Hi Betsy,

 

On behalf of the SSC, I am glad to inform you that your Rainwater Managment Step 1 has been approved. I would like to offer my sincerest congratulations! 

 

I've attached the necessary documents for your Step 2 application with a reminder that the deadline for it is on April 21. 

 

The board had a few questions with regard to the budget and a more concrete timeline, which should be clarified once the Step 2 is turned in. I just wanted to give you a heads up on which sections to focus on. 

 

Congratulations again and please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions, comments, or concerns. 

 

Thank you,

 

Liz Witek

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Hello Rainwater Management Plan team! The Student Sustainability Committee (SSC) accepted the Rainwater Management Plan grant Step 1 Application and requested the Step 2 application be completed by 4/21. I will need to submit it on Thursday 4/20 though because I am busy with Boneyard Creek Community Day (BCCD) planning activities on 4/21.

 

Colleen and I have completed the Step2 application and am requesting that the team review it and provide comments to me this week. I plan to address all comments on Monday 4/17 because I will be out of the office in training on Tuesday and Wednesday and busy with BCCD on Friday.

 

Brent, I was recommended to ask you to fill out the Budget and Timeline spreadsheet since you are the Planning designee for this effort, I attached a draft with what I know. I also included your name as the Financial Contact on the application. In the email below, SSC stated they have questions about the budget and a more concrete timeline which should be clarified on the spreadsheet. There are also questions under the application Financial Information section that Environmental Compliance cannot answer (highlighted yellow). If someone else in Capital needs to complete this spreadsheet and the application financial section please let me know today so I can ask for their assistance.  

 

Thanks in advance for everyone’s help!

Betsy

Hi Yun, Tom, and Joe,

 

Here are the links for the original SWATeam recommendation, the iCAP Working Group assessment, the F&S response, and the link to the energy modeling page: https://icap.sustainability.illinois.edu/project-update/energy005-modeling-energy-code-compliance-successful.  The original recommendation is attached here, and the iWG assessment says, “We recommend that Facilities & Services assign a staff member from Capital Programs or Utilities and Energy Services (possibly from Design Review) to work with Dr. Yun Yi’s class to develop the related energy models, on a timeline that matches the academic course abilities.”

 

This is the link directly to the Energy Modeling project page on the iCAP Portal:https://icap.sustainability.illinois.edu/project/energy-models-campus-facilities.

 

Thanks,

Morgan

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Hello All

 

I like to follow up with our last discussion. 

To check any update on the list of possible buildings for energy modeling next semester.

 

Many thanks

Yun

 

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Yun,

 

Apologies. This slipped off my radar for a bit. I will get those to you as soon as I can.

 

Tom

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Yun,

 

Here are some with interesting designs:

1.       0409 – ECE – Chilled beam and dedicated outdoor air unit (DOAU). Energy recovery.

2.       1517 – Design Ctr. – Passive chilled beam, variable air-volume (VAV), DOAU. Energy recovery.

3.       1545 – Campus Instr. Fac. – Chilled radiant, hot radiant, and DOAU. Geothermal. Energy recovery.

 

Here are some smaller ones that may be easier to complete/complete more:

1.       0154 – Personnel Services Bldg. – Packaged chiller, steam perimeter heat, constant volume fan-coil units.

2.       1528 – African Am. Cultural Ctr. – VAV.

3.       1584 – RIPE Greenhouse – Packaged direct expansion (DX), geothermal.

 

I hi-lighted the one with a complete native energy model on-hand (I modeled the building and performed several lifecycle cost analysis). Several of those have PDF energy files that could be used as a back-check or instructional piece if desired.

 

Thanks,

 

Tom

 

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Hi Tom,

 

Thanks for sharing a list with me. I am wondering if there is little more typical (education/office} buildings and with some meter data.

Could you be able to recommend a few of the buildings in this criteria?

 

Many thanks

Yun

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Hi Yun,

 

Most all of our buildings have metering at some level (minimum utility level). Some of the buildings we discussed and I was thinking of are:

 

0339 – Temple Buell Hall – This one is big and has a complex initial design and re-commissioning history. Series-flow fan-powered VAV (original). Frankenstiened to VAV bu re-commissioning group.

