
Overview Sustainability Working Group Land & Buildings Land Use Planning and Campus Design Conservation of the Natural Environment Capital Planning and Building Environment and Energy Building Leslie Shao-ming Sun Field Station Green Dorm Residential & Dining Enterprises Transportation Water Conservation Energy Energy at Stanford BigFix Power Management CO2 Recycling Recycling at Stanford Buying Green Environmental Health & Safety Student Groups Environment & Sustainability Initiative Precourt Institute Initiative on Environment & Sustainability One of the greatest challenges Stanford faces today is to balance the strategy for increased land use density within the Academic Growth Boundary (a line generally following Junipero Serra Boulevard) with the attributes that sustain Stanford's unique sense of place and spirit.

Land & Buildings

Land Use Planning and Campus Design

Conservation of the Natural Environment

Capital Planning and Building

Environment and Energy Building

Leslie Shao-ming Sun Field Station

Green Dorm

Residential & Dining Enterprises

Transportation

Water Conservation

Energy

Energy at Stanford

BigFix Power Management

CO2

Recycling

Recycling at Stanford

Buying Green

Environmental Health & Safety

Student Groups

Environment & Sustainability Initiative

Precourt Institute
Initiative on Environment & Sustainability

One of the greatest challenges Stanford faces today is to balance the strategy for increased land use density within the Academic Growth Boundary (a line generally following Junipero Serra Boulevard) with the attributes that sustain Stanford's unique sense of place and spirit.


Land Use Planning and Campus Design Sustainable land use planning balances the many needs of the university, including: Sites for new buildings to support advancements in education and research, Housing for students and faculty, Conservation of natural resources, and The need to derive income from the land to support the university's academic mission. Stanford's campus design reaffirms the sustainable design principles established by Frederick Law Olmsted in his original plan for the university. These design principles emphasize placement of buildings to respect the axis and form of open spaces and courtyards. Buildings are carefully sited to incorporate sustainable principles of daylight and shading; to maintain a balance of intensive-use areas, formal spaces, and natural environments; to continue the use of a predominant palette of native or low-water-using plant materials; and to plan for infill and redevelopment to maintain a compact urban core campus and a rural academic reserve.

Land Use Planning and Campus Design

Sustainable land use planning balances the many needs of the university, including:

Sites for new buildings to support advancements in education and research,
Housing for students and faculty,
Conservation of natural resources, and
The need to derive income from the land to support the university's academic mission.

Stanford's campus design reaffirms the sustainable design principles established by Frederick Law Olmsted in his original plan for the university. These design principles emphasize placement of buildings to respect the axis and form of open spaces and courtyards. Buildings are carefully sited to incorporate sustainable principles of daylight and shading; to maintain a balance of intensive-use areas, formal spaces, and natural environments; to continue the use of a predominant palette of native or low-water-using plant materials; and to plan for infill and redevelopment to maintain a compact urban core campus and a rural academic reserve.