Living in 'SoCal' has many challenges: economic development, energy, housing, transportation, air and water quality/quantity, fire, earthquake, drought, and increasingly impaired ecosystem function. In a region where we must quicky alter course, transition to a green economy, and restore our environment, the University of Redlands has a strong commitment to local community service. This is our home - we live and work in the heart of Southern California's Inland Empire. The University of Redlands collaborates with government and local organizations to improve decision making for designing and developing the sustainable communities of the future.