Chou Hall is a closed-loop system that focuses on reduce, reuse, redesign, re-earth, and recycle. As the greenest academic building in the nation—and the first certified zero waste academic building in the world—Chou Hall is the first drop in an ecosystem-wide ripple, that will become a wave, and eventually a tide of change.
Our path to TRUE Zero Waste
In 2017, Haas unveiled its newest building, Connie & Kevin Chou Hall, which was designed to achieve both LEED and WELL certifications. Both certifications are part of the U.S. Green Building Council portfolio.
In 2018—after years of collaborative infrastructural work—Chou Hall became the first academic building in the world to receive the TRUE Zero Waste certification.
Since 2018, Chou Hall has continued to meet the 90% diversion from landfill requirements per the TRUE Zero Waste certification.
To learn more about the zero waste efforts at Chou Hall and Haas, you can view our comprehensive Chou Hall Zero Waste Initiative Report.
Achieving zero waste in Chou Hall
Behavior Change Starts With YOU!
Use your purchasing power to support items that are recyclable, reusable and compostable.
Pack-in, Pack-out
If building users bring any landfill items into Chou Hall, they must bring them back out.
Zero waste events
Event caterers and hosts must adhere to a Zero Waste Guidelines and Events Checklist (Google Doc)
