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IBI team considering trailer for equipment location
Associated Project(s):Amanda Lietz met with Stephanie Lage and Morgan Johnston to discuss the next steps for the Illinois Biodiesel Initiative (IBI). They are looking into the possibility of purchasing an all-inclusive bioreactor trailer which would handle the entire reaction needed to change the waste vegetable oil into biodiesel and soap. The IBI students are going to identify the exact trailer specifications they are looking for and work with F&S to identify an appropriate location for the trailer.
Building Priorities
Associated Project(s):The ECI and SSC identified the following list as the building priorities for the metter upgrades.
1) Residence Halls: Allen/LAR, FAR/PAR, ISR, SDRP
2) Illini Union
3) ARC
4) CRCE
5) Siebel Center
6) BIF
7) Loomis Lab
8) English
9) Psychology
InStep Licensing
Associated Project(s):We received the invoice for the software and license for the Energy Dashboard project through August 31. The next licensing period will be from September 1 through December 31. Beginning January 1, 2013 licensing will be on an annual track. The software for the Energy Dashboard from Instep will cost $40,000, with the discount given to the University. The annual support for the Dashboard will be $6,750.
SSC Land Working Group seeks to develop "Native Landscaping Signage Network"
Associated Project(s):Professor Bob Pahre plans to work on a Native Landscaping Signage Network" for the SSC Land Working Group. The sign at the Red Oak Rain Garden is one model.
Solar Installations - preliminary list
Associated Project(s):Facilities & Services created a list of existing and planned Solar installations on campus:
a. Installed:
i. #1206 BIF – Approx. 3,700-4,000 s.f. on a building roof.
b. Active:
i. Approx. 20”x20” panel for a fixed speed radar detector near lot E-15.
ii. Approx. 20”x20” panel to power lights for pedestrian crossing on Springfield Avenue. Lights have been removed due to maintenance issues. Panel remains.
iii. Approx. 20”x20” panel for a mobile speed radar detector on Lincoln Avenue.
iv. Approx. 20”x20” panel for an electric tractor/mower charger. Item is off the grid. Location?
c. In Planning:
i. #0052 KCPA
ii. #0409 Electrical and Computer Engineering along with #1094 NCPD
iii. South solar farm
iv. Housing
v. #0118 ARC - Solar Thermal
vi. Residence Hall #3
vii. College of Engineering discussing something at MNTL with grant funds.
SSC Draft 1 Response
Associated Project(s):Morgan Johnston sent the draft phase one report to Student Sustainability Committee representatives for their comments and feedback. It was sent to students Teresa Tousignant, Nishant Makhijani, and Marika Nell. It was also sent to Brian Deal, McKenzie Beverage, and Stephanie Lage as SSC advisors.
Attached Files:Racquetball Court Energy Reduction Project
Associated Project(s):Twelve racquetball and three squash courts at the Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) were retrofit with 193 fluorescent and 96 mercury vapor light fixtures. The project was funded by the Student Sustainability Committee through an interest-free loan of $75,000.
Once the lighting retrofits were completed, occupancy sensors were installed in all 15 courts.
The overall cost of the project ended up at $61,203.69 -- $13,796.31 less than the original quote. Campus Recreation requested that the remaining balance stay with the division and be used to further fund energy reduction projects within their facilities.
The total average reduction in power consumption is 129,226 kWh. This is a 75.7 percent decrease in consumption, which translates to an annual savings of $9,020. The simple payback for this project is 6.78 years.
Boneyard Creek Community Day
Associated Project(s):The eighth annual Boneyard Creek Community Day will be held on Saturday, April 6 from 9 a.m. to noon. Volunteers will help protect local creeks and help keep the community clean by picking up litter, removing non-native plants, and marking storm drains. To learn more or register visit www.boneyardcreek.org.
RLF Occupancy Sensors FY12
Associated Project(s):Ten buildings on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus were selected to receive RLF funding for occupancy sensors in FY12. In order from top priority to lowest priority, the buildings that received funding are Gregory Hall, the Foreign Languages Building, the Agriculture Engineering Sciences Building, Newmark Laboratory, the Rehabilitation Education Center, the Education Building, the Law Building, the Water Survey Buildings, Noyes Laboratory, and Freer Hall. The University will now proceed to implementation of occupancy sensors in all of the above buildings.
Gregory Hall, the Foreign Languages Building, Newmark Laboratory, the Rehabilitation Education Center, Noyes Laboratory, and Freer Hall have also been selected to receive HVAC occupancy sensors.
Draft 2013 Campus Bike Plan Released for public comment
Associated Project(s):The draft 2013 Campus Bike Plan is now available for public input. The draft plan will be online during a four-week period, March 4-31, and all members of the campus community are encouraged to review the plan and submit their feedback to TDM. Feedback can be submitted through the online Campus Bicycle Feedback Form through March 31, 2013.