0209 – Speech and Hearing – AHUs replaced recently and a small/medium sized building. VAV.

0075 – Children’s Research Ctr. - AHUs replaced recently and a small/medium sized building. Constant volume re-heat.

 

Thanks,

 

Tom

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Hi Tom,

 

Many thanks for the additional list. Sorry for the confusion, I meant real-time meter or sub-meter buildings that students can look into more detail.

However, these buildings are good candidates for the class.

I am wondering if F&S can share a building list that has some kind of information on building age, energy consumption, and buildings that have some type of energy model simulation outcome or results. 

 

Many thanks

Yun

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Hello Everyone,

 

Hope everyone had a nice winter break. Sorry for the delay.

The class went well and I have EnergyPlus models and reports from the students that I can share with you.

I'd like to ask my TA to review the students' models to ensure they were done correctly before sending them to you.

I hope you can wait a few more weeks, but I can send you the reports if you'd like to see them.

 

Best

Yun

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Hi Tom,

 

Sorry for the delay. I thought that after getting tenured, I would have more time to work on the project, but I was wrong.

Anyway, thanks for waiting. I have all the calibrated and reviewed DesignBuilder files and reports in the following folder.

If you'd like, I can convert the DB file to an EPW file for your convenience.

lease let me know if you'd like to discuss the outcome of the report.

I'm happy to talk about the next group of buildings that we can model.

 

Best

Yun

Agenda:

1. Alterations to the proposed locations for 20’ containers

1. Removing 1 container at IKE.

2. Determining if planters can be moved at PAR/FAR.

1. Considering the parking lot (F-17) for

2. Quotes for 5 20-foot containers (includes delivery and pick up)

1. MI-BOX: $1,795

2. StowAway: $1,499

3. Paid with a P-Card? Still determining

3. Advertisements

1. 200 paper-sized advertisements for residence hall bulletins

2. Advertisements for Housing’s digital boards - who should this be sent to?

4. Banner

1. Rough draft statement - any suggestions?

2. Keep it evergreen - no dates, no company names, so it can be reused for future years. QR code can change information easily.

3. Include University Housing and F&S logos at the bottom

4. QR codes links to basic description of Dump & Run’s purpose (zero iCAP objective connection), comprehensive list of accepted items, info on bike donation to Campus Bike Center.

1. Hosted on F&S website.

5. Gaylords

1. How many pallet/gaylords fit in a 20’ container?

2. Does F&S have gaylords to contribute?

3. Goodwill can contribute gaylords (take full, bring empty to replace).

6. LAR, Busey-Evans

1. How many boxes will be needed in these lobbies?

2. F&S takes full boxes to PPSB Truck Bay, Goodwill, Salt & Light pick up from there.

7. Volunteers

1. 2 volunteers per storage unit

2. Advertised to:

1. Junior League of Champaign-Urbana

2. Champaign County Forest Preserve

3. Champaign County Master Naturalists

4. Rotary Club of Champaign

8. Food Donations

1. Wesley Food Pantry wanting to discuss logistics.

 

 

2023-04-07 recording of the meeting here in google drive.

 

April 5, 2023 Green Research Committee (Kick Off) Meeting 1

Present: Lisa Moore, Daphne Hulse, Stephanie Hess, Jeremy Neighbors, Jennifer Fraterrigo, Chad Stevens, Shari Effert-Fanta, Sabrina Summers, Morgan White, Mitchell Bryant, Timothy Mies, Maisie Kingren, Paul Foote, Patty Jones, Susan Martinis, Madhu Khanna

Absent: Ehab Kamarah

Charge:

• Look at what others do.
  
  • Makes it less onerous.
  • Check in with our peer institutions
• Check in with our iCAP.
• Structure what we come up with in short- and long-term goals. We have a tight timeline and a broad objective overall.

Discussion:

• Two graduate students joined, which is very valuable to us.
• Deadline to show ideas and progress and present to Ehab, Madhu, and Susan, by May. Jeremy & Stephanie will give this update and summarize what is discussed now and a general timeline going forward.
• Morgan’s been thinking about this for 7 or 8 years, and is excited to see it come to fruition. The core is that researchers are making huge changes and breakthroughs to address climate change but we’re still buying plastic and throwing it away, leaving fume hoods open, etc. How to integrate it into research without jeopardizing the research itself, is the question to explore.
• Messaging must be very cautious to balance safety with sustainability.
• Opportunity to review the iCAP 2020 or 2015 objectives to identify how it applies today.
• Green Research as opposed to Green Labs: allows us to be more broad in our approach.
• Paul Foote spent a year just doing a Green Labs Program so he has tremendous experience and background knowledge on the subject. Don’t reinvent the wheel. I2SL, My Green Lab are good resources to look at.
• Mitchell: Not a lot of knowledge about how to dispose of waste safely (information deficit), so he sees a lot of improper disposal as a student. A lot of opportunity for energy reduction in labs. Concerted effort across campus is necessary, but can we add the carrot (incentive) as well?
• Tim: ACES, South Farms, see inconsistency with how waste is disposed of. Some go through Waste Transfer, others go through Area Disposal. Researchers want to do the right thing, but most people are strapped on time “how do I do it versus how do I have time in the day?” Growth chamber: big refrigerator with a lot of light bulbs. Remove the heat from lamps. Some people don’t turn them off - maintenance or researchers just forgetting. Think of a way to incentivize this? Support the researchers as much as possible.
• Mitchell thinks is very much falls on the individual to ensure they are following the right instructors (don’t pour stains down the sink, etc.).
• On Stephanie’s mind is a culture change for safety. How can they improve the culture of safety on campus? There is simultaneously a sustainability culture we need to grow, too.

How to accomplish this:

• The charge letter had three different goals:
  
  • Break into three groups and each would tackle one of those before the next meeting.
    
    • On-site wet and dry research labs, off-site UIUC research labs, agriculture land and field sites
    • Develop a program whereby groups and departments can qualify for a Green Lab or Green Research certification. Contribute to the iCAP goals.
    • Outline a framework to recommend building-specific plans for safe energy conservation
• Sub-teams in Teams is how we will communicate among our teams.
• Cadence of meetings?
  
  • Big meeting once per month, small groups on the week between (each team has a delegate for scheduling meetings for their group)
  • October deliverables - so we have until the end of September to work
• Resources to carry this out
  
  • Anything that will require funding we will need to state, justify, estimate cost, expected impact from the investment.
• Consider reward packages for research groups.
  
  • Rewarding research groups will be key, according to Donald Stevens
• Paul will put together a sheet of how funding in the past has worked, for projects he’s been involved with. Give the group an idea of how we can tap into funds.
• Stephanie: think about connections you have, things you can tap into.
  
  • Ex: TV screens in lab settings for safety communication. Interest from researchers for this, especially if they can get it for free. A way to communicate without needing paper. Where can we ask for favors?
• Jen’s concern: how can we get voices from other researchers on campus and oversee labs: find opportunities and barriers?
  
  • Paul: successful programs have Green Ambassadors who can be a voice for the labs and can brainstorm together what will work for different labs.
  • Group agrees that more faculty PIs should be included in the conversation.
• Donald & Morgan discussion on zero growth space policy - Capital - comes from Deferred Maintenance than any sort of energy-related issue.
• Mitchell Bryant: attending a seminar tomorrow on this topic and will post his notes in Teams

Thank you for your responses so far to attend this very important event to confront Health and Environmental Strategies for Climate Adaptation.

 

For those who have not yet responded, there is still time. 

 

Please register using the link below today.

 

Cart Tutt

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FYI, I'll be speaking at this event this week (online). It is a free event, and we will highlight the indoor air quality project with Safe Traces and Integrating Green Technologies.  Thanks, Morgan 

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Morgan,

 

Did we get a report on the Astronomy Building from the Safe Traces test they ran?

 

Dave

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