Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) Water Audit Webinar – Oct. 21 at 11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. (web only)

“Water Use and Conservation on Illinois College Campuses: The Ripple Effect”

The Illinois Green Economy Network (IGEN) and the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) are partnering to train college faculty and staff to conduct water audits on their campuses, increasing knowledge about water on college campuses, and furthering ISTC’s goal of reducing water consumption in Illinois by One Billion Gallons. To do so, IGEN and ISTC will implement a three-phase program. In the first phase of the program, IGEN will cohost a webinar with ISTC to educate interested colleges on the basics of water audits. The webinar will cover the following information:

• Details of what a comprehensive water audit encompasses: the built environment, the campus landscaping, and the local topography/watershed;
• Where to find specific information on water use on a college campus: what bills, what departments have information, what is metered, etc.;
• Potential benefits of water audits: how to save money, water, and energy, and the environmental impacts; and
• Overview of the next phases of the program and how to participate.

Speakers will be: Megan Chery, Manager of Alliance for Water Efficiency; Aaron Dunbaugh, Director of Sustainability at Loyola University Chicago; and Michelle Maddaus, Founder and Civil Engineer with Maddaus Waste Management.

Please register to attend the webinar at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/154690976. For additional information visit http://www.igencc.org/node/1115.

In the second phase of the program, IGEN and ISTC will arrange regional training sessions at several Illinois community colleges to train stakeholders on how to conduct a comprehensive water audit on campus. In the third phase of the program, colleges will conduct water audits on their campuses and make recommendations that will reduce water consumption and apply for grants to implement the projects.

ISTC is a division of the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Hi Ryan,

Shantanu and I were discussing the waste audits on the quad.  If you agree, we would like the plan to go as follows:

1.  On Tuesday morning we we like to place liners in the bins, just after they are emptied by your crew.  

2.  On Wednesday morning we would like to pull each of the bags and take them to ISTC for weighing and auditing.  Your crew will not have to pick up the waste from the 45 bins on that day.  We will make sure the waste and recycling are taken to the Waste Transfer Station.

3.  On Thursday your crew returns to empty the bins and we will again add liners shortly thereafter.

4.  On Friday we will conduct the second audit so your crew will not have to make a pick up that day either.  Again we will take the material to ISTC and then drop it off at the Waste Transfer Station.  

5.  On Saturday everything returns to normal. 

I hope that sounds OK with you.  If so, please let me know what time would be the best to add liners to the bins.

Thanks,

Bart

Morning, all.

Courtesy of Max-R (big name in recycling bins), we have a new, functional, clean, state-of-the-art rubbish/recycling station in the break room (photo attached). It will still be serviced by our same cleaning staff. As free time allows, I’ll update the signage. The cardboard bin is next to the pretty bin. Note the SEDAC logo and the “this is made from 1501 recycled milk jugs” image.

Thanx to Lucas, Stevie, Carrie, Aaron and others for logistical and physical support in getting it sited.

Cheers,
Marcus

From: Kenfield, Micah Charles
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2014 9:00 AM
Subject: SSC Spotlight in the Daily Illini

Good morning, team!

Some of you may have already seen this, but the Daily Illini gave some great coverage to the Coffee Ground Repurposing Project in today’s paper:

http://www.dailyillini.com/news/article_bd4b0c04-4381-11e4-93bc-0017a43b2370.html

Great job to all involved in the project, and a special thanks to Dr. Wander for her interview in the article.

All My Best,

Micah Kenfield

Program Advisor, Student Sustainability Committee

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

285 Illini Union, MC-384

Champaign-Urbana Area Bicycle Map
Distribution Locations on the Illinois Campus

University Locations

Campus Parking:
Public Safety Building, MC-241
1110 Springfield Ave., Suite 201
Urbana, IL 61801

Campus Police:
Safety Day
September 11, 2008

Campus Recreation
Campus Recreation Center East
Activities Recreation Center

McKinley Health Center
1109 S. Lincoln Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801

Illini Union Bookstore
809 S. Wright Street
Champaign, IL 61820

Undergraduate Library
1402 West Gregory
Urbana, IL 61801

Illini Union
1401 West Greet Street
Urbana, IL 61801

International Student and Scholar Services
400 Student Services Building
610 E. John
Champaign, IL 

Turner Student Services
Front Desk or Third Floor (Dean of Students)
610 East John
Champaign, IL 61801

Alice Campbell Alumni Center
601 South Lincoln Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801

University Housing

Allen Hall front desk
1005 W. Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61801

Busey/Evans Hall front desk
111 W. Nevada Street
Urbana, IL 61801

Townsend Hall front desk
918 West Illinois St.
Urbana, IL 61801

Wardell Hall front desk
1012 West Illinois St.
Urbana, IL 61801

Trelease Hall front desk
901 College Ct.
Urbana, IL 61801

Oblesby Hall front desk
1005 College Ct.
Urbana, IL 61801

Babcock-Carr Hall front desk
1001 W. Pennsylvania Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801

