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SSC Semester Report: ISFS Extrusion Coating Expansion
Associated Project(s):SSC received semesterly report for Fall 2021 for ISFS Extrusion Coating Expansion on 02/21/2022. Please see attached.
SSC Semester Report: Diversity and Inclusion Center
Associated Project(s):SSC received semesterly report for Fall 2021 for Diversity and Inclusion Center project on 01/17/2022. Please see attached.
Weekly Update: Retraining Staff; Spring is coming!
Associated Project(s):All, Warm weather last week brought in a good number of folks. On Friday we even had a wait for repair stands.
Of the seven shop build bikes I safety checked last week zero passed inspection. This’ll be a good opportunity to retrain staff up on what constitutes a safely functional bike.
Elsewhere, it was our first week being mask-optional but elective compliance was near 100% and we had zero conflicts with folks about the change in policy.
This week I’ll finish up the aforementioned seven bikes, interview some prospective employees, and game plan for post-spring break when things are really picking up. Spring is coming!
The numbers:
Visitors: 24
Sales: $567.50
Bikes (refurb): 1 for $170
Memberships: 7 for $210Tire/tubes: 7 for $26
Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center CoordinatorDominika Szal carries on the waste survey work that Syd Trimble began
Associated Project(s):- Syd Trimble and Dominika Szal began efforts to create a comprehensive waste management survey to dissmeninate to all Big Ten and Friends affiliated insitutitons. With the results in hand, they would collate and summarize the data, and give back the analysis to each of the schools for their benefit. The purpose was to benchmark schools against one another and determine the highlights and opportunities for improvement at each school.
- Draft of the initial survey:
- I saw that your school has a goal of achieving a [insert % waste diversion by whatever year]. Why did your school decide to work on reducing your waste production in the first place?
- What year was the goal initially decided? (what is your benchmark year?)
- What was the waste diversion rate of your benchmark year?
- Why did you decide on this rate as a goal?
- If you accomplish your goal by [desired year], would you then work on maintaining that waste diversion rate or would you work on diverting even more waste?
- What waste goal metrics do you track?
- What do you include in your waste diversion rate?
- What are the most common challenges you face when attempting to reach waste reduction goals?
- How did you identify your next course of action to deal with these challenges?
- Which initiatives would you say were the most effective in reaching your goals for waste reduction?
- Do you provide your own recycling or waste collection services or is it outsourced?
- How is recycling funded?
- Do you sell your collected recyclables?
- How is that revenue used?
- Do you sell your collected recyclables?
- How is waste disposal funded?
- How important is investing in public education about recycling/waste reduction?
- How do you get the word out about recycling or any initiatives you have going on
- Have you noticed which types of marketing tend to be more receptive by certain demographics (such as students or faculty?)
- Does your institution have any training for students and/or faculty for them to be more aware of recycling?
- What are ongoing initiatives that your institution is developing? (ex. recycling app, recyclopedia)
- With football games, we typically see a lot of waste, whether it’s from tailgating or the game itself. What has your institution done to effectively increase recycling/reduce waste at these events? If you haven’t done so yet, are there any plans in the works?
- Do you work directly with the concessionaire?
- Who works as the liaison with Athletics? Do you have a sustainability specialist working within Athletics?
- How do you get enough volunteers to help with achieving your waste reduction goals at the games?
- What would you say helped the most with increasing recycling rates during football games?
- Do you have any specialty recycling initiatives? Some examples of specialty recycling include batteries, PPE, glasses recycling, or phone recycling.
- Question related to procurement goals (look up “sustainable leadership purchasing council”)
- Do you currently have a sustainable procurement policy in place?
- If no, is your institution pursuing a sustainable procurement policy?
- Were there any challenges that arose while developing this policy?
- Do you currently have a sustainable procurement policy in place?
- Does your institution address e-waste, whether through re-use (ex. a surplus store) or donation?
- I saw that your school has a goal of achieving a [insert % waste diversion by whatever year]. Why did your school decide to work on reducing your waste production in the first place?
Weekly Update: New hires
Associated Project(s):All, We’ve got a backlog of bikes in need of test rides/final tune-ups that I’ll happily attend to with the warmer weather this week. We’ve got a new batch of hires starting as well.
This week I’ve got trainings with staff and I’ll start game-planning with my team for our ramped-up programming for March/April. Warm weather = more bikes.
The numbers:
Visitors: 17
Sales: $356.50Bike (refurb): 1 for $160
Build-a-Bike: 1 for $30
Memberships: 2 for $60Thanks!
Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center CoordinatorTerry Guen, TGDA, presentation at TBH
Associated Project(s):Terry Guen’s practice has brought ecology back to communities through high-profile technical projects in landscape and urban design. TGDA is a nationally recognized designer of urban public spaces and ecological landscapes. At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, TGDA designed landscapes for Ikenberry Commons and the recently completed Siebel Center for Design.
March 3, 5:30–6:45 pm • 134 Temple Buell Hall (Plym Auditorium), 611 E. Lorado Taft Drive, Champaign, IL.
Conor O'Shea • Department of Landscape Architecture
This opportunity is available online.
Stanley H. White Lecture: Terry Guen, Principal and Founder, TGDA
Mason Bee House Workshop
Associated Project(s):Join Piatt County Master Gardener Kent McFarland as he explains the importance of having a Mason Bee House in your garden, and walks you through the steps of building one using recycled and natural materials. Registration is required; $15/person, includes all materials.
