F&S and ISTC meet to discuss the logistics of collecting and sorting waste
The Waste Transfer Station was chosen as the site where waste would be sorted.
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The Waste Transfer Station was chosen as the site where waste would be sorted.
The next steps for the project progress would be to review the past BFU applications from 2011 - 2019 to understand the stage we as a university are at currently and would help to identify, compare and contrast the work across these timelines to improve the status and make recommendations after reviewing the feedback.
In the past weeks, Aparna reviewed the BFU Application to understand the scope of work, did research/literature review work, and familiarized herself with the current initiatives taken by the university at present to combat bike thefts. Moreover, she also had a conversation with a transportation staff from UCLA and ASU who had recently reached out to me on their ideas/approach on this topic for a qualitative aspect of this project. The same was also discussed with her capstone advisor, Prof. Lindsay Braun to go over the progress and find better clarity.
The following is an email conversation between Morgan White and Anthony Spurlock.
Anthony sent the following on Nov 17, 2022:
Morgan,
Per your request, 27 RLF projects have been completed totaling $6 million. 41 total projects have been approved totaling $8.6 million.
Regards,
Tony
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Morgan sent the following response:
Thanks! Is the 27 included as part of the 41 approved project, or were there 68 total projects approved? ~Morgan
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Anthony clarified:
27 is part of the 41.
Regards,
Tony
[11.7.22] All, Last week we completed the bike donation event with Working Bikes. Thanks to some Bike Project volunteers we were able to pack their truck full of bikes in about an hour and a half. Unfortunately, they were unable to take all of the abandoned bikes as there are about 50 left. I’ll work with TBP to deal with the remaining junk bikes as well as the ~200 we’ll keep for refurbishment.
Last Thursday we were donated another pull-behind trailer, upping our count to 3 of them now. I will discuss with TBP ideas to make better use of these, as they take up a lot of space and we have zero demand for them.
This week we will reinstate the First Visit Free policy as the cooler weather sets in.
The numbers:
Visitors: 47
Sales: $508
Bike (refurbished): 1 for $225
Memberships: 1 for $30
Tires/tubes: 12 for $61
[11.14.22]
All, I was out sick for a portion of the non-open hours, but we were still able to get a few bikes on the sales floor and strip some bikes. This week I’ll grab some more of the good bikes from the barn and we’ll get to fixing those. We reinstated First Visit Free and were able to help folks get rolling.
I had an interview last Friday with a potential new hire and we’ll be having a staff meeting this week to get some of our new staff up to speed as well as provide a refresher for the returning staffers.
Next week we will be closed for Thanksgiving break. We’ll reopen Monday, 11/28/22.
The numbers:
Visitors: 45
Sales: $434
Bikes (refurb): 1 for $100
Memberships: 4 for $120
Tires/tubes: 8 for $103
Thanks!
Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center Coordinator
Congratulations to the newest recipients of our Greener Campus Programs!
Green Chapter:
Phi Delta Theta, Silver, Certified November 2022
Green Office:
iSEE, Gold, Recertified October 2022
F&S Capital Programs, Gold, Recertified November 2022
International Student & Scholar Services, Gold, Recertified November 2022
Green Event:
Chancellor's Office for Special Events and Commencement Illinois v. Eastern Illinois Men's Basketball, Certified November 2022
Office of the Chancellor for Special Events and Commencement Illinois vs. Kansas City Men's Basketball, Certified November 2022
Chancellor's Office for Special Events Il. v. Purdue Men's Football, Certified November 2022
Keep up the great work!
Attendance: Tyler Swanson, Daphne Hulse, Meredith Moore, Sarthak Prasad, Shawn Maurer, Joy Scrogum, Justin Holding, Paul Foote, Shreya Mahajan, Brent Lewis, Jason Ensign, Tim Mies, Colleen Ruhter, Jonathon Mosley, Marcello, Thurman Etchison, Morgan White, Damon McFall, Robert Roman
Marcello’s second question: Takeaway for the old feasibility study?
CHP, CNG or renewable natural gas are what Marcello is familiar with
Next steps: Marcello will work on an updated feasibility study.
SafeTraces, Integrating Green Technologies, and Facilities & Services invited guests from across Illinois and throughout campus to discuss indoor air quality for Illinois buildings.
On November 7th, the Land and Water iCAP team met to review the results of the Milkweed survey, make final edits to the Monarch Butterfly recommendation, and discuss new recommendations inspired by the Campus Landscape Master Plan.
Meeting minutes are attached.
Congratulations to our recent Green Event and Green Chapter recipients.
Green Chapter:
Kappa Delta, gold, Recertified November 2022
Green Event:
F&S Zero Waste Team Zero Waste Basketball Game, Certified November 2022
Keep up the great work, happy greening!
