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Team Meetings
Associated Project(s):The Lincoln Avenue Residence Hall Sustainability Living Learning Community Intern, Rachel Daughtridge, called a team meeting with various stakeholders to discuss the process for becoming an official Bee Campus USA.
IWG Meeting Minutes November 30, 2017
Associated Project(s):Attached Files:EGen007 Solar Farm 2.0 recommendation - Assessment with all comments
Associated Project(s):The iCAP Working Group (iWG) met on October 27th, 2017, to discuss and start the assessment of the SWATeam recommendation EGen007 Solar Farm 2.0. The iWG's final recommendation was:
"The iWG agrees that this is the most cost-effective method for meeting the iCAP objective of 25,000 MWh/year of on-campus solar generation by FY25. To meet that goal, the Solar Farm 2.0 project needs to begin soon, under F&S direction."
See attached the iWG assessment complete with official comments from all the iWG members.
Attached Files:News Gazette Article
Solar Farm 2.0 Request for Proposals
Associated Project(s):Chancellor Jones approved moving forward with soliciting proposals for Solar Farm 2.0, at the Sustainability Council meeting yesterday. F&S will now start working on an RFP process to consider building another 50 acres of solar PVs on south farms.
EGen007 Solar Farm 2.0 recommendation - Transmittal
Associated Project(s):The SWATeam recommendation, eGen007 Solar Farm 2.0, was transmitted to the Sustainability Council and was presented during their meeting on December 7, 2017.
For future updates, please refer to Solar Farm 2.0.
See iWG assessment of EGen007 Solar Farm 2.0 here.
Sustainability Council agenda
Associated Project(s):The Sustainability Council meeting agenda is attached. The key topic is the proposal for a second solar farm.
Attached Files:iWG meeting agenda November 30, 2017
Associated Project(s):see file
Attached Files:iWG meeting agenda October 27, 2017
Associated Project(s):see file
Attached Files:iWG meeting minutes October 27, 2017
Associated Project(s):see file
Attached Files:Video about bees and solar farms
Associated Project(s):Here's a neat idea for campus to consider, as we continue to look at options for ground cover under solar panels.
Potential connection with Allen Hall and LAR for native plants
Associated Project(s):Laura Haber at Allen Hall is interested in potentially extending the Native Plants at LAR to include Allen, and the Dept of Landscape Architecture's Designer in Residence, Katy Kraszewska, is interested in potentially having students from the class "Natural Precedent in Planting" provide some site designs.
New signs installed
Associated Project(s):New low mow signs have been installed. The old signs are being removed.
Most of the planting complete
Associated Project(s):This project is ongoing, but all milestones in the SSC grant request have been met. Purchases of additional plants were made in multiple batches, and they have been added to beds on the south, east, and north sides of LAR in addition to the shared courtyard between LAR and Allen Hall. There are a few plants that still need to be planted, but most are in the ground at this time.
iWG agenda July 7, 2017
Associated Project(s):see file
Attached Files:iWG meeting minutes July 7th, 2017
Associated Project(s):The iCAP Working Group (iWG) met on July 7th, 2017. See attached the minutes from the meeting.
Attached Files:Residential Native Plants
Associated Project(s):The Lincoln Avenue Residence Hall Living and Learning Community (LLC) is aware of the interest in increasing the number of campus locations with native plants. They would like to join the effort to plant Native Plant Species in selected areas around Campus. The goal of this project is to locate plants in places like the unused space between Allen Hall and Lincoln Ave. Residence. There are several other locations around these residences that are suitable for planting near the buildings and in areas where mowing is difficult because of corners and the placing of equipment like large compressors. By selecting a variety of plants that bloom over the growing season, this project provides habitat and food resources for a wide range of butterflies, bees, and other pollinators as well as birds. This proposal directly funds: 1) One Student Internship 2) Site Preparation Costs 3) Soil Supplies and Plants.
Attached Files:iWG agenda May 2, 2017
Associated Project(s):See attached agenda for iWG meeting held on May 2nd, 2017.
Attached Files:iWG meeting minutes May 2, 2017
Associated Project(s):see file
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