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From: M Connor Schickel [schicke1@illinois.edu] Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2013 11:24 PM To: thebikeproject@gmail.com Subject: Funding Hello, My name is Connor Schickel. I am a Illinois Student Senator and had heard that the Campus Bike Shop is in need of funding. I was interested in meeting with you guys some time and perhaps talking about what you do, so that I can persuade members of our organization to allocate some of our funds towards the Campus Bike Shop. Look forward to hearing back from you. Best, M. Connor E. Schickel University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Engineering Illinois Student Senate *Senator* Sub-Committee on Campus Safety and Student Rights *Chairman* Committee on Campus Affairs Committee on Honorary Degrees
We take total energy usage by building (electricity, Steam, Nat Gas and Chilled Water) convert all of those to one common unit, MMBTU (million British Thermal Units) and after adjusting for the weather differences between years, compare each building's annual usage with the year before. We then convert the change into a percentage and then rank all eligible buildings by percentage saved. The top four in each category win first through fourth. Having won in FY13 does not disqualify you from winning in the future. The goal is to encourage individual contributions to saving energy. Mike Marquissee
Greetings, This is a reminder notice that our next meeting of the Illinois EV Club will be this Wednesday, 10-16-2013, at the University YMCA at 6 pm. (Neither Matt Childress, Cara Day nor I were able to host a meeting last Wednesday because of other committments, so we decided to delay our meeting by a week, until this Wednesday.) Our format for the meeting will be the usual "Open Discussion" format we've used for recent meetings. During the meeting, there should be plenty of time for any general-purpose questions and discussion among ourselves about anything having to do with the past, present or future of energy-efficient vehicles, so be sure to bring along with you any questions you may have and /or any ideas you may have come up with for additional projects the club could get involved in. (Club member Richard told me last week that he hopes to bring along a book on EVs that we should find quite interesting.) - David Noreen ----------------------------------- New members and guests are always welcomed and encouraged to attend our meetings! Please help spread the word about our club by forwarding this message to anyone you know who might be interested in high-mileage-per-gallon (or equivalent) vehicles, whether the vehicles be electrics, hybrids, or whatever, and regardless of how many wheels they may or may not have. Also, please encourage them to check out our “Illinois EV Club” page on Facebook, by simply typing “Illinois EV Club” in Facebook’s search box. https://www.facebook.com/groups/illinoisev/ ------------------------------------ Note: Free parking is available (after 5 pm) in the UI lot that's 1 block due west of the YMCA, on the SW corner of Chalmers and Sixth, so that's another option that's available in addition to the on-street, metered parking near the Y. (As long as you don't mind walking that short block on Chalmers after you've parked in the UI lot.) ------------------------------------ More information about the UI’s “Illinois EV Club”: 1.Please feel free to contact Club President Matt Childress [childrss "at the domain" illinois.edu] for further information and / or to be added to our regular mailing list, if you're not already on it. 2. The club has been mentioned in several area newspaper articles that are listed here: http://web.archive.org/web/20100708200544/http:/sugarrides.com/index.php... 3. On Google Groups, we have an Illinois EV Discussion Group that has its Archive page here: http://groups.google.com/group/illinoisEV so you can check out our past activities and some of the interests of our members. If you'd like to join this discussion group, email our Club President Matt, and he can add you as a member. (See Item #1 above.) 4. If you like, you can also view the following online videos, which feature members of the club: (i). Here are 2 videos of Club President Matt Childress and his Twike: http://www.youtube.com/champaigncountynet#p/u/3/dPlNJLkKleA http://communitymediaworkshop.org/npcommunicator/?tag=matt-childress (ii). Here’s more information on Matt’s Twike: http://web.mac.com/mattchildress/Twike/About_Me.html (iii). Here’s a video featuring Randy Reisinger discussing the Sugar Rides EV (built by members of the club): http://www.youtube.com/champaigncountynet#p/u/5/0vfCsMShrGg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Illinois EV Club" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to illinoisEV+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to illinoisEV@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/illinoisEV. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
The updates for the FY14 Facility Use Agreement have been completed.
From: "Varney, Peter W"
Date: October 4, 2013 at 7:49:39 AM CDT
To: "Lietz, Amanda M"
Subject: Biodiesel project - truck
I was wondering if you could provide an update to the biodiesel project. We haven’t received a delivery in about a year although there has been some intermittent discussion since the last delivery.
My specific interest revolves around the truck that was used for the deliveries and collections. This vehicle has been sitting idle for a year and if it is no longer needed, I would like to transfer it to another department that would find the truck to be useful. We would remove your equipment and put it into storage for a short time.
Please let me know.
Pete Varney, CAFM
Associate Director for Facilities & Services
Director of Transportation & Automotive Services
Mike Marquissee and Morgan Johnston met with Madhu Viswanathan's team. The students were Doug, Julie, Ophelia, Tim, Colin. Colin is the point person and James scholar.
They said their goal is to raise awareness with students about the power going to buildings and how we could be more efficient and more sustainable. They have gathered feedback from some students about the current website (illinienergy.illinois.edu).
Mike explained that Illinois has had a successful conservation program. We have hit all the low hanging fruit, including retro commissioning, tightened facility standards, building controls replacements, and better monitoring. We have already reaped the benefit of those major projects. Next phase is to identify and find ways to influence behvaior change... How can we make people aware and how can we make people commit to... Get them behind our goals and use the tools?
Deliverable from Madhu's team would be a website, a display app, and a business plan for implementing the dashboard. First, just getting a website to try it out. More accessible and understanding. Tips on how it works.
The students will learn by doing. Also a display going in Wohlers or BIF. Mike brought examples of three versions of similar websites. Arizona State University uses Lucid and they have an extra section that shows what can be done to reduce energy in a bedroom or an office. Penn State uses Excelsius and runs their dashboard in flash... It has dials, et cetera.
Our website uses Html5, soap commands, scrape websites. F&S can provide the source code for our dashboard to access the source data. Mike's team hasn't tried it yet, but they know the data is accessible. Tim and Mike can work together to get the data.
Morgan noted that the audience needs to include faculty and staff, not just students. Madhu agreed. They are just starting with the students.
Doug asked what sort of information should be included on a poster. Morgan said that the Energy Liaison presentations would be good starting points. They are on the iCAP Portal, which the students had not yet seen.
The website design has multiple options, which the team will evaluate and suggest best layouts. Also, the physical display itself will be considered. BIF has a proprietary display. Also the campus has digital signage options. Typically it is a continuous display, rather than interactive. Mike said F&Sdoes not have the data set up to push it out, but we can give access for it to be pulled out.
Todd Sweet from the College of Business communications office joined us. They are looking into developing mobile apps for the college. One could be an App about energy consumption in BIF and such. Students are looking at how the website can be designed. Also what would the display potentially have?
A new link has been added, http://ycycles.wordpress.com.
Rachna Bhatia reached out to the Campus Bicycle Shop Manager, James Roedl to discussion potential collaboration between The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign and the Action Researcy Illinois. She noted that their second outreach is the first weekend of November, they have started formulating projects, and she thought this could be a good addition.
-Involving the individual colleges for spreading the word to gain student leaders and volunteers, ex: College of Environmental Sciences, Atmospheric Sciences, ACES etc… ?
After gaining their support, I would send a mass e-mail to the admins office and they could forward to students
From: Johnston, Morgan B
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 4:19 PM
To: Dornford, Adam Rey; Lietz, Amanda M; Ali, Zeynep; Branham, Bruce E
Cc: Grant, Craig P; Halverson, Robert
Subject: IBI trailer
Hello IBI representatives,
In order for F&S specialists to adequately review the IBI biodiesel trailer installation requirements, we will need additional details from the manufacturer. Craig Grant is the Associate Director of Campus Code Compliance and Fire Safety, and he told me that the website for Verde Biofuel does not specify the codes that company used when creating their trailer systems.
Please confirm the specific trailer you intend to purchase, and seek the detailed specifications for the equipment used in that trailer. We need to know, for example, if they followed the National Electric Code (NEC) requirements.
You are welcome to call me at 217-344-0044 if you would like to talk about this.
Thanks,
Morgan
Hello folks,
As some of you know, the Illinois Biodiesel Initiative (IBI) is very interested in getting a self-contained trailer to do their reactions in. There is a company called Verde Biofuel that makes these trailers, and the IBI is in discussions with them.
We are looking for feedback about what needs to be done in order for this trailer system to be approved by campus. Are there certain location restrictions they will need to abide? Do they need to incorporate anything in addition to what is listed above? For example, they will need to store glycerin, soap, and waste oil somewhere. Should they be looking at a permanent tank or two?
Please let me know your thoughts and if you would like to discuss this in person.
Thanks,
Morgan
The fully signed SSC funding award letter is attached here.
-----Original Message-----
From: Skaggs, Thomas R
Sent: Monday, September 09, 2013 10:39 AM
Cc: Ivey, David J; Wahl, Michelle
Subject: FW: electric vehicle charging stations
Dear Mr. Hobbs,
Thank you for contacting the Parking Department and providing your comments. While electric charging stations are not readily available on our campus, there are discussions currently underway that include the Parking Department about the installation of electric charging stations. We are in touch with other campuses around the nation and many are likewise exploring the use of EV stations. Because the scale of the UIUC campus is vast, the program requires extra consideration, funding and logistics to execute. Please know however, that UI is committed to sustainability and will continue our effort.
Again, thank you for your input. We hope your visit to our campus was enjoyable.
Regards,
Thomas Skaggs
Coordinator
-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Hobbs [mailto:amhobbs22@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2013 10:16 AM
To: parkingcomments@illinois.edu; esbeaty@urbanaillinois.us
Subject: electric vehicle charging stations
To Whom It May Concern:
I visited the U of I campus yesterday to attend a football game and was disappointed in the absence of EV charging stations. I would expect a university and city of this caliber to have numerous Level II charging stations available for the public to use. Normal/Bloomington have dozens of public EV charging stations, all of which are free to the public to use. Many are located on or near the ISU campus. Is the Bloomington/Normal and ISU community that much more progressive and environmentally friendly than the U of I and Champaign/Urbana community. I don't think necessarily that is the case, but the absence of electric vehicle charging stations sure leaves a black mark on the reputation of the university and the community. I sincerely hope that your community has plans to install Level 2 charging stations in the near future.
Sincerely,
Martin Hobbs
Eureka, IL
-----Original Message-----
From: Borkowski, Joe [mailto:J.Borkowski@Phoenixsolar.us]
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 2:11 PM
To: Johnston, Morgan B; Dempsey, John Garrett
Subject: U.S. Steel use for University solar
Morgan,
This email is to attest Phoenix Solar will comply with Illinois and Federal Buy American procurement provisions. For the purpose of clarity, Phoenix Solar will ensure the steel that is used on this system will be procured and manufactured in the United States.
I look forward to speaking soon.
Best regards,
Joe Borkowski
See files
The first meeting was held on August 6th to discuss campus public use EV charging station plans.
It was determined at this time more research into parking enforcement options, types of charging stations to use, and sites available for installation is needed. Follow-up meeting to take place after research findings are completed.
To this date no method exists to interface from the chargers software to the campus parking enforcement software.
See picture below: with this type of charger the enforcement officer could identify that billing is taking place by the Solid lightning bolt on the right as opposed to the one on the left.
"The Burrill/ Morrill Hall corridor offers a unique opportunity to explore methods of sustainable design through conventional practices of rain garden design as well as hardscaping improvements, lighting installations and additional non-plant strategies. A moderate strategy is advised. In this conversation moderate is understood to mean more than a creating only rain garden while leaving the existing vegetation, but less than a full redesign which would completely reshape the hardscaping. A moderate strategy addresses the creation of the rain garden, all the landscape beds while leaving the mature canopy trees in place, and makes some alterations to the existing hardscape. Perhaps the most difficult challenges of the corridor will be to unify the character of the corridor landscape beds and to design a solu-tion suitable for the harsh conditions of very little sun, significant wind, and heavy pedestrian use."
Justin Johnston confirmed that the answers to all the State Purchasing Officer's questions have been sent to Steve Rotello, the State Purchasing Officer. Justin is working to set a meeting with the SPO, Justin, and Morgan Johnston to review the current status of this approval.