Below is an email between Sarthak Prasad, Sterling Laylock, Morgan White, and Carl Tutt:
Hi Sterling,
Do you know where (which hotel) your guests would be staying for the November 10 all-day workshop? Also, how many people would you expect to attend and how many would require/like the shuttle option? Please let me know as soon as you can. Thank you,
Sarthak
Sarthak Prasad
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Hi Sarthak,
We are confirming the list of attendees and expect to have a count for you by mid-week. During that process we will verify if any attendees plan on arriving/departing by Amtrak.
I'll be sure to update you asap!
Thanks, Sterling
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Hi Sarthak + Morgan
As it turns out, there aren't any attendees opting in to arrive by Amtrak. So there does not appear to be a need for the shuttle. Unfortunate but true.
So far, there is a very high-level of interest in this event among attendees. This recent segment that appeared earlier this week on NBC4 Los Angeles made a significant positive impact on everyone.
How IGT2030 Creates Positive Impacts:
Latest List of Attendees
To date, we have 35+ confirmed attendees. There is a mix of subject matter experts and non-subject matter experts. They consist of HVAC professionals, engineers, architects, teachers, public officials (elected and non-elected), corporate energy-efficiency executives, industrial hygienists, state and county staff (IL EPA, Dept of Treasury, Cook County), climate investors, K-12 school officials, etc.
Of course, Erik Malmstrom, CEO of SafeTraces will be attending and William P. Bahnfleth, Chair of ASHRAE Covid Epidemic Task Force will stream in via ZOOM to kickoff our Design-Thinking Session after lunch.
On Campus Attendees
Members for Paul Francisco's team at ICRT will be attending and sharing impactful human-centered health data. When you get an opportunity, please let me know who the potential on-campus attendees may be?
It would be great if we could set up a call for this coming Monday as we continue to tie down any loose ends.
I'd like to send the official invite on Tuesday, Nov 1st at the latest.
Thanks, Sterling
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Hi Morgan,
I chatted with Sarthak now that he's gotten back home to India.
We're hoping to get the exact location and address of our meeting space for next Thursday November 10th so we can send out the formal invitation.
We have 35 plus attendees confirmed and need to get them proper logistics instructions.
Please let us know as soon as you can. We look forward to seeing you on Tues/Wed Nov 8th/9th to see the space.
If there's an actual floor plan we can see beforehand it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you, Sterling
All, While my jury duty service was still in effect, we had reduced hours as needed last week but were able to open fully Wed – Fri. It was the first week of noticeably fewer folks through the doors. As such, we got a few bikes on the sales floor and a dozen or so moved over from storage.
Tomorrow we will host Working Bikes for our donation event. This is the first one since Nov 2019. We’ll have around 200 bikes to donate and hopefully will have a few folks available to help out and make it go quicker. They’ll be providing pizza for us, too. This event will halve the number of bikes left in storage. The Bike Project and I will sort through the remaining bikes in the coming weeks.
The numbers:
Visitors: 43
Sales: $475.50
Build-a-Bikes: 2 for $100
Memberships: 4 for $120
Thanks!
Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center Coordinator
Below is the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories Winners for Sustainable Achievements. UIUC was awarded excellence for the following.
Excellence Winners in the Renovation/Retrofit Category
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Congratulations to the Chancellor's Office for Special Events and Commencement for their recent Green Event Certifications!
Chancellor's Office for Special Events and Commencement State of the University, Certified October 2022
Chancellor's Office for Special Events and Commencement Chancellor's Medallion Presentation and Reception, Certified October 2022
Chancellor's Office for Special Events and Commencement Strategic Planning Summit, Certified October 2022
Chancellor's Office for Special Events and Commencement Illinois v. Quincy (Exh.) Men’s Basketball, Certified October 2022
Keep up the great work!
This week Aparna got in touch with the staff of transit services from Arizona State University to understand their approach to achieving the Gold BFU certification.
Sarthak and Aparna also had a quick overview of the materials shared and brainstormed ideas/recommendations to raise awareness in the campus community as well as keep bike thefts in mind.
The next steps would be to familiarize with the topic better, collect all the research materials and make notes/highlight the existing implementation, and make comments on these.
Below is an email from Andrew Stumpf regarding the CIF's Geothermal Exhange Borefield.
From: Stumpf, Andrew J <astumpf at illinois.edu>
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2022 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: CEE190 Instructor meeting
Hi Eric,
Yes. The report is available on IDEALS https://hdl.handle.net/2142/111796, so publicly available. Correct, John has been doing further study on the CIF building. He has been working with me on the research… his PhD exam is next Monday, so pretty busy. I’ve only had a brief tour of the mechanicals when it was first built, so I can’t really comment about the system inside. Dr. Tugce Baser in CEE tbaser at illinois.edu I believe received a more detailed tour, so you might want to reach out to her. Here is some information about the mechanicals published for an ASHRAE award the building received.
Best,
Andy
Congratulations to our newest Green Event Certification recipients.
iSEE 2022 Campus Sustainability Celebration, Certified October 2022
iSEE/SECS/SSLC Clothing Swap, Certified October October 2022
ISTC Sustainability Seminar Series, Certified October 2022
Keep up the great work!