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  1. Illini Lights Out 3/28

    Associated Project(s): 

    At this Friday's Illinii Lights Out event! With your help, 3470 light bulbs were shut off that otherwise would have been left on all weekend, saving $527.94 in energy costs. This also prevented 5.05 metric tons of CO2 equivalent from entering the atmosphere, which is equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions from 568 gallons of gasoline being consumed. That's a great impact! 

  2. Boosting Immunity: The Benefits of Physical Activity

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    Boosting Immunity: The Benefits of Physical Activity

    Discover how physical activity strengthens your body's natural defenses! Join us for an engaging session to explore how staying active boosts your immune system, prevents chronic illnesses and promotes overall well-being. This session is perfect for anyone looking to enhance their health and vitality through movement.

    March 26, 12–1 pm • Wednesdays, March 5 - April 16, 12-1PM • Zoom

    Dee Walls • Illinois Extension and the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute

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  3. CHI Speaker Series Examining Environmental Impacts on Health: Warren Lavey

    Associated Project(s): 

    This speaker series brings together researchers on campus whose work touches on environmental impacts (e.g., air quality, water quality, weather patterns) on health, to share their current research and to foster discussion and collaboration. This week, professor Warren G Lavey will talk about how "Hospitals Should Help Address Climate Change Through Community Health Needs Assessments."

    March 25, 12 pm • Zoom

    Center for Health Informatics • IDPH, University of Illinois OSI

    CHI Speaker Series Examining Environmental Impacts on Health: Warren Lavey

  4. Learn About the Campus' New Rainwater Management Program

    The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Rainwater Management Program showcases a future vision for the campus that emphasizes the importance of rainwater retention and replenishment. The goal is to transition from the traditional viewpoint of stormwater runoff as a maintenance issue to one that envisions rainwater as an asset to preserve, harness and celebrate. Learn more about the program’s release in a virtual forum on from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 2. Preregistration is required to attend the webinar. The RMP was funded by the Student Sustainability Committee.

    Learn About the Campus' New Rainwater Management Program

    April 2, 3–4 pm

    Betsy Richardson • Facilities & Services

  5. Clean Up Campus: Boneyard Creek Community Day 2025

    Clean Up Campus: Boneyard Creek Community Day 2025

    F&S is a proud co-sponsor of Boneyard Creek Community Day 2025 from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 12 (rain date: May 3). The event begins at Scott Park (207 E. Springfield Avenue, Champaign) and includes lunch, music and educational displays. Sign up now at this link. Registration deadline is 5 p.m. April 5, but walk-up, day-of volunteers will also be welcomed.

    April 12, 9 am–12 pm • Scott Park

    Betsy Richardson • Facilities & Services

  6. Safety and Efficiency in Fume Hood Selection

    Safety and Efficiency in Fume Hood Selection

    Laboratory fume hoods are critical in protecting laboratory personnel from chemical exposure; however, fume hoods may also be the largest energy consumers in a research university campus. The Grainger College of Engineering Office of Safety invites campus facilities, safety and laboratory personnel to an in-depth presentation on the latest developments in fume hood technologies, and how to leverage them to create the safest and most energy-efficient laboratories. More details and the registration link can be found at: https://emails.illinois.edu/newsletter/30/871793530.html

    March 27, 12–1 pm • 3002 Electrical and Computer Engineering Building

    Edward Chainani • Grainger College of Engineering

  7. Archived info - prior project background info

    Associated Project(s): 

    The Revolving Loan Fund is managed by Facilities & Services (F&S) Utility and Energy Services that calculates cost avoidance from an RLF project using the fully loaded utility rates. The loan will be repaid at a fixed 1% interest rate with an annual payment equal to the calculated annual savings until the loan is fully repaid. When a project is funded by multiple funding sources, the annual savings to be returned to the RLF will be calculated by the payback associated with the work completed by the entire project.

    Project Submission and Selection

    Potential projects will be solicited from campus units by F&S Utility and Energy Services when there is at least $1M in funds available for allocation. Projects will be submitted through a web​-based PDF form by the requesting campus department. 

    Project selection will be handled through the RLF Committee that includes the Executive Director of Facilities and Services, Associate Provost for Capital Planning, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Student Sustainability Committee Chair, Illinois Student Senate President, and a representative of the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment. The Committee will meet on a semiannual basis to approve/reject projects. 

    Project selection will be based on the following weighted criteria: 

    1. Payback Period (30%)
      Project has a short payback period.
    2. Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (25%) 
      Does this project reduce greenhouse gas emissions for campus?
    3. Revolving Loan Fund Size Impact (20%)
      Projects that increase the Revolving Loan Fund size through grants or additional allocations.
    4. Visibility (5%)
      How visible/noticeable is the project to users of the facility, space and/or campus community?
    5. Project Coordination (20%)
      Projects that can be executed in conjunction with other planned or ongoing projects. The intent of the coordination is to make the RLF project more efficient to deliver for the University and/or departments.

    Project Tracking 
    Revolving Loan Fund projects are tracked using the Green Revolving Investment Tracking System (GRITS). This interactive system tracks annual energy, financial, and carbon savings from energy efficiency and other resource conservation measures.  ​

  8. iCAP Portal Admin Meeting - March 14, 2025

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    Agenda

    Discussion

    • [DEFER TO NEXT TIME] Google Analytics numbers drop
    • [DEFER TO NEXT TIME] Discussion of how to handle projects with large numbers of metrics

    TODOs

    • Investigate how to hide Project Status from certain projects which aren't actually projects - they're meant to act as parents for other projects
      • e.g. add a "Header" Project Status which hides the status
      • Remove Project Status from hierarchical listing on theme pages and full project hierarchy listing
    • Archived projects:
      • Add link to Archived Projects on Projects page
      • Hide archived projects from Theme page hierarchical listings
      • Leave archived projects from Project Family sidebar section, for now - may revisit that decision in the future
  9. Weekly Digest

    Associated Project(s): 

    A full week of warm weather is forthcoming, so we should be busy. We’ll be closed next week for Spring Break and right after that our full Mon – Fri schedule will resume. This Thursday we have another Instructional Class—hopefully it’s as well-attended as the last one!

     

    This week, we’ll also grab the last of the worth-our-trouble abandoned bikes from storage.

     

    The numbers:

    Visitors: 36
    Sales: 767.38
    Bikes (Refurb): 2 for $395
    Memberships: 7 for $210
    Tires/tubes: 5 for $32

  10. Land and Water Team March Monthly Meeting Minutes and Notes

    Associated Project(s): 

    The Land and Water team met on March 7th, 2025, at 9 am on Teams this month. In this week's meeting, the team discussed prairie strips, sustainable water usage on campus, milkweed plantings for pollinators, and activities to participate in this coming Arbor Day. The agenda and notes from the meeting are linked below. 

  11. Education iCAP Team March 2025 Meeting

    The iCAP Education team met on teams from 4-5 pm on Monday March 3rd. First, we recapped the Green Career Forum and the Green Career Panel. Then we discussed updates on the collection of data for the AASHE Stars report, integrating sustainability language into course descriptions and developing the Gen-Ed sustainability requirement. Lastly the team introduced a sustainability graduate certificate and student internship opportunities. The meeting minutes are attatched. 

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