Registration now open for Bicycle Mechanic Course
Associated Project(s):Registration is now open for the six-week Bicycle Mechanic Course offered by the Campus Bicycle Shop! Space is extremely limited, and there is a $30 course fee. The class will run from February 6-March 13 and again from March 27-May 1. Register in person for either session at the Campus Bike Shop today to reserve your spot! For more information contact Ken Sutto, Campus Bike Shop Manager, at 217-300-0296 or kensutto@illinois.edu or come by the Campus Bike Shop during open hours (2 to 6pm Monday -Thursday and 2 to 5:30 Friday).
“So You Want to Work on Bikes” is a six-part course designed to teach you about different types of bicycles, their components, and how to do most adjustments, maintenance, and overhauls on your bicycle’s major systems.
This six-week course runs February 6-March 13 and will be held on Wednesday nights, from 6:30 to 8:30pm at the Campus Bike Shop. There are only five spots in the course, and registration is first come, first served until all five spots are filled. There is a $30 course fee, with all the money going towards The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign. This six-week course will be held again from March 27-May 1, and registration for the second course is also currently open (again, first come first served).
If you wish to register please come by the Campus Bike Shop to sign up and pay the deposit as soon as you can. For more information contact Ken Sutto, Campus Bike Shop Manager, at 217-300-0296 or kensutto@illinois.edu or come by the Campus Bike Shop during open hours (2 to 6pm Monday through Thursday and 2 to 5:30 Friday).
Revised Facility Use Agreement
Associated Project(s):During summer 2012, the UI worked with The Bike Project to update the Facility Use Agreement, and clarify the collaborative relationship between the two entities.
Attached Files:Campus Bicycle Feedback Form
Associated Project(s):F&S Transportation Demand Management (TDM) continues to improve efforts to make the Urbana campus more bicycle friendly.
TDM’s latest initiative is a “Campus Bicycle Feedback Form” that will allow anyone to share their suggestions for bicycle-related improvements on campus.The feedback will help inform the Campus Bicycle Master Plan, currently under development, as well as to help determine priorities for bicycle infrastructure and programming improvements in the future.
Feedback topics include bike parking, rules of the road, enforcement, fix-it-stations, and the Campus Bicycle Shop. Respondents will be asked if their comments relate to a specific location on campus, to describe the situation, and then to provide contact information if a follow-up is necessary.
See the Campus Bicycle Feedback Form at http://go.illinois.edu/bikefeedback
Illinois Business Consulting report - economic analysis
Associated Project(s):The central question posed to Illinois Business Consulting (IBC) is as follows: what would be the economic impact of replacing 10% of the university’s coal intake with wood chips? After extensive research, analysis, and calculation it is the opinion of IBC that the cogeneration of energy with coal and wood chips is not economically feasible. The initiative has been deemed not economically feasible because wood chips are more expensive on the basis of energy content, transportation costs will increase due to biomass, and infrastructure modification expenses necessary for the operational changes are significant.
SSC primary contact identified
Associated Project(s):Teresa Tousignant will be the Student Sustainability Committee's representative for this project during spring 2013.
Illinois Business Consulting report - carbon impact
Associated Project(s):In 2012, F&S hired Illinois Business Consulting to evaluate the following question for Abbott Power Plant: "Can the overall carbon footprint be decreased by using 10% of biomass in place of 10% of coal?" The report and executive summary are attached here.
Attached Files:Final Bike Sharing Feasibility Study Submitted to SSC
Associated Project(s):The final report for the Bike Sharing Feasibility Study was submitted to SSC. The study recommends the following three tiered approach to bicycle sharing on the Urbana-Champaign campus:
- Bikes available for employees – The small existing program at Kinesiology and Community Health should be replicated at departments throughout campus. The program needs to be approved by Legal Counsel, Risk Management, Purchasing, and interested Colleges. Then it should be promoted to departments, to encourage them to invest in bicycles for their employees and provide them with a simple support system for maintenance and tracking.
- Bikes available for short-term rentals – As an interim solution until the campus can handle a large-scale bike sharing program, the small existing program at Campus Recreation should be expanded with support from the Student Sustainability Committee. They should increase the number of bicycles available, make the program self-sufficient financially, and market the program to visitors, conference attendees, faculty, staff, and students. A similar program could be investigated for the Illini Union.
- Bike solutions for students and the public – Before this campus is ready to pursue a public bike sharing system, we must first address the issues regarding degraded infrastructure and the need for more bike safety education. Once these issues have been resolved, the campus should renew consideration of several options for bike sharing, such as bicycle libraries, kiosk systems, and GPS-enabled community bikes.
Attached Files:- Bikes available for employees – The small existing program at Kinesiology and Community Health should be replicated at departments throughout campus. The program needs to be approved by Legal Counsel, Risk Management, Purchasing, and interested Colleges. Then it should be promoted to departments, to encourage them to invest in bicycles for their employees and provide them with a simple support system for maintenance and tracking.
Student Sustainability Committee approves funding for the Solar Farm
Associated Project(s):The Student Sustainability Committee approved the Solar Farm funding of $1.05M over the course of three years.
ACUPCC tweets about UI Solar Farm
Associated Project(s):The American College and University Presidents' Climate Committment picked up the UI Solar Farm project on twitter.