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Urban Farmers - Funding Agreement
Associated Project(s):This project provides Illini Urban Farmers with a hydroponics systems for our club to learn more about urban farming and grow student effort on campus. Once an understanding is developed on how the system functions, efforts can be expanded for use within campus dining halls, dorms, or other buildings. The university will benefit from having this system because it will provide a feasibility study of using these systems on a college campus for year round sustainable food production.
Updated energy use policy drafted
Associated Project(s):F&S is drafting an update to the Energy Use Policy, for review and inclusion in the Campus Administrative Manual.
Weekly Update
Associated Project(s):Hello all, last week was great...I was on vacation for most of it. We were only open the one day but we did well. We sold 2 bikes for $130, and grossed $318. Nothing of note happened.
This week I will be receiving the 2016 LTN lights, storing them somewhere, coordinating with Lily and what I need to get done for the event. We will be preforming tasks, dividing tasks, and discussing roles roles covering topics as advertising and volunteer coordination since Lily has not work on LTN before. I will also be getting ready for the students coming back, by assembling new student hand outs and talking to Lily and Officer Hawk about possible what to do after a crash materials.
From the Campus Outpost,
James RoedlNiharika Kishore is working on developing a rooftop solar RFP for design
Associated Project(s):Today, Morgan Johnston met with Niharika Kishore to discuss the rooftop solar iCAP objective. Niharika is going to review the work already done, in the iSEE solar box folder, and draft a proposal for getting the engineering design work done for a set of building. She will be working towards meeting the FY20 on campus generation goal of 12,500 MWh/year, and possibly additional installations for FY25.
Weekly Update
Associated Project(s):Hello all, this past week was interesting. We have busy mornings and slow, easy open hours. This was great because it allowed us to get more back end work done during open hours. We were able to sort hundreds of parts that had recently been donated, clean the shop, and make about 300 new student bike packets during open hours. We sold 3 bikes for $400, 3 memberships for $90, and grossed $1391.50. The shop was able to successfully switch over to the new membership cost, membership cards, and pricing structure. I was able to complete the ordering of the LTN lights and the lights are on their way here. I was finally able to order the filters for the sandblaster. I have not been able to get an exact date for shipping, but we should be ready for more intensive use by fall. We have held 2 basic classes on Thursdays and they have had 2 students apiece. The topics were ABC Quick Check, and Everything You Wanted to Know About Cables and Housing.
This coming week we will be closed Tuesday through Friday so little will be done. I am arranging for the Thursday class to take place in my absence.
Best,
James Roedl
methods for student engagement related to campus infrastructure
Associated Project(s):Students can participate with campus sustainability projects related to infrastructure in the following ways:
- Provide concepts and ideas that then go through the formal design and implementation
- Observe installations, if appropriate for that task
- Monitor results, if installed in appropriately ADA accessible areas
- Work with the dept. to provide input to design teams, if allowed by the departmental project leader
- Propose projects to departments
Professional Science Masters student projects underway
Associated Project(s):Two students from the Professional Science Masters (PSM) program are working with sustainability staff this summer. Chandana Konidala is working with the City of Urbana's Environmental Sustainability Manager Scott Tess to promote the Urbana-Champaign Energy Star Challenge. Sarthak Prasad is working on developing a Standard Operating Procedure for entering information in the iCAP Portal.
edits needed to CAM policy on polystyrene products
Associated Project(s):http://cam.illinois.edu/vii/VII-b-11.htm F&S will talk with iSEE to consider edits to this policy, to incorporate reference to the new Styrecycle program.
Final Report completed
Associated Project(s):see attached report
Attached Files:Approval for increase in the Purchase Order (PO) w/ BPTN to pay Second Nature
Associated Project(s):Helen Coleman and Evan De Lucia approved an increase in the PO to $55,799 to pay Second Nature in exchange for their services with the transaction of Carbon Credits with BPTN.
An email of approval is attached below.
Attached Files:background information from Housing
Associated Project(s):Housing provided the following information: "The cost is generally considered to be manageable but not neutral- the Family Housing Council contributes renter fees towards the cost of water usage but they do not pay the cost of plowing, clean-up, or general maintenance. That is absorbed into the yearly work of maintaining the land in that area. In regards to education, we (Family and Graduate Housing and Housing Facilities) built a nice shed/work space that allows for gardening sessions tips and discussions to happen. A majority of our gardeners are International and many of them have gardened in extreme weather and land situations that are far more challenging than the rich soil here in Central Illinois. So oftentimes we allow our International residents to share how they have developed irrigation systems or they discuss how to use various material to create trellis like structures. We have through a collaborative in housing worked with Housing Dining to allow gardeners access to coffee grinds that can be mixed into the soil. In regards to liability, this is a garden at your own risk program. So far we have assisted residents who lost everything in some of our flooding incidents in the past with new seeds or tools but not much in the way of accepting liability for flooding, stealing, or damaging events."
Weekly Update
Associated Project(s):Hello all, last week was good. We had a lot of people come in. We got quite a few donations as well. We sold 5 bikes for $680, 1 build-a-bike for $40, 3 memberships for $90, and grossed $994.80. Working Bikes picked up 65-75 bikes that we did not need or have room for. Baker donated about 400 pounds of various aluminum parts. We started sorting them Friday. I started making the packets for ISSS, but ran out of paper clips. I started the ordering process for LTN.
This coming week I will finish sorting the new donations, collect more donations from Baker, and finish making the ISSS bike packets. I will also work on getting us some bikes built.
From the Campus Outpost,
James RoedlArticle about Bay Area resilience efforts
Associated Project(s):The attached article includes the following from the Bay Area:
1. Describe several resilience indicators projects underway in the Bay Area and beyond;
2. Provide recommendations about how to undertake indicator development; and
3. Identify preliminary indicators for measuring both community and region-wide resilience to climate change.
Attached Files:PWR007 Dump and Run recommendation - Transmittal
Associated Project(s):The iCAP Working Group (iWG) met on May 31, 2016, to discuss and assess the SWATeam recommendation PWR007 Dump and Run. Following the iWG meeting, Ben McCall directly forwarded the recommendation to iSEE (Evan DeLucia) on June 10, 2016.
Campus Bike Center Manager receives Award
Associated Project(s):Campus Bike Center Manager, James Roedl, was recognized after the C-U Bike Month for his contributions, leadership, and service to the Champaign Urbana cycling community.
Attached Files:CFOP set up for Speech and Hearing Rooftop Solar PVs
Associated Project(s):Stephanie Lage at iSEE set up a work order for the Speech and Hearing Roofotp Solar PV project: 1-303692-508000-508038.
vegetation control to begin in June
Associated Project(s):Phoenix Solar’s maintenance contractor, Bay Four, has hired Rubilia, LLC to perform the vegetation control, starting June 8, 2016.
Weekly Update
Associated Project(s):Hello all, last week was good. We had a lot of people in and we had some good times. We sold 7 bikes for $940, 2 build-a-bikes for $110, 5 student memberships, 4 community memberships, and grossed $2119.50. We have intergrated the new database to the point that we are giving out cards with memberships, and have made some extra cash finding people who didn't realize their membership expired. I worked on some advocacy items. The Center was flooded with donations from Baker's Bikes. We got 2 truck loads of good stuff. Some was taken to the Urbana shop some to Campus.
This coming week is extra short since I am taking off Friday. I will just be trying to keep my head above water. There will be LTN work, sorting and preparing bikes for shipment as well as organizing the pickup. I will also be working on getting classes going and advertised as well as building bikes to replenish our stock.
From the Campus Outpost,
James RoedlArt and Design Building solar design
Associated Project(s):A group of seniors completed the attached report for the Art and Design Building, for rooftop solar. They recommended a flexible solar material, with micro-inverters. The Art and Design department is interested in working with a student in the fall to seek funding for the rooftop solar from the Student Sustainability Committee.
Attached Files: