The mission of the Center for a Sustainable Environment (CSE), formerly the Office of Sustainability (OS) and the Environmental Change Institute (ECI), was to provide assistance to the University in providing national and international leadership on sustainability by supporting education, research, and engagement and to develop and implement strategies for a sustainable campus environment.
All of the iCAP projects will need resources in order to implement them. This project is about identifying the necessary resources for each of the iCAP objectives.
The iCAP 2020 objective 9.2 is to "Commit to a Sustainable Investing Policy by FY24." The responsible campus unit for championing this objective is the Office of the Chancellor.
As of 2021, the University's Investment Policy now includes the following statement:
Steam traps, boiler replacements, and insullation have a special DCEO grant that can be requested.
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was the first recipient of an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Large Customer grant. The University received over $848,000 to spend on campus-wide energy conservation projects. The project will save the University more than $1 million each year in energy costs. The ARRA grant was administered by the Illinois Energy Office in the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) has a program called the Illinois Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (EEPs) that provides incentives and/or funding for projects that promote energy efficiency in local, state, and federal government facilities; public schools; community colleges; public universities; and colleges.
The Foundation's lighting programs continue to assist Illinois communities improve lighting quality and lower utility bills by the simple act of replacing old light fixtures with high efficiency bulbs and ballasts. Over 4,000 buildings have been upgraded, leading to electricity demand savings of over 130 megawatts.
For 2014, the Foundation is introducing a new incentive and format methodology for Energy Efficiency Lighting Grants.
The new format and incentive structure provides:
The Multi-Modal Transportation Study included a recommendation to consolidate bus stops throughout the University District. With fewer bus stops, the transit riders alighting from the buses can be better protected through campus infrastructure. For example, by moving a bus stop to the far side of a crosswalk, the pedestrians are naturally directed to the back of a bus after alighting. From the back of a bus, the pedestrians are more visible to oncoming traffic. Thus, they are les
The Campus Bike Center is offering a series of bike low-cost mechanics classes throughout the fall semester. All classes are open to students, staff, faculty and the general public. Unless otherwise noted, classes are at 7pm on the date indicated, at the Campus Bike Center, 608 E. Pennsylvania Avenue, Champaign.
