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Weekly Update
Associated Project(s):All, last week was oddly, strangely, very slow and quiet here despite the wonderful weather for most of the week. I was amped up for the deluge of people but it is snowing right now, so I can’t blame ‘em. On Friday we had a moderately well-attended Friday Ride semi-hosted by SECS. It was more of a trial run for next Friday’s Earth Week ride. The route, as planned, is deeply off-campus, which I always like.
As for this week: Tonight I am teaching a class at the ARC on basic maintenance (ABC Quick Checks, bike vocabulary, etc). I will be taking Friday and next Monday (23rd) off and letting student workers run open hours. I’ll bring them in for a brief manager training this week but they already know everything except a few minor details. Otherwise, per usual, I’ll build bikes and organize.
Numbers:
Visitors: 52
Sales: $742.50Bikes (refurb): 2 for $370
Bikes (B-a-B): 1 for $101
Memberships: 3 for $125 (2 reg; 1 family)Thanks!
- Jake Benjamin
Campus Bike Center Manager2018 Tree Care Plan
Associated Project(s):Attached is the 2018 annual Tree Care Plan.
Attached Files:2018 Committee Charge letter
Associated Project(s):Attached is the Tree Campus Advisory Committee Charge letter for 2018
Attached Files:Weekly Update for Zero Waste
Associated Project(s):Hi Pete and Shawn—
- Jonathan McClintock from Kimberly-Clark sent glove recycling statistics:
- Illinois Sustainable Technology Center 3,000 lbs
- Chemistry Department 440 lbs
- I asked him to confirm whether these are the numbers for 2017 or some other time period. I felt confident that the ISTC numbers are the ones for the trailer at PPSB. If there is any reason to think that’s not the case, I’ll ask him about that, too.
- I heard from Anna and expect to get her review of the trailer instructions I sent to her and Morgan.
Morgan, with you on the cc line, I’ll give a heads up that I’ll try to schedule a phone call with you so we can move forward on contacting nonparticipating departments.
Best regards,
Marya Ryan
Zero Waste Coordinator- Jonathan McClintock from Kimberly-Clark sent glove recycling statistics:
starting to generate power
Associated Project(s):Update from Joyce Mast, "Our solar panels are supposed to be producing power today, as of this am the research panels were still not hooked up. Still, power production is imminent."
Recycled Glove Quantities Reported by Kimberly-Clark
Associated Project(s):Kimberly-Clark reported the following waste diversion statistics related to the glove recycling program:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign/Illinois Sustainable Technology Center: 3,000 lbs
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign/Illinois Chemistry Department: 440 lbs
The time frame was not included in the report. Additional information will be sought.
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:Illinois Center for Transportation (ICT) interested in renewables
Associated Project(s):The Illinois Center for Transportation (ICT), located in Rantoul, is interested in the options for installing renewable energy generation at their site. ICT is part of the University of Illinois, so they will talk with F&S Utilities & Energy Services about the options.
Weekly Updates for Zero Waste
Associated Project(s):Hi Pete and Shawn—
Last week was a quiet week with regard to zero-waste activities. I managed to reach Jonathan McClintock at Kimberly- Clark and forwarded the following information to Morgan:
- Jonathan spoke with Serenity Desmond on April 4. She can handle gloves from Noyes only. The gloves are going directly from Noyes to K-C. Noyes is not currently paying for the pickups but that may change, although K-C would give them rebates for free gloves if they pay.
- People typically purchase gloves by the case. An average weight for a case is 20 lbs.
- The program is really intended to be used at stocking centers. Jonathan has been in touch with store rooms on campus but has not gotten any of them on board yet. He will send me the contact names so Morgan and I can discuss how we might approach them.
- Jonathan will send me the most recent statistics on how quantities of gloves collected from UIUC. The statistics will include what has been collected from Noyes.
I have not yet received the contact names or statistics from Jonathan but will keep an eye out for them this week.
Best regards,
Marya Ryan
Zero Waste CoordinatorEnd 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-...