Blaisdell-Sunders Hall front desk
901 W. Pennsylvania Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801

Weston Hall front desk
204 E. Peabody Drive
Champaign, IL 61820

Taft-Van Doren Hall front desk
1213 South Fourth Street
Champaign, IL 61820

Barton and Lundgren Halls front desk
1205 South Fourth Street
Champaign, IL 61820

Forbes Hall front desk
101 East Gregory Drive
Champaign, IL 61820

Garner Hall front desk
201 East Gregory Drive
Champaign, IL 61820

Hopkins Hal front desk
103 East Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61801

Orchard Downs front desk (Family and Graduate Housing)
1841 Orchard Place
Urbana, IL 61801

Sherman Hall front desk
909 South Fifth Street
Champaign, Il 61820

Daniels Hall front desk
1010 West Green Street
Champaign, IL 61820

Private Certified Housing

Armory House
1010 South Second
Champaign, IL 61820

Bromley Hall
910 South Third
Champaign, IL 61820

Europa House
802 West Oregon
Urbana, IL 61820

Illini Tower
409 East Chalmers
Champaign, IL 61820

Newman Center
604 East Armory Ave.
Champaign, IL 61820

Presby Hall
405 East John
Champaign, IL 61820

Cultural Houses

Asian American Cultural Center
1210 West Nevada Street
Urbana, IL 61801

Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center
708 South Mathews
Urbana, IL 61801

Hello,

My name is Rachel Jacoby. I am the Philanthropy Chair for ActGreen, the first green business organization at the University of Illinois in Urbana Champaign. We are interested in co-sponsoring this event by promoting it on our social media sites, providing volunteers, and helping to organize it. I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks in advance.

Best,

Rachel Jacoby

Attached here are the agenda and other relevant materials for the September 25, 2014 meeting of the iCAP Working Group.

This letter is in response to the Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP) Working Group (iWG) recommendation #EG001, which Facilities & Services (F&S) received on August 28.  F&S agrees that the campus should investigate the feasibility of entering into a Wind Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to increase the use of renewable energy for campus. 

Regarding the EG001 general statements about campus energy use, data points, and assessments of anticipated financial impacts, F&S will need more time to compile a useful response.  Regarding the three specific EG001 recommendations, I have consulted with Al Stratman, Kent Reifsteck, and Mike Larson to provide the responses below. 

1. Recommendation: “The campus should undertake a Power Purchase Agreement for wind energy. Based on currently available information, we recommend that the amount be at least 119 million kWh per year (25% of our total electrical usage), but we should aim to purchase as much as we possibly can, given any technical, financial, and contractual constraints.”

From this recommendation, we understand that the iWG recommends entering into a Wind PPA for at least 25% of the FY15 electrical demand.  However, the campus cannot make an informed decision about whether or not to undertake a PPA until the financial impact is fully understood.  A key component of the financial impact is the fully burdened cost of the purchased wind power, which will not be known until after the successful completion of the Request for Proposal (RFP) process.  Therefore, F&S does support pursuing a PPA so the feasibility can be evaluated, but we do not support making a final decision to undertake a PPA until completely evaluating the financial implications.

1. Recommendation: “The effort to secure a PPA should be pursued as quickly as possible. The campus should inform PEI that this is a top priority, and that the review of RFI submittals and the issuance of the RFP should be expedited by all necessary means.”

During this summer, F&S worked with PEI to define a schedule for issuing a Request for Information (RFI) and a subsequent Request for Proposals (RFP).  This schedule shows a completion date of April 2015, so that the PPA could commence with delivery of power on July 1, 2015, at the start of FY16.  We have informed PEI that this is a top priority, along with safety and reliability of the overall campus energy system.

1. Recommendation: “The iCAP Working Group should be kept informed and advised during the process of pursuing the RFI, RFP, and PPA, and given the opportunity to provide recommendations before key decisions are made about the PPA, to ensure that technical and financial considerations are appropriately balanced with our campus sustainability objectives.”

F&S values the advice and input from sustainability advocates on campus.  Therefore, we suggest developing a set of interim checkpoints for keeping the iWG informed as the process unfolds.

To meet our Climate Commitment and achieve carbon neutrality, there is a lot of work that needs to be done.  I look forward to working with the iWG and the SWATeams as this recommendation is pursued.

Sincerely,

Morgan B. Johnston

Associate Director of Sustainability, F&S

From: Miller, Kristina Ruth
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2014 8:43 AM
To: Lage, Stephanie M
Cc: Strater, Darren; Alexander, Franklin S
Subject: RE: Air Travel dollars

Hi Stephanie,

Darren Strater asked me to provide you with the information you requested. 

For FY14 Airfare for Chart 1 (UIUC) totaled $14,014,590.  This included extra charges for baggage fees, changed ticket fees and booking charges. 

With JUST the price of the Airfare ticket, the total for Chart 1 (UIUS) totaled $13,671,434.

If you need a formal breakdown, please let me know.

Kristina R. Miller

Analytics and Operations Support Coordinator

University of Illinois

OBFS University Payables