March 26, 10–11 am • Registration Deadline: 3/18/22 • Greenhouse Auditorium at Allerton Park & Retreat Center
Olivia Warren • Allerton Park & Retreat Center
Update on Charging Stations
Associated Project(s):From: Robert O'Daniell <rodaniell@att.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2022 5:05 PM
To: White, Morgan; Slezak, Paul
Cc: DeLorenzo, Stacey; Prasad, Sarthak
Subject: I guess I spoke too soon Re: I’m happy to reportThe ChargePoint locations at B4, D22 and E14 are all down. Disappeared from the ChargePoint app and will not charge. (Discovered Sunday noonish at E14 when I failed to begin charge. Standing beside the charger the App said no chargers nearby) Checked the other locations. All three locations have same message on the screen.
Robert K. O'Daniell
Photographer Emeritus-News-Gazette
PO Box 2085
Champaign, IL 61825
217-352-1493Attached Files:Update on Charging Stations
Associated Project(s):From: Robert O'Daniell <rodaniell@att.net>
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2022 1:43 PM
To: White, Morgan; Slezak, Paul
Cc: DeLorenzo, Stacey; Prasad, Sarthak
Subject: I’m happy to reportThe chargers at B4 are back - showing up on the Where to Charge apps again. (Began Feb 24th)
The damaged screen still not replaced at D22 ( supply chain issue ? )
On an odd note in the last week or so – I failed in an attempt to charge at E14. Possibly a weather issue and there are indications that others have indeed charged. I have not yet tried again. Possibly a one time issue.
During that attempt I became aware of some kind of issue with 3G on all three of those charging stations. ATT shut down Feb 22 and Verizon and T-mobile will both shut down 3G by the end of the year. All 3 ChargePoint locations indicate “Illini charging / Off network 1” and a warning message. I did drive by and cars are indeed charging at B4 and at D22 in spite of that message.
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As a retired person I’ve taken on the project of making it easier for people buy and transition to EVs. And to do what I can to improve the infrastructure needed for the EVs.Robert K. O'Daniell
PO Box 2085
Champaign, IL 61825
217-493-8129Attached Files:New iSEE Green Event Certification
Associated Project(s):Congratulations to the newest recipient of our Green Event Certification Program!
IHSA Wheelchair Basketball/Unified Sports State Tournament, Certified February 2022
The event will be held at a location that is convenient for public transportation. They will also use natural lighting whenever possible to minimize lighting needs, along with communicating that the event is sustainable via Green Event promotion.
Keep up the great work!
Big Ten and Friends Sustainable Labs Webinar
Associated Project(s):The following files were presented at a webinar on sustainable labs programs from Big Ten and Friends on February 24th, 2022.
FY21 Waste Data Template
Associated Project(s):Below is an excel spreadsheet containing a Waste Data Template for FY21.
Attached Files:Weekly Update: Uni High Agora Days classes; Maintenance Class
Associated Project(s):All, Last week we held our Uni High Agora Days classes from Tues – Fri. It went very well with all the students engaged in learning and tinkering on the bikes. One student even said they’d return to volunteer, which was great. All 3 of the bikes were mostly done by week’s end. We also received some quality donations from a local bike shop and started overhauling those bikes for sale. I’ve also hired a new Program Assistant to help me out off-hours.
This week I’ll be meeting with the Urbana Parks District to discuss our Maintenance class we’re collaborating on next month and getting more bikes ready for the sales floor. We’ll see how busy we are today with the very warm weather.
The numbers:
Visitors: 11
Sales: $91
Memberships: 2 for $60Thanks!
Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center CoordinatorZero Waste Meeting
Associated Project(s):The Zero Waste team met on Monday, February 21 to draft a recommendation on reducing single-use plastics on campus--particularly in vending machines. This recommendation, along with the other teams drafted by the team last semester, will be presented at an upcoming Sustainability Sub-council.
Attached Files:Zero Waste Meeting
Associated Project(s):The Zero Waste team met on Monday, February 21 to draft a recommendation on reducing single-use plastics on campus--particularly in vending machines. This recommendation, along with the other teams drafted by the team last semester, will be presented at an upcoming Sustainability Sub-council.
Attached Files:SSC Semesterly Report: Bike Registration Signs
Associated Project(s):SSC received semester report for Fall 2021 for Bike Registration Signs project on January 6, 2022. Please see attached.
Attached Files:"Recycling 101: Start With Reduce, Reuse" -iSEE Newsletter
Associated Project(s):The following passage is taken from an iSEE February Newsletter (the newsletter is attached below).
Recycling 101: Start With Reduce, Reuse
Did you know less than 10 percent of plastic is recycled each year? Or that cardboard contaminated with grease or food can't be recycled? In "Recycling 101," iSEE intern Maria Maring outlines what can and can't be recycled on campus, recycling rules and resources in Champaign-Urbana, and tips from sustainability experts about what you can do to recycle effectively and keep waste out of the landfill. Most important: Remember that recycling is just one of the "three Rs," and that "reuse" and "reduce" are just as important in shrinking your environmental footprint!
Attached Files:iSEE Greener Campus Update (Picture)
Associated Project(s):Geothermal Urbana-Champaign 2.0 Spring Zoom Sessions
Associated Project(s):The following text is from the February iSEE Newsletter, which is attached below.
Geothermal Urbana-Champaign 2.0 Starts Feb. 23. Geothermal Urbana-Champaign is a public education and group buy program that makes getting geothermal heating and cooling easier and more affordable for Champaign, Piatt, and Vermilion County home and business owners. Register for a spring Zoom session to learn more! Spring dates include Feb. 23, March 29, April 12 (co-hosted by iSEE and F&S), May 2, and May 23 (times vary). Details>>>
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