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PWR016 Motion Sensor Lighting - Successful
Associated Project(s):Dr. Mohamed Attalla, Executive Director at F&S, responded to Dr. Ximing Cai, iWG Chair, on August 27, 2019 stating, "We will prepare the report as requested."
See the transmittal of PWR016 Motion Sensor Lighting Recommendation.
See the SWATeam Recommendation PWR016 Motion Sensor Lighting here.
for future updates on this effort, please see Occupancy and Daylight Sensors.
Near Far Without a Car Flyer
Associated Project(s):Facilities & Services (F&S) updated the Near Far Without a Car flyer (or CarFree Flyer) in August 2019. This flyer lists the alternative modes of transportation available at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It also consists of essential safety information, such as SafeRides, SafeWalks, DRES shuttles, Bicycle Safety Tips, Bike Registration, etc.
F&S has partnered with several departments across the University to distribute the information in this flyer to thousands of old and new students. For example, this flyer will be distributed to more than 3,000 incoming international students during their mandatory check-in at the International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS). F&S has also partnered with MTD to distribute this flyer to students at the Quad Day.
Attached Files:PWR016 Motion Sensor Lighting - Transmitted
Associated Project(s):Following the completion of iWG assessment for PWR016 Motion Sensor Lighting, the recommendation was transmitted to Dr. Mohamed Attalla, Executive Director of Facilities & Services.
See iWG Assessment of PWR016 Motion Sensor Lighting attached. The iWG asks, "Please provide the Zero Waste SWATeam with an overview of the existing occupancy sensor efforts. Please explain the direction of these efforts, reasoning, and status/progress to date."
See original SWATeam recommendation PWR016 Motion Sensor Lighting - Submittal.
Attached Files:ILLINOIS WINS FREEZER CHALLENGE FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR
Associated Project(s):For the second straight year, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is the best at implementing cold-storage best management practices, including reducing the energy required for laboratory cold storage. Campus efforts in more than 70 laboratories across 15 buildings earned back-to-back first place awards in the International Laboratory Freezer Challenge’s Academic category.
The total energy usage in these spaces decreased by an estimated 438 kWh/day or a combined annual total equivalent of 13.5 homes energy for 1 year. The reductions were achieved due to the dedication and creativity of researchers across campus in implementing best practices for cold storage management. They received points for taking actions such as properly maintaining freezers and refrigerators, discarding old samples, and retiring unneeded units.
See attached file or visit: https://www.fs.illinois.edu/resources/announcements/2019/08/08/the-university-of-illinois-wins-the-international-freezer-challenge-for-the-second-straight-year for full press release.
More information on the challenge is available at https://www.freezerchallenge.org/ and https://go.fs.illinois.edu/freezerchallenge. The program is jointly run by My Green Lab and I2SL.
Attached Files:FY2018 ECIP Winners
Associated Project(s):Here are the winners for the 2018 ECIP Awards!
Occupant Action % Improvement Incentive Award 1. Turner Hall 21.8% $103,130 2. Art and Design Building 19.9% $37,816 3. Burrill Hall 19.8% $57,518 Energy Advancement % Improvement Incentive Award 1. Coordinated Science Laboratory 47.2% $84,308 2. Seitz Materials Research Laboratory 44.4% $91,537 3. Loomis Laboratory of Physics 40.7% $25,717 4. Harker Hall 38.0% $10,000 Attached Files:recycled content paper resources
Associated Project(s):Here are some references, provided by Eric Benson, on recycled paper/environmentally sourced recycled paper.
https://re-nourish.org/paper-printing-ink-tips/
LEED v.4 requires bike shower facilities
Associated Project(s):The new version of LEED (v.4) requires shower facilities for bicyclists as a pre-requisite. The LEED point is described online at https://www.usgbc.org/credits/neighborhood-development-plan-neighborhood-development/v4-draft/sllc4.
Meeting Minutes for iWG Meeting July 2, 2019
Associated Project(s):These are the meeting minutes of the July 2, 2019 Illinois Climate Action Plan Working Group. Several SWATeam recommendations were assessed in this meeting.
Attached Files:Sustainability Council meeting 04-30-2019
Associated Project(s):Attached Files:Provost describes iCAP in space inventory letter
Associated Project(s):Provost Andreas Cangellaris included this statement about the iCAP in the April 2019 letter (attached) to colleges and instructional units about the Space Inventory:
"I also want to take this opportunity to recap several campus initiatives regarding space stewardship. As you may be aware, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign established the Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP) in May 2010 and updated the document in 2015. The document outlines strategies, initiatives, and targets toward meeting the stated goal of carbon neutrality by 2050. The targets and strategies detailed in the plan represent a series of commitments the University is making in order to achieve its sustainability goals, including the Net Zero Space Growth Policy as found in the CAM. I encourage you to review our commitments as outlined in the climate action plan and the Net Zero Space Growth Policy"
Attached Files:VeoRide e-bikes
Associated Project(s):VeoRide e-bikes are here. VeoRide is going to replace 150 of their regular pedal bikes with the new e-bikes in the near future.
E-bikes are here!
Associated Project(s):The VeoRide e-bikes are here. Ben Thomas is holding a launch event for the VeoRide e-bikes between Foellinger and the Undergrad Library today (April 3rd, 2019) from 10 am to 2 pm. Stop by if you can for a free trial ride!
Attached Files:News Gazette Editorial: Bike-sharing expansion
Associated Project(s):News-Gazette published an editorial on March 20, 2019, regarding the assessment of Bike Sharing expansion for VeoRide in UofI and the cities of Champaign and Urbana. Please see attached
Attached Files:Meeting Minutes for iWG March, 2019
Associated Project(s):iCAP Working Group Meeting Notes from March, 2019.
Attached Files:Second Nature Payment to UIUC
Associated Project(s):Second Nature paid UIUC for the sale of vintage 2017 carbon credits to Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) as part of UIUC's participation in the Carbon Credit and Purchasing Program.
Second Nature transferred 2,865 vintage Carbon Credits (VCUs) to BP Target Neutral (BPTN) on behalf of UIUC.
For this sale, UIUC receives $6.25 per credit. The total amount paid to UIUC for this sale is $17,906.25
An email of confirmation of this payment is attached below.
Attached Files:Lock Your Bike Right - initial idea
Associated Project(s):Please see attached the initial idea for the Lock Your Bike Right (LYBR) contest.
Attached Files:Washington Post article: The next money crop for farmers: Solar panels
Associated Project(s):The Washington Post published an article on February 22, 2019, about how farmers are making the transition to solar based on current corn and soybean price drops, and the implications of that. Evan DeLucia is quoted in this article.
See attached or follow the link to read the article.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/the-next-money-crop-for-...
6 February 2019 SWATeam minutes
Associated Project(s):The attached document contains the meeting minutes for 6 February 2019.
Attached Files:Carbon Credit Funding Approval for Energy Piles at Hydro-Systems Lab
Associated Project(s):$230,000 of funding from the Carbon Credit Sales Fund was approved for Energy Piles at Hydro-Systems Lab by Evan DeLucia and Mohamed Attalla
Purpose of Project:
"This project will install 8 energy piles in the foundation of the Hydro-Systems Lab on campus, and provide new research capabilities and a geothermal exchange system for reduction of energy demand from that building." -Morgan White (2/6/19)
An email of the approval is linked below.
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