West Village Media Coverage
Featured media coverage of UC Davis' West Village
August 18, 2009
- UC Davis News & Information
Davis Vanguard blog: Will [West] Village Succeed At Providing Affordable Housing To UC Davis Faculty and Staff?
This blog post discusses the West Village housing development project and its potential to create additional housing options for staff and faculty at UC Davis. Mary Hayakawa, executive director of UC Davis' Real Estate Services, is quoted.
August 14, 2009
- The Daily Democrat
Energy grant allows new housing in Davis
A new $280 million community at UC Davis is breaking ground in more ways than one, thanks to an almost $2 million grant from the California Energy Commission.
August 11, 2009
- The Sacramento Bee
UC Davis wants new 'village' to be affordably green
West Village, a 4,000-resident student and faculty housing development located west of the UC Davis campus, has received a $2 million grant from the California Energy Commission to develop the nation's largest "zero net energy" community. Sid England, UC Davis assistant vice chancellor for environmental stewardship and sustainability, states that the project will also provide a "living laboratory" for how residents use energy. - KCRA Channel 3 (NBC)
Smart-Energy Complex Breaks Ground In Davis: West Village Being Built On UC Davis Land
Developers broke ground Monday on West Village, an energy-efficient housing area built on land owned by UC Davis. The $280 million project is being privately funded with the goal of creating a "zero net energy" community that will house about 4,350 people when complete. - KXTV Channel 10 (ABC)
UCD Breaks Ground on "West Village"
UC Davis officials have announced the start of construction on an energy-friendly West Village. The $280 million planned community will include retail locations and homes for faculty and students. - Davis Enterprise
At UC Davis, it takes a village
UC Davis marked the start of construction on the $280 million West Village housing project, which will be the future home of 4,350 students and faculty members at UC Davis. The California Energy Commission announced that it will provide a $2 million grant to design a smart grid for generating, storing and distributing energy throughout the planned "zero net energy" community. - Davis Vanguard blog
UC Davis' West Village Seeks To Break Ground
This blog post discusses the long planning process of West Village, a community slated to house some 4,350 students and faculty members and which has been in discussion since the 1990s. In what is described as an elaborate ceremony, ground has finally been broken on the project.
August 10, 2009
- Capital Public Radio
West Village Construction at UC Davis Starts This Week
Ground has been broken on the West Village project at UC Davis, which seeks to provide housing for more than 4,000 students, faculty and staff in one of the most energy efficient communities in the nation. The first phase of the $280 million privately funded project is expected to open in the fall of 2011. - Sacramento Business Journal
UC Davis' West Village project gets $2M energy grant
West Village, an ambitious mixed-use development project west of the UC Davis campus that includes a community college center, retail space and student and university employee housing, has received a $2 million grant from the California Energy Commission to create a "zero-net energy" community. During a ground-breaking ceremony for the first phase of the project, Chancellor Vanderhoef stated that West Village "will be a showpiece of the university’s commitment to sustainability and help advance energy solutions." - Central Valley Business Times
Construction starts at UC Davis' West Village
A new $280 million community at UC Davis is breaking ground in more ways than one, as a $2 million grant from the California Energy Commission promises to make West Village one of the most energy-efficient communities in the nation. Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef states that the start of construction on this project, which has been in planning since the 1990s, marks a milestone. - SmartMeters
California community wins state energy grant
West Village, a forward-thinking mixed use development located west of the University of California-Davis campus, has won a grant worth nearly $2 million from the California Energy Commission. Once complete, the $280 million project will be a housing community for students, faculty, and staff of the school. - Energy Current
UC Davis wants new village to be affordably green
The idea that green buildings can make financial as well as environmental sense is central to California's plans to fight global warming. Now, a housing project at the University of California, Davis, will test whether it works on a large scale, using a $2 million grant awarded Monday by the California Energy Commission.
August 14, 2009
- The Daily Democrat
Energy grant allows new housing in Davis
A new $280 million community at UC Davis is breaking ground in more ways than one, thanks to an almost $2 million grant from the California Energy Commission.
August 11, 2009
- The Sacramento Bee
UC Davis wants new 'village' to be affordably green
West Village, a 4,000-resident student and faculty housing development located west of the UC Davis campus, has received a $2 million grant from the California Energy Commission to develop the nation's largest "zero net energy" community. Sid England, UC Davis assistant vice chancellor for environmental stewardship and sustainability, states that the project will also provide a "living laboratory" for how residents use energy. - KCRA Channel 3 (NBC)
Smart-Energy Complex Breaks Ground In Davis: West Village Being Built On UC Davis Land
Developers broke ground Monday on West Village, an energy-efficient housing area built on land owned by UC Davis. The $280 million project is being privately funded with the goal of creating a "zero net energy" community that will house about 4,350 people when complete. - KXTV Channel 10 (ABC)
UCD Breaks Ground on "West Village"
UC Davis officials have announced the start of construction on an energy-friendly West Village. The $280 million planned community will include retail locations and homes for faculty and students. - Davis Enterprise
At UC Davis, it takes a village
UC Davis marked the start of construction on the $280 million West Village housing project, which will be the future home of 4,350 students and faculty members at UC Davis. The California Energy Commission announced that it will provide a $2 million grant to design a smart grid for generating, storing and distributing energy throughout the planned "zero net energy" community. - Davis Vanguard blog
UC Davis' West Village Seeks To Break Ground
This blog post discusses the long planning process of West Village, a community slated to house some 4,350 students and faculty members and which has been in discussion since the 1990s. In what is described as an elaborate ceremony, ground has finally been broken on the project.
August 10, 2009
- Capital Public Radio
West Village Construction at UC Davis Starts This Week
Ground has been broken on the West Village project at UC Davis, which seeks to provide housing for more than 4,000 students, faculty and staff in one of the most energy efficient communities in the nation. The first phase of the $280 million privately funded project is expected to open in the fall of 2011. - Sacramento Business Journal
UC Davis' West Village project gets $2M energy grant
West Village, an ambitious mixed-use development project west of the UC Davis campus that includes a community college center, retail space and student and university employee housing, has received a $2 million grant from the California Energy Commission to create a "zero-net energy" community. During a ground-breaking ceremony for the first phase of the project, Chancellor Vanderhoef stated that West Village "will be a showpiece of the university’s commitment to sustainability and help advance energy solutions." - Central Valley Business Times
Construction starts at UC Davis' West Village
A new $280 million community at UC Davis is breaking ground in more ways than one, as a $2 million grant from the California Energy Commission promises to make West Village one of the most energy-efficient communities in the nation. Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef states that the start of construction on this project, which has been in planning since the 1990s, marks a milestone. - SmartMeters
California community wins state energy grant
West Village, a forward-thinking mixed use development located west of the University of California-Davis campus, has won a grant worth nearly $2 million from the California Energy Commission. Once complete, the $280 million project will be a housing community for students, faculty, and staff of the school. - Energy Current
UC Davis wants new village to be affordably green
The idea that green buildings can make financial as well as environmental sense is central to California's plans to fight global warming. Now, a housing project at the University of California, Davis, will test whether it works on a large scale, using a $2 million grant awarded Monday by the California Energy Commission.