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F&S, ISTC, iSEE, and Illini Union meet to determine the chosen activity zones for the study
Associated Project(s):F&S, North American, and Essity have their first meeting
Associated Project(s):Attached Files:Nov 10th Meeting Space + Logistics
Associated Project(s):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,
SarthakSarthak 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:
- We deploy advanced UL Verified biotechnology to assess real-time HVAC performance
Runtime 4 min 27 sec
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
- We deploy advanced UL Verified biotechnology to assess real-time HVAC performance
Weekly Update: Reduced hours, Working Bikes this week
Associated Project(s):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 $120Thanks!
Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center CoordinatorI2SL Winner Announcement
Associated Project(s):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
- Excellence in Energy Efficiency: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Materials Research Laboratory Renovation
- Excellence in Energy and Water Efficiency: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign-Holonyak Micro & Nanotechnology Lab Renovation
I2SL Recognizes Winners for Sustainable Achievements
This year, the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL) was excited to launch the new Sustainable Laboratory Awards Program to acknowledge leading people, projects, and programs in the sustainable lab community. As part of the new program, I2SL recognized eight buildings or projects for their achievements in new construction, renovation/retrofit, or adaptive reuse.
Two projects, both submitted in the New Construction category, won Sustainable Laboratory Awards for demonstrating overall sustainability and efficiency:
- The Universities at Shady Grove Biomedical Sciences & Engineering Education Facility, submitted by Cooper Carry, incorporated many impressive features, including sustainable building materials, waste diversion, air quality management, natural ventilation, and daylighting, resulting in a very low energy use intensity.
- The new Merck Research Laboratory in South San Francisco, submitted by Jacobs, showcases an integrated design that focuses on indoor air quality and waste reduction, and they maintain building performance with a sustainability dashboard.
We receive many great applications this year, so to recognize additional teams for their efforts, I2SL awarded a series of awards for buildings and projects that excelled in one particular area.
Excellence Winners in the New Construction Category
- Excellence in Decarbonization: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Integrative Genomics Building
- Excellence in Climate Resiliency: Webster University, Interdisciplinary Science Building
- Excellence in Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Diversion: Wanhua Global Research Center
Excellence Winners in the Renovation/Retrofit Category
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Excellence in Energy Efficiency: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Materials Research Laboratory Renovation
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Excellence in Energy and Water Efficiency: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign-Holonyak Micro & Nanotechnology Lab Renovation
Excellence Winner in the Adaptive Reuse Category
- Excellence in Adaptive Reuse: o2h co-work labs
Winners were recognized on October 18 at the 2022 I2SL Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. You can find all the winners on our website and check out the Programs and Initiatives winners in an upcoming issue of the Sustainability Scoop. I2SL thanks all the winners for their commitment to sustainable, efficient, and safe laboratories around the world and congratulates them for their achievements!
New iSEE Green Event Certifications
Associated Project(s):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!
Week 4 - Check in meeting
Associated Project(s):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.
CIF Geothermal Exchange Borefield Information Resources
Associated Project(s):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 meetingHi 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
Attached Files:New iSEE Green Event Certification
Associated Project(s):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!
Multiple schools (OSU, UMich, Purdue) begin involvement with the creation of the survey
Associated Project(s):Thank you Mary and Daphne! The way that Mary worded the question is great to me!
Daphne, if it is not too bold of me to ask, I was wondering if there might be opportunities to add more questions to the Survey? I ask as I was recently emailing with the Michigan folks (copied) and both our institutions are interested in pulling together some waste related benchmarking data, specifically around their individual waste goals and how they measure it (hence the diversion rate calculation question). I am hoping that there is a way we might be able to collaborate, whether that is collaborating through your current survey or perhaps supplementing the data. That being said, I know very little about the survey, its timeline, the questions, etc.; thus, a collaboration may not be feasible. If you believe a collaboration might be feasible, I would be happy to coordinate a quick schedule where we could discuss how Purdue staff and/or students could assist. I am interested to hear your thoughts!
Thank you,
Tony
From: Leciejewski, Mary <leciejewski.8@osu.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2022 8:43 AM
To: Hulse, Daphne Lauren <dlhulse2@illinois.edu>
Cc: Szal, Dominika Patrycja <dszal2@illinois.edu>; Anthony Gillund <agillund@purdue.edu>
Subject: RE: Big Ten Waste Management Survey: Diversion Rate Calculation---- External Email: Use caution with attachments, links, or sharing data ----
Daphne,
Apologies for the delay- I was out of the office last week and am still getting caught up.
Thank you so much for including that question in your survey!
One item might be to ask, “What information do you include in your diversion rate report?”
