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Congratulations to two certified chapters!
Associated Project(s):Congratulations to Zeta Beta Tau for achieving gold certification (November 2020) and Triangle Fraternity for achieving silver certification (November 2020)!
SSC Semesterly Report: Let It Flow (Control the Flow)
Associated Project(s):SSC received semester report for Fall 2021 for Let It Flow (Control the Flow) project on 1/20/2022. Please see attached.
Attached Files:December Green Event Certifications
Associated Project(s):Congratulations to the following two events for achieving green certification in December 2020!
ISTC'S Sustainability Seminar Series
ECEC21 (Emerging Contaminants in the Environment Conference)Certified Greener Campus Programs Workshop
Associated Project(s):iSEE hosted our first “Certified Greener Campus Program Workshop” to guide U of I organizations in certifying as “green,” even while unusual conditions add complexity to campus’s daily operations. The online workshop included a program overview, steps to certification, FAQs, and an open discussion about overcoming common barriers to sustainability.
If you were unable to attend Thursday’s workshop, you can still take steps to advocate for sustainable practices in your unit! I invite you to:
- View and download the PowerPoint slides presented during the workshop.
- Watch the workshop recording on YouTube.
- Visit the Greener Campus Portal for more information about Certified Green Events, Offices, RSOs, and Greek chapters.
- Contact a Greener Campus team member at iseegreenoffice@gmail.com.
Weekly Update: CBC Fix-it staion operational
Associated Project(s):All, Not a whole lot to report: The Bike Center Fix It pump is operational and I’ll be meeting this week about marketing to get the word out. I got an email not 12 hours after visiting the new Flagg Hall covered bike parking asking if it was operational, funnily enough. Parking tagged the bike that was locked up out front of the Bike Center. It was probably a donation but doing our due diligence on that.
This week student staff will start and we’ll work through some more bike builds.
The numbers:
Visitors: 6
Sales: $59
Memberships: 1 for $30
Misc: $29Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center ManagerSSC Semesterly Report Fall 2020 for Dump and Run
Associated Project(s):The SSC Semesterly Report for Fall 2020 for Dump and Run is attached below.
Attached Files:Semesterly Report for Dump and Run
Associated Project(s):The semesterly report, submitted on 1/22/2021, for Dump and Run is attached below.
This report gives a brief description of why the May 2020 Dump and Run was cancelled, and why the May 2021 Dump and Run may also be cancelled.
SSC Semesterly Report- Bicycle Registration and RFID Tracking Program
Associated Project(s):Please see attached the SSC semesterly report for "Bicycle Registration and RFID Tracking Program" project from fall 2020.
Call with F&S and YMCA
Associated Project(s):Morgan White and Marc Alexander spoke and the Dump and Run event will need to be deferred again due to covid-19.
Weekly Update: Donations, moved from the old place
Associated Project(s):All, Slow week, of course. An uptick in donations of parts/bikes. Got a nice hybrid Giant bike that is already fixed up and ready to sell.
We are almost totally and completely moved out of our former garage home. It’s actually a lot of square footage in there once you remove all the stuff accumulated over the last 11 years or so!
This week will be scheduling, semester prep, and more work to get the outdoor bike pump fixed up and operational for the few hearty winter cyclists.
The numbers:
Visitors: 10
Sales: $196
Memberships: 2 for $60
Bike (refurb): 1 for $120
Misc: $16Thanks!
Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center Managerequipment installed
Associated Project(s):The geothermal heat pump is now installed at the Gable Home, at the Energy Farm. Professor Yun Yi will create an energy model, and Mark Taylor said, "I can work with one of my RA’s to draw up the system in a 3D model for use in presentations and papers."
The model is the “QE0930.”
Bike Month planning meeting
Associated Project(s):The Bike Month planning team met today, with representatives from several areas across Champaign County.
1) CU Safe Routes to School - planned for May 5 - Urban Planning student is an intern for CU-SRTS. They are also working on a safe routes to parks program.
