2011 Top Ten 'Coolest School' - UCI placed 6th in Sierra Magazine's fifth annual ranking of the country's universities and colleges
2011 Second Nature's Climate Leadership Award (American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment)
2011 Urban Land Institute -Organizational Leadership Award - UCI Sustainability Program
2010 Campus Technology Innovator award -- Parking & Transportation Services, ZotWheels program
2010 University of California (UC)/California State University (CSU)/California Community College (CCC) Sustainabiity Conference, Best Practices Award, Overall Sustainable Design
2010 UC/CSU/CCC Sustainability Conference, Best Practices Award, HVAC Retrofit
2009 Best Workplace for Commuters Silver Award -- Sustainable Transportation Initiatives
2009 Orange County Transportation Authority Share the Ride Challenge Award
2009 U.S. Green Building Council, LEED Gold, Anteater Recreation Center Expansion
2009 U.S. Green Building Council, LEED Gold, Bren Hall
2009 Rideshare Diamond Award
2009 U.S. Green Building Council, LEED Gold, Student Center
2008 Clean Air Award -- Innovative Transportation Projects, South Coast Air Quality Management District
2008 The EPA selected UCI's Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit as a Regional Children's Environmental Health Champion
2008 U.S. Green Building Council, LEED Gold, Anteater Instruction and Research Building
2008 UC/CSU/CCC Sustainability Conference, Best Practices Award, Water Efficiency/Site Water
2008 UC/CSU/CCC Sustainability Conference, Best Practices Award, Transportation Demand Management
2008 UC/CSU/CCC Sustainability Conference, Honorable Mention, HVAC Retrofit
2007 U.S. Green Building Council, LEED Gold, Palo Verde 2
2007 UC/CSU/CCC Sustainability Conference, Best Practices Award, Student Energy Efficiency
2007 UC/CSU/CCC Sustainability Conference, Best Practices Award, Transportation Demand Management
2007 UC/ CSU/ CCC Sustainability Conference, Best Practices Award, Campus Owned and Operated Transportation
2007 UC/CSU/CCC Sustainability Conference, Honorable Mention, Monitoring Based Commissioning
2006 UC/CSU/CCC Sustainability Conference, Honorable Mention, Best Lighting Retrofit
2002 Transportation Excellence Award from the Orange County Transportation Authority for ZEV-NET's exemplary efforts in improving mobility in Orange County
1996 NACUBO Higher Education Award, Rethinking Energy: A Comprehensive Approach