Ohio State includes the following:
Landfill tonnage data
Commingled recycling
Reused pallets
Recycled pallets
Scrap metal
Landscape waste
Composted food scraps, biodegradable materials, coffee grounds, and animal bedding from labs
Biodigested food waste (ex. enviropure systems)
Donations of furniture and other items
Motor oil
Tire Recycling
Cooking oil recycling
Donated food
Mattresses
Paper shredding
Batteries
Recycled toner cartridges
Donated books
Reprocessed medical devices
We do not include construction waste or manure from farms. We also do not estimate avoided materials (ex. weights kept out of landfill through projects like implementing hand dryers or reusable containers). Instead, we just assume those numbers will be kept out of the landfill data.
I’m looping in Tony to make sure I got to the hear of his question. Please let me know if you need anything else! Mary
Mary Leciejewski
Zero Waste ManagerPronouns: She/Her/Hers
Facilities Operations and Development, Sustainability & Strategic Services
1130 Service Building Annex | 2578 Kenny Road, Columbus, OH 43210
(O) 614.292.3637
fod.osu.edu/sustainabilityFrom: Hulse, Daphne Lauren <dlhulse2@illinois.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2022 11:58 AM
To: Leciejewski, Mary <leciejewski.8@osu.edu>
Cc: Szal, Dominika Patrycja <dszal2@illinois.edu>
Subject: Big Ten Waste Management Survey: Diversion Rate CalculationHi Mary, It was great to meet with you and the other Big Ten schools last week! Per the request to include the diversion rate calculation as a part of the comprehensive survey, could I inquire about OSU’s process?
Hi Mary,
It was great to meet with you and the other Big Ten schools last week! Per the request to include the diversion rate calculation as a part of the comprehensive survey, could I inquire about OSU’s process?
Thank you,
Daphne
Daphne Hulse (she/her)
Zero Waste Coordinator
Facilities & Services | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
+1 (217) 333-7550 | dlhulse2@illinois.edu
Weekly Update: Strong Towns, Bike Summit, potentially postponing Working Bikes
Associated Project(s):All, Last week was a busy one. We had Strong Towns talk on Tuesday and the Illinois Bike Summit on Wednesday. Got in some good networking, heard some interesting talks/discussions, and got buzzed by two MTD buses on my bike commute there and then one car on my ride back to the Bike Center. Oh, the irony.
The cooler weather has curtailed our visitors, but we’ve had a few volunteers, too—always nice.
Grabbed some bikes from the warehouse last week and will continue to do so as I can this week. I have jury duty potentially all this week and next week, which majorly mucks up my plans for setting up with Working Bikes since I can’t plan past day-to-day. Likely will have to bump that to early November unless circumstances change.
The numbers:
Visitors: 42
Sales: $266
Memberships: 3 for $90
Tires/tubes: 3 for $20Thanks!
Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center CoordinatorCampus Sustainability Celebration - 10/17/22
Associated Project(s):The 2022 Campus Sustainability Celebration was a huge success! Thank you to all who participated! The PowerPoint presentation is attached, and the agenda for the event was as follows:
- 3-3:15 PM – Welcome
- Jennifer Fraterrigo, on behalf of Director Madhu Khanna (iSEE)
- Chancellor Jones
- Vice Chancellor Susan Martinis (OVCRI)
- 3:15 – 3:30 PM – Holistic initiatives
- Plastic reduction (Jen)
- Clean energy/Solar Farm 3 (Morgan)
- Greener Campus Program (Meredith)
- 3:30 – 4:40 PM – iCAP Team presentations
- Energy
- Transportation
- Land and Water
- Zero Waste
- Education
- Engagement
- Resilience
- 4:40 – 5 PM – Student groups (SSLC, SSC) – Jack Reicherts and Maiah Caise
- Closing remarks by Jennifer Fraterrigo (on behalf of Madhu Khanna)
- 5 – 6 PM – Celebration - refreshments, roundtable forum with each iCAP Team, student tabling session
Attached Files:- 3-3:15 PM – Welcome
F&S, North American, and Essity introduction
Associated Project(s):Hi Pete, Macie and Daphne!
We were excited last week for you to hear more about the Circularity and paper recycling program that Essity has been utilizing in other areas of the world. Bryan from Essity would like to get his colleague, Mike Kapalko, on a call together to discuss this opportunity further with University of Illinois! Daphne, if Pete and Macie haven’t filled you in, this is an opportunity to use current paper recycling on campus and have it be used to create paper product with Essity. We can inch closer to Zero Waste on campus!
Please let us know if there are dates and times the week of October 31st to set up a Zoom call. Perhaps an hour or so.
Thanks in advance and we are excited to discuss this in more detail and see what next steps would look like!
Regards,
Zach
Week 3 - Check in meeting
Associated Project(s):In this meeting, potential ideas for secured bicycle parking were discussed as ways to promote awareness among the campus community. A capstone proposal outlining the final objectives and deliverables was drafted and Sarthak helped support this discussion sharing an Excel sheet that has all of the goals, current status, and plans for the future of some mentioned ideas towards achieving the said objectives with challenges that are yet to be tackled.
This week, Aparna is going to try to get in touch with the transportation team from other universities that have achieved the Gold BFU status to gather some ideas specific to raising awareness about bike thefts. This would navigate the research better.
Aparna is also spending her initial time on the project learning about the Bike registration process and other initiatives that are already ongoing at UIUC to help understand the way forward. She also has access to the iCAP portal to update and document the weekly meetings to keep a track of the project progress.
March Monarch Meeting
Associated Project(s):Attached is the "Save the Date! March Monarch Meeting" invitation:
Attached Files:Information on moving bees around for commercial agriculture
Associated Project(s):Information about how commercial bee keeping functions and its impact to overall bee populations was inquired about by Brent Lewis, Landscape Architect. Below is the response from Adam Donzel, an Assistant Professor in Entomology.
'Hi Brent,
Yeah, there is work on that. Here are links to couple studies about it:
https://www.nature.com/articles/srep32023
https://academic.oup.com/jinsectscience/article/22/1/17/6523145
Basically, yes, there are some stresses involved with migratory beekeeping but sedentary colonies can also have similar issues. In some scenarios, migratory colonies could be healthier as they are moved to areas with good nutritional resources all the time, while those left in place have to deal with times of low food availability. In reality, though, migratory colonies do undergo a lot of stress as they are used to pollinate crops and a lot goes into that - the stress of confinement, heat, exposure to agrochemicals, etc. From a beekeeping perspective, this is calculated into the fees charged for pollination (to some extent at least). Right now, beekeepers charge about $200/hive to pollinate almonds for example (the most lucrative pollination event). Big beekeepers manage 20,000-50,000 hives! "Small" commercial beekeepers usually have 2-5000.
Migratory beekeeping uses about 85% of the managed colonies in the USA (incredible!). One big issue with this is that, if a new pest or pathogen is introduced, it will be spread throughout the country very fast. And in big pollination events, like almonds, hives are concentrated at very high densities, which does present a lot of opportunities for spreading diseases. They do mitigate this to some extent, however, as there are health checks required to move bees across state lines, and almond growers usually require checks of colonies to make sure they are healthy.
Hope this helps - always happy to answer questions when I can!"
Week 2 update: Objectives for capstone
Associated Project(s):Questions and doubts regarding the literature review done in the past week were discussed including a capstone report outline highlighting the main topics of research. More research work to follow in the coming week to help familiarize with the project's background. Aparna got contact information from the transportation department of UCLA and Arizona State University to discuss the project with their transportation team as the 2 universities have achieved the Gold BFU status and hoping to get a sense of direction or any leads on this. She is also in touch with Prof. Lindsay Braun who is her capstone advisor, and Briana Barr, Thomas Valencia, and Lily Wilcock from the City of Urbana who are working on similar projects.
The idea was to bring more concepts and recommendations for a bike-friendly university to the table. We might also try to involve the Student Sustainability Committee, which uses a comprehensive evaluative process to fund a project that incorporates student involvement and an ability to spark change on campus. Aparna would help identify a cause as a part of the bike-friendly project which would also serve as a student-led project to apply for the SSC funding. An excel sheet that charts out the current status of the project were shared by Sarthak for better clarity, which also includes feedback from BFU to help plan for the future and achieve the desired goal.
Three main objectives of the proposal would be -
- To get the BFU application drafted and ready to submit by the month of May
- Ideas for SSC funding for the Bike Friendly University Project
- Educate students and create a plan for bike thefts so that incoming students are aware of how to protect their bikes and encourage them to use this mode of transportation.
An overall capstone proposal that outlines the said objectives and a work plan will be shared in the upcoming week. Access to the iCAP portal will be granted soon to chart out real-time updates and minutes of meetings.
Over 1000 Bicycle Registration Payments Received
Associated Project(s):Bicycle registration reached over 1000 fee payments, equating to $9,980 (not including the CFOPAL payments).
Attached Files:UIUC is Front and Center on Freezer Challenge Webpage
Associated Project(s):UIUC is the first image on the My Green Labs web page. The link of the webpage is https://www.freezerchallenge.org/
Attached Files: