Cal State San Bernardino has been selected as an award winner in the San Bernardino Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Beautification Awards Program. The university will be honored in the “Maintenance of Existing Property” category when the beautification awards are presented at the chamber’s annual installation dinner on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at the San Bernardino Hilton.

“For years, CSUSB has been known for its beautiful green park-like setting, with lush lawns and trees, set against the majestic San Bernardino Mountains,” wrote Tony Simpson, senior director for facilities services at the university. “It’s no wonder the campus has been recognized as the most beautiful in the California State University system.”

In a survey conducted by the California State University system several years ago, a higher percentage of students at the university listed CSUSB as "beautiful" than did students at any of the other CSU campuses.

The university’s facilities services department was honored in 2007 with the highest national award by APPA, the Association of Physical Plant Administrators, for outstanding practices. Cal State San Bernardino joined a select list of top universities around the nation ever to receive this award.

Several building construction projects at CSUSB have been spotlighted as recent “Outstanding Design” award winners in the American School and University Magazine’s Architectural Portfolio. Those include the Santos Manuel Student Union, Chemical Sciences Building, College of Education Building and the Student Recreation and Fitness Center.

The campus continues to increase its energy conservation efforts to create a green campus and recently completed a major Energy Services Infrastructure Improvements Project that will yield a million dollars in annual savings. Ongoing efforts to make the campus greener and more energy efficient earned the university’s Energy Efficiency and Infrastructure Upgrade Project 2009 national Energy Project of the Year award from the National Association of Energy Engineers.

For more information about facilities services at Cal State San Bernardino, contact Simpson at tsimpson@csusb.edu.