2) Champaign County Bikes - Charlie Smyth is the chair of CCB this year. They will have a new website in a few days. They still need one more board member for this year. They talked with Amelia Neptune at the League of American Bicyclists (LAB), and Charlie shared several points about the national outlook.
3) This group will plan virtual events for the spring, and meet again in February.
DTS Measurements at CIF
Associated Project(s):On Wednesday 01/13/2021, at 1:00 pm, Andrew Stumpf, Clarence Odom, and their team will conduct geothermal DTS measurements during a site visit.
Article: Rapid Decline of News Coverage for Pollinators
Associated Project(s):Craig Chamberlain, a Social Sciences Editor for Illinois News Bureau, released an article highlighting the lack of coverage dedicated to bees in mainstream news. Supporting his article with a study from researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, it was found that the amount of attention dedicated to "pollinator population topics" has significantly declined over several decades.
Read Chamberlain's article through Illinois News Bureau or the PDF in the attached files!
controls on HVAC units - note
Associated Project(s):I would note that the room level controls at the National Soybean Research Center have been upgraded to DDC in the past year. We plan to do this in the ACES Library in 2021. We have invested in Turner Hall w/ control upgrades and RCx work. The Ag Engineering building saw a recent project last year to upgrade to DDC controls and replace VAV boxes. ~Karl Helmink, F&S RCx, january 2021
Weekly Update - Word of mouth, Bike donations
Associated Project(s):All, Pretty slow around these parts—per usual for this time of year.
A story: A gentleman comes in on Wednesday looking for bikes. We get to talking and he’s volunteered at Working Bikes (the org we give abandoned bikes to) up in Chicago, he knows his way around a wrench. He buys a nice road bike and that was that. An hour later, he brings a friend back; she signs up for a membership. Two days later, same guy is back with another friend; he buys a membership, too. Says they’ll both be back on Monday to work on a bike. Word of mouth really is the best marketing.
This week I’ll still be processing the donations from the kids bike event that were not kids bikes. We got a lot of adult-sized bikes that aren’t worth saving, unfortunately.
The numbers:
Visitors: 11
Sales: $254
Memberships: 2 for $60
Misc: $4
Thanks!Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center ManagerTests Performed for Illinois Biodiesel Initiative's Quality Control
Associated Project(s):As provided by Allison Narlock, the current quality control lead for Illinois Biodiesel Initiative (IBI), IBI performs a series of standard tests for every batch. The tests, with the ASTM test number, are the following (in no particular order:)
- Acid Number: D974
- Water and Sediment: D2709
- Flash Point: D93 (D6450), we use the closed cup method
- Oxidative Stability: D2274
- Visual Inspection: D4176
- Cold Soak: D7501
- Cloud Point: D2500
For each test, results are recorded to provide information as needed.
Call2Recycle FY2020 Report: Collection of Batteries and Cell Phones
Associated Project(s):The attached files highlight the battery and cell phone collection efforts conducted from 01/01/2020 to 12/31/2020. These reports include valuable information such as the pounds collected, breakdown by chemistry, growth rates, and collected trends over a 3-year time period.
Attached Files:University of Illinois, 115719 - Annual Site Summary Report - 210110.pdf
University of Illinois, 154675 - Annual Site Summary Report - 210110.pdf
University of Illinois, 156217 - Annual Site Summary Report - 210110.pdf
University of Illinois, 158139 - Annual Site Summary Report - 210110.pdf
University of Illinois, 161748 - Annual Site Summary Report - 210110.pdf
University of Illinois, Champaign, 78151 - Annual Site Summary Report - 210110.pdf
University of Illinois Illini Union, 83005 - Annual Site Summary Report - 210110.pdf
University of Illinois, 114050 - Annual Site Summary Report - 210110.pdf
equipment to be delivered soon
Associated Project(s):The supplier of the heat pump, Connor Company, has received it from the factory and will deliver it to campus on Friday, January 8, 2020. Lanz Inc. will then work to install the system.