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy and the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
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BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award<\/h4>\n

Robert B. Wilson<\/strong>, the Adams Distinguished Professor of Management, Emeritus
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Donald Q. Kern Award<\/h4>\n

From the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Kenneth Goodson<\/strong>, the Bosch Chairman of the Mechanical Engineering Department and Davies Family Provostial Professor
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Secretary of Defense IDEAS\u00a0Award<\/h4>\n

George Shultz<\/strong>, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and chair of the Precourt Institute for Energy Advisory Council
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Elected to the National Academy of Sciences<\/h4>\n

Hongjie Dai<\/strong>, J.G. Jackson-C.J. Wood Professor of Chemistry; Martin M. Fejer<\/strong>, professor of applied physics and co-director of the Stanford Photonics Research Center; Stephen R. Palumbi<\/strong>, the Jane and Marshall Steel Jr. Professor in Marine Sciences, director of Hopkins Marine Station, and senior fellow at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
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Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Medal<\/h4>\n

Senior Earth System Science Fellow Rob Dunbar<\/strong>, awarded for Excellence in Antarctic Research
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2016 Peter Benchley Ocean Award<\/h4>\n

Senior Biology Fellow Barbara Block<\/strong> received the world\u2019s preeminent honor for ocean conservation. Block was recognized for expanding our knowledge of highly migratory fish behavior, physiology, ecology, and interactions using satellite tagging and tracking techniques or tags on a global scale.
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