Freezer Challenge reminder email
Associated Project(s):Hello everyone, The International Freezer Challenge is in full swing thru April 30th. Help the University of Illinois compete while receiving recognition, and a certificate of leadership in Environmental Stewardship.
Registering to participate in the Freezer Challenge is a fun way to stay up-to-date with the latest in sample management, receive recognition for your efforts, and have fun while helping the University of Illinois maintain our world-class standing.
Take 20 sec's Register today!
All lab practices since May 2017 are eligible for points and can be added to your score card.Benefits Webinars, Best Practices and Resources
- Reducing energy consumption, costs, and environmental impact of the lab
- Learning and applying proper cold storage maintenance techniques to help avoid future failures
- Removing unneeded or unviable samples from cold storage units, allowing space to be consolidated or eliminated.
- Reducing costs associated with maintaining extraneous cold storage units.
- Improving researcher access to and security for viable samples.
- Developing ongoing cold storage management practices that support efficiency and maximize lab space utility.
- Awards & National recognition at the I2SL conference for the winning labs in each category
Increasing grant eligibility is another benefit according to How going green can raise cash for your lab a Nature International Journal of Science article, this quote shares an interesting perspective; Ramirez-Aguilar argues that implementing energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable lab practices can be a smart way for researchers to make their grants stand out. It might seem a small detail, but having such procedures in place could make all the difference to the success of your application. “If it makes your proposal look better,” she says, “you’re more likely to get funding.”
For more information contact Paul Foote @ gfoote2@illinois.edu F&S Energy Services
Archived Description from the Support Pollinators (Bee Campus USA) project
Associated Project(s):The campus recognizes that we need to support the pollinator population on campus. Potential solutions include creating "Pollinator Pockets" in strategic locations throughout the campus grounds, and encouraging the use of native plants in appropriate landscape locations.
The F&S Landscape Architect is working with campus stakeholders and subject matter experts to develop sustainable landscape solutions that support pollinator populations.
March 2018 Buyer's Share
Associated Project(s):RailSplitter Wind Farm provided the March 2018 Buyer's Share amounts by hour, totalling 2,716.1 Megawatt hours, see attached file.
Attached Files:Weekly Update
Associated Project(s):All! Happy snow in April! (Not.)
This past week Working Bikes came down and we cleared out the last of the warehouse as well as donated 28 3-speed bikes to the Urbana shop. Thanks to student staffers Evan, Dennis, Leah, and all-around very awesome ATC Lily for helping load the bikes! It went so much faster thanks to them.
The shop was slow most of the time and moderately busy some of the time this week. We’ve got some really nice fliers in the works for the Maintenance Class at the ARC (4/16 and 4/24 in room MP6 @ 7-8pm!). Those should go up/be distributed soon. Student staffer Dennis has expressed some interest in helping out with one of the classes, which would be cool.This week I will meet with Neutral Cycle about their involvement with the Bike Rodeo, build bikes, organize/clean, and recruit/advertise for student-staff help for the summer months.
Numbers:
Visitors: 43
Sales: $668.35
Bikes (refurb): 2 for $310
Bikes (B-a-B): 1 for $135
Memberships: 2 for $60Thanks!
- Jake Benjamin
Campus Bike Center Manager
- Jake Benjamin
Weekly Update for Zero Waste
Associated Project(s):Hi Pete and Shawn—
Here’s the past week’s zero-waste activity:
- Jeremiah Yokley from Purchasing sent a revised glove purchasing report showing purchases from the Urbana campus only. I forwarded it to Morgan.
- I tried calling Jonathan McClintock from Kimberly-Clark with the questions I emailed him about the glove recycling program (Noyes as a second pick-up location and the weight of a box of gloves). I left voice mail for him and have not heard back. I will keep trying but at this point will consult with Morgan on whether we have another contact at K-C, since I have made several attempts to reach him with no luck.
- I completed an illustrated set of instructions for opening and closing the glove recycling trailer at PPSB. I sent it to Morgan and Anna for their review.
Best regards,
Marya Ryan
Zero Waste CoordinatorREC certification
Associated Project(s):The wind rec’s are certified by M-RETS. That is the regional entity that issues unique certificates for the environmental attributes.
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: