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Bike parking added
Associated Project(s):BIKE RACK REPLACEMENTS: The replacement of 344 broken/unusable campus bike racks at the College of Education, Loomis Laboratory, Main Library, Mechanical Engineering Building, and Smith Memorial Hall was completed. Bike racks at David Kinley Hall and the Psychology Building will also be replaced in coordination with construction taking place at those locations.
New fume hood standards drafted
Associated Project(s):NEW CHEMICAL FUME HOODS: In response to our ongoing focus on energy conservation programs and increased interest by campus units, F&S has completed a draft of revised ventilation facility standards that incorporates criteria for the use of high-efficiency chemical fume hoods (HE-CFH). These units have air flow requirements that are different from standard fume hoods and can decrease operating expenses related to air handling and overall energy consumption. In creating the draft, F&S conducted an in-depth engineering study, including surveying equipment manufacturers and installers, as well as other universities.
weekly update
Associated Project(s):Hello all,
This past week was very busy. We did lots of good stuff. We successfully pulled off the LTN 2015. We served quite a few people, and found a new person to work at the shop. We sold one bike for $160, 2 build-a-bikes for $100, 6 memberships for $150, and grossed $10,078.57. I made more shop fliers, and continued to setup the EDU 201 course. Stacey and I have been following up on the cargo bike situation, and I met with Jeff Yockey about the Bike Summit. No bike built. We have been too busy.
This week I will finalize hiring a new employee who will substitute when staff are now here/transition into staff. We will be losing two staffers in December, and more in the spring. I am working on getting the shop back into shape after the student rush, and organizing it a little better. I will also be doing orientation for the EDU 201 course Wednesday night.
From the Campus Outpost,
James RoedlUpdate from Bart to Tracy
Associated Project(s):Hi Tracy,
Plans are coming together for the waste audits so let me give you the latest.
1. We will start by auditing BIF on the week of October 5-9. Kari Cooperider is our contact. Everything is in place at this venue. Bin mapping has already been done.
2. The Illini Union will be audited the week of October 12-17. Dave Guth and David Parker are our contacts. They are working to have Area provide them with a roll off for that week. Bin mapping has been done. They are already looking to purchase new bins and change signage.
3. LAR will be audited the week of October 19-23. Contact is Michael Wassom. To do this audit we would like a roll off placed on site for that week. Can you help us with that? Bin mapping has already been done.
4. RAL is also scheduled for October 19-23. Our contacts are Wes Riggsby and Ron Eggett. For this audit they have agreed to use liners for that week. They are also going to try and direct any waste from the Chemical Life Sciences building to the dumpsters on the other side of their building. RAL has a very deep dumpster. Could you replace that for the week with a shorter version? We are happy to make frequent pickups to accommodate a decrease in capacity.
The materials will be collected and then sorted behind ISTC. To accommodate student workers, the timing of the sorts will be from 3pm -7pm each day. Materials will then either be dropped on the dumpster and recycling bins at ISTC or taken to the WTS the next morning. I think most will have to be taken to the WTS because of the limited capacity at ISTC. Surveys will also be done on each building. Art and Design students are also putting together a structure built from waste. Final reports on everything should be complete by year end. Please let me know if you have any questions or want to discuss in more detail.
Cheers,
Bart
meeting notes September 4, 2015
Associated Project(s):Attached Files:UIUC recognized for use of Local Foods
Associated Project(s):"The University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign spends 25 percent of its yearly food budget on locally grown or processed food items. Campus dining services also exclusively serve fair trade coffee and almost all seafood is sustainably harvested. The university is also very committed to reducing waste and has enacted efforts to recycle cooking oil for biodiesel production and currently a quarter of the meals served on-campus are trayless."
http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/The-Bite/2015/0826/Twelve-college-camp...
weekly update
Associated Project(s):The past few weeks have been very busy. I have not been able to write a weekly digest. We have seen a massive increase in people coming in. The shop has been operating at above capacity, but with some patience on the part of those coming in as well as some kind volunteers we have gotten by. We have tabled at the International Student Check in, Quad Day, and the Paraprofessional Resource Fair. We pulled about 80 bikes from the warehouse, donated quite a few bikes to Habitat for Humanity, and a couple to the YMCA. I helped coordinate bike volunteers for Dump and Run and helped a little coordinating volunteers for Habitat for Humanity. I helped the organizers of the Illinois Bike Summit find speakers for the Community Bike Shop portion of the Summit. I helped create some new advocacy materials.
This week I plan on reorganizing the Center to fix the chaos of the last few weeks, building bikes, printing more advocacy materials, and working on ordering bike parts.
I will see about creating a class schedule for the semester.
From the Campus Outpost,
James Roedl
Updated 2015 iCAP draft
Associated Project(s):On Friday, the iCAP Working Group agreed upon an updated draft of the 2015 iCAP, for approval by campus leadership. The Sustainability Council requested minor changes to the document, and this revision incorporates those changes.
Attached Files:iWG meeting agenda August 28, 2015
Associated Project(s):see file
Attached Files:iWG meeting minutes August 28, 2015
Associated Project(s):see file
Attached Files:Chicago Radio News
Associated Project(s):A mention about the Solar Farm project (see submission below) will be read on Chicago radio (popular morning show) in September as a part of the university’s branding/marketing efforts.
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA - CHAMPAIGN
Did you know the U of I is building a 20 acre Solar Farm on campus this year that will be one of the largest university solar arrays in the nation? It will produce enough electricity yearly to power 700 typical U.S. homes. Just another cool fact brought to you by the U of I.
Census Data update
Associated Project(s):The News-Gazette published a story today about the percent of Champaign-Urbana residents that take active transportation to get to work. http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2015-08-19/c-u-driving-work-not-s...
News Video on Illinois Homepage
Associated Project(s):Channel 3, WICD, did a news story about the Solar Farm construction progress. http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/solar-farm-construction-...
Honey Bees in Illinois are dying
Associated Project(s):“People would like a nice simple story with a guy in a black hat as the bad guy, but it’s complicated,” says May Berenbaum, head of the entomology department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. --from http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/September-2015/bees-or-not-bees/
Draft bike check out sheet
Associated Project(s):The attached file is a draft bike checkout sheet. This can be modified for future uses.
Attached Files:Bicycle Friendly University renewal application submitted
Associated Project(s):The application for the Bike Friendly University is completed & was submitted for review this morning.
Attached Files:News Radio discussion of Solar Farm
Associated Project(s):Morgan Johnston spoke about the Solar Farm on RFD Today radio at 9:40am http://farmweeknow.com/radio.aspx .
News article about Solar Farm construction starting
Associated Project(s):The News-Gazette published an article about the start of the Solar Farm construction: http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2015-08-01/solar-farm-constructio....
news mention
Associated Project(s):Nice Solar Farm reference in this article about Ohio University….
“We can learn from and be inspired by these models. Meanwhile, other schools also developing significant solar energy projects, such as University of Maryland (2 MW), Rochester Institute of Technology (2 MW), Elon University (3 MW), University of Illinois (5.87 MW), and Pennsylvania State University (the class of 2015 is holding a solar-array design contest to determine its gift to PSU).”