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These projects offer opportunities to connect campus sustainability efforts with new or existing research and teaching programs.

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  • 3/9/2026
    Warmer days are coming in fits and starts. Last week we confirmed for a sustainability event in April, and will continue prep for the spring happenings: busy shop and more folks riding! The numbers:Visitors: 47Sales: $447.75Bikes (B-a-B): 1 for...
  • 2/10/2026
    Email from Jacob Benjamin:Pretty relaxed week overall. Approaching double digits on the number of For Sale bikes we have on the floor.  By end of week, we should be at a dozen or so. This is our prime building season, so we’ll take advantage as...
  • 2/9/2026
     At this ILO, students shut off 1535 light bulbs were shut off that otherwise would have been left on all weekend, saving $233.54 in energy costs. This also prevented 2.29 metric tons of CO2 equivalent from...
  • 2/2/2026
    Email from Jacob Benjamin:Happy Groundhog Day!Things have calmed a bit—thankfully! Warmer weather this week means I can get out and safety check the half dozen or so bikes that have been in the queue without risking frostbite.The numbers:Visitors:...
  • 1/28/2026
    Email from Jacob Benjamin:Last week we opened for the semester and were positively inundated. Wednesday saw 40+ people come through, almost all with rusty bikes from leaving them out for winter break. Fingers crossed for some legitimate storage...
  • 12/31/2025
    Attached is the 2025 Tree Care Plan:
  • 12/16/2025
    Email from Jacob Benjamin:This is the last week we are open for the semester. We’ve got ~17 kids bikes done and will hopefully have a few more donated this week, so between both shops our numbers should be right around 50 bikes! Weather for Saturday...
  • 12/11/2025
    "Bicycle Reuse Programmes Report Threefold Return on Investment" by Helen GatesBicycle repair and reuse programmes generate measurable economic, environmental and social returns, according to analysis by FCC Environment.  The...
  • 12/9/2025
    At last Fridays ILO event a total of: 2,666 light bulbs were shut off$405.62 saved in energy costs3.9 metric tons of CO₂e prevented from entering the atmosphereThat’s equivalent to the emissions from 391 gallons of gasoline...
  • 12/8/2025
    Email from Jacob Benjamin:Slow week, as expected with the cold and messy weather. On Thursday, WCIA came by, and we got to talk about the Kids Bike Giveaway, so that was good. A post about the event also went out in the weekly newsletters. Hopefully...