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Energy and Sustainability project presentations
Associated Project(s):Energy and sustainability engineering poster sessions
Join us for poster sessions on Monday, April 30, and Wednesday, May 2, from 3-4 p.m. in Transportation Building room 114, during the course ENG 571 – Theory of Energy and Sustainability Engineering. View posters and speak with graduate student authors concerning their term project findings in many topics associated with energy and sustainability issues.
Amy McCullough . College of Engineering - Administration
Sustainability Fashion Show
Associated Project(s):School of Art + Design 2018 Re-Fashioned Fashion Show
The 12th annual Illinois fashion show will be presented on Saturday, May 5, from 7 to 7:30 p.m. in the lobby of Temple Hoyne Buell Hall, 611 Lorado Taft Drive, Champaign, IL. Students from ArtS 299 Fashion Design will be presenting their one-of-a-kind ensembles. Wearable works of art walk the runway, combining sustainability and creativity.
Audra Weinstein . Art and Design, School of
iWG meeting minutes April 9th, 2018
Associated Project(s):Attached are the meeting minutes from the iWG meeting that was held on April 9th, 2018.
Attached Files:End of semester update - Enrollment by major
Associated Project(s):On April 3, 2018, Evan Delucia thanked the Steering Committee for the Sustainability Minor for their guidance and support. He gave them the end of semester update and shared the demographics for the Sustainability minor (see the attached pie chart).
As shown in the graph, currently there are 85 students enrolled in the program. The first cohort finished their capstone research projects this past semester.
Attached Files:Daily Illini article: Future of sustainability on campus appears positive
Associated Project(s):Daily Illini published an article: Future of sustainability on campus appears positive, on April 3rd, 2018.
Attached is the article as a .pdf file. Here is a link to the article: https://dailyillini.com/features/2018/04/03/future-of-sustainability-on-...
Funding Approval for Legal Counsel for Solar Farm 2.0
Associated Project(s):Helen Coleman and Evan De Lucia approved $5,000 of funding from the Carbon Credit Sales Fund for Legal Counsel for Solar Farm 2.0 Request for Proposal (RFP).
An email of approval is attached below.
Attached Files:Payment for sale of vintage 2016 Carbon Credits (CCs) to BP Target Neutral (BPTN)
Associated Project(s):Second Nature transferred $236,175.00 to UIUC's Carbon Credit Sales Fund for the sale of 37,778 vintage CCs to BPTN @ $6.25/CC.
An email containing the transaction information is attached below.
Attached Files:iWG meeting minutes March 14th, 2018
Associated Project(s):Attached are the meeting minutes from the iWG meeting that was held on March 14th, 2018.
Attached Files:Illini Union cooling towers removed
Associated Project(s):The Illini Union has demolished its old cooling towers for HVAC in the past 15 years, and recently demolished the old evaporator cooling system for the refrigeration chilling water in 2017. Almost all of our HVAC is now on DDC, with the exception of AHU’s 1, 2, & 3 in the South Building attic, and AHU-21 in the North Building NW subbasement.
Investigating geothermal on campus
Associated Project(s):Frank Holcomb is working on investigating geothermal options for campus.
Transportation SWATeam Minutes - 1/22/18
Associated Project(s):The Transportation SWATeam had their first meeting of the semester. They discussed their formal recommendation for a new mode share study and opportunities for expansion of Green Fleet certification to new campus fleets.
Attached Files:SSC and F&S to host Free to Ride film screening
Associated Project(s):Free To Ride, a documentary produced by The Ohio State University's Kirwan Institute, highlights the relentless spirit of community leaders from across Dayton, Ohio who overcame a suburban contingent fearfully opposed to the expansion of public transit along a commercial corridor, and the system of checks and balances that allowed justice and reason to prevail.
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/95444875
This event is free and open to the public. Join us on March 7th at 4pm in room 112 at the Transportation Building.Event Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1554444197965701/
Attached Files:Climate Leadership Commitments and the iCAP - Presentation by Morgan White
Associated Project(s):A presentation on Climate Leadership Commitments and the iCAP by Morgan White, presented on October 11, 2017.
Attached Files:Water and Stormwater SWATeam Meeting 2/6/2018
Associated Project(s):Meeting topics included potential for the team to move forward with a water audit of campus buildings, ways that nitrogen runoff could be monitored, and incentives the Parking Department would have in following through with adding green infrastructure to parking projects.
Attached Files:iWG agenda February 2, 2018
Associated Project(s):see file
Attached Files:Final project reports for Fall 2017
Associated Project(s):The CEE 398 Project Based Learning and the Sustainability Minor's ENVS 492 Capstone students completed their nine fall 2017 reports.
There were five projects completed for capstone partners:
- Energy Dashboards for Accenture
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for Johnson Controls
- Food Hub Study for The Land Connection
- Sensors and Green Buildings for CERL
- Biomass Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) for Chip Energy
There were four other projects completed by CEE students:
- Rain Garden Design
- Solar and Green Roofs Analysis
- Food Waste to Energy
- ADA Sidewalk Repair Cost Analysis
Site Selection Committee formed
Associated Project(s):The formal site selection committee was formed today to finalize a location for the potential second solar farm.
Ad Hoc Advisory Committee charged
Associated Project(s):F&S Interim Executive Director Helen Coleman charged the Solar Farm 2.0 Ad Hoc Advisory Committee today to assist with an evaluation of the opportunity by soliciting proposals for a second solar farm. See attached letter.
Attached Files:archived info - previous project description
Associated Project(s):The 2015 iCAP chapter 8, objective 2 is, "By the end of FY17, develop an administrative mechanism to enable campus units to voluntarily purchase carbon offsets." During FY17, iSEE is executing a campuswide purchase of offsets. A starting inventory of carbon offsets will be put into a Virtual Storeroom, for internal purchases by campus units. Through this website, units can directly engage in emission reductions, with the benefit of the initial bulk purchase.
The Carbon Credit sales funding has been approved by Director of iSEE Evan DeLucia and Interim Executive Director of F&S Helen Coleman for buying 10,000 additional carbon offsets, to provide the initial inventory for a new Virtual Storeroom for carbon offsets.
Background
If your department is interested in reducing your carbon footprint from air travel (or other things), you can go online to the Virtual Storeroom and purchase (using a CFOP) offsets from iSEE. iSEE will collect the funds from these sales to replenish the Carbon Offset storeroom inventory when it gets low.
Some campus units (or individual faculty or staff) may wish to voluntarily offset their carbon emissions, for example, from air travel to scholarly meetings. iSEE could work with the Office of Business and Financial Services (OBFS) to develop an administrative mechanism that would allow such units to “buy in” to periodic campuswide purchases of verified offsets.
By the end of FY 17, iSEE helps develop the virtual storeroom which stocks the carbon offsets instead of tangible goods. The carbon offsets will be stored in a virtual storeroom, where units can buy offsets to reduce their carbon emissions for any reason. For example, you can buy them to reduce the carbon emissions of steam, electricity, even university cars, and air travel, which is the main carbon emission source that needs offsets rather than reduction, according to the iCAP. The money what we spend in the virtual storeroom will be collected in a fund that will be used for the purchase of more carbon offsets, when the inventory is low.