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Veo - March 2022 ridership overview
Associated Project(s):Please see attached the ridership overview for the month of March2022.
Attached Files:All are invited to attend EPA National Environmental Justice Community Engagement Call 5/17/22
Associated Project(s):National Environmental Justice Community Engagement Call: May 17, 2022
EPA invites Environmental Justice (EJ) advocates to participate in the next National Environmental Justice Community Engagement Call taking place on May 17, 2022 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time). These calls are free and open to the public.
Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/epa-natl-environmental-justice-community-engagement-call-may-17-2022-registration-325114615567
Agenda:
- Leadership Updates
- Focus Topic: Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience & Sustainability Grants
- Focus Topic: Dialogue on Proposed Regional Equity and Capacity Hubs (please check our website soon for a fact sheet)
- Upcoming Engagement Opportunities
- Engagement Session and Dialogue: Q&A about ongoing EJ initiatives
The purpose of these calls is to inform the community and other stakeholders about EPA's EJ work and enhance opportunities to maintain an open dialogue with EJ advocates.
Please email Motilall.Christina@epa.gov by May 13, 2022 to request reasonable accommodation for a disability or interpreter services in a language other than English, so that you can participate in the call and/or to request a translation of any of the event documents into a language other than English.
For more information about the National Environmental Justice Community Engagement Calls, please email Robinson.Victoria@epa.gov or Motilall.Christina@epa.gov.
Recordings and meeting materials for all calls are posted here: https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/national-environmental-justice-community-engagement-calls.
iWG Meeting Minutes 4-19-22
Associated Project(s):The iCAP Working Group met on 4-19-22 and discussed the following agenda:
- ZW007 Composting Committee (Alexa Smith and Sydney Trimble)
- ZW008 Adopt a Highway/Drain (Alexa Smith and Sydney Trimble)
- Res003 Collecting Info about Environmental Justice Needs (Stacy Gloss)
- Updates
- Earth Month – Meredith
- SSC
- SSLC
- ISG
The meeting minutes are attached.
Attached Files:Weekly Update: Summer is coming
Associated Project(s):All, Had some rainy weather last week that kept our visitor numbers low. We also had a few staff bow out for the summer.
This week will be summer-like and judging by the first half hour of open shop time today, we’ll be nice and busy all week. From there it’s on to the summer sessions. We’ll likely reduce hours as demand and staffing availability dictate.
The numbers:
Visitors: 24
Sales: $605.60
Bikes (refurb): 1 for $180
Memberships: 2 for $60Wheels (used/alloy): 5 for $75
Tire/tubes: 7 for $47Thanks!
Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center CoordinatorBikes are not permitted in University buildings
Associated Project(s):Bicycles are not permitted in the University buildings, except with special approvals through F&S TDM. Please reach out to fandscampustdm@illinois.edu for more information
archived info - previous project description
Associated Project(s):This project will provide a study to investigate the feasibility of installing an Anaerobic Methane Digester in the area of the University’s South Farms to capture renewable energy from beef, sheep and/or dairy cow waste. The study will assess the possibility of an on-site digester at one site, with one digester system of animal waste. The study will identify useful “Waste/Organics to Energy Efforts” using available technology paths and options that match the goals and expectations of the UIUC stakeholders and project team, to deliver to UIUC a “Renewable Energy Waste/Organics to Fuel Study.” We will also include a section to address the goal to pursue carbon offsets in the project. We will use “The Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP)” to address greenhouse gas reduction strategies compliance.
Draft Report - Local Carbon Offset Program
Associated Project(s):DRAFT White Paper: "Recommendations for Initiating a Local Carbon Offsets Pilot Program for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign"
Submitted by Stacy Gloss on May 9, 2022
Conclusions & Recommendations reported below:
The University of Illinois iCAP calls for reducing emissions from unavoidable travel by purchasing carbon offsets and creating a local carbon offset program. Program planning and oversight can be achieved with the formation of a committee on carbon offsets and local offsets. Concurrently, the chancellors office should delegate where a carbon-off-set account would be housed – the account needs to be set up to receive and administer funds for competitive projects.
The most that the iCAP Resilience Committee could do is submit a recommendation to the iWG to convene a campus working group for a local offset program directed by the Chancellor’s office and/or central Sustainability Council; and direct the set-up of an account to receive and administer funds. Sustainability professionals hired at the University of Illinois could administer the program with oversight from the carbon offsets working group/committee.
Edits or comments to this paper should be submitted to sgloss@illinois.edu for review by the iCAP Resilience committee.
The document can be viewed here: https://uofi.box.com/s/w007s43qyhtdcbjbmzb4asjt70weueyq
Carbon Offset Technology Review Project
Associated Project(s):iSEE Carbon Offset Program: Technology Research and Options
Authors: Jane Williams, Rachel Pu, Fina Healy, Natalia Ptaszek, and Angela AndradaStudents from the ABE469 Capstone Course taught by professor Ann Witmer met over the course of the Spring 2022 semester to research renewable energy technologies and carbon sink projects appropriate for campus and communtiy in our surrounding county-vicinity. The purpose is to provide technology options for the Local Carbon Offset Program described in the iCAP objectives. A local carbon offset program would be designed to offset staff & faculty travel, and the offset funds generated can be used in local projects that reduce or sequester carbon on campus and in the community. The technologies reviewed by the student engineering team include:
- solar photovoltaics
- biodigestor
- planting trees
- prairie restoration
- geothermal heating and cooling
The final deliverables report and presentation are attached.
SSC Semester Report: Cetacean
Associated Project(s):SSC received semesterly report for Fall 2021 for CETACEAN project on May 5, 2022. Please see attached.
Attached Files:older explanation of the RLF
Associated Project(s):The Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) was set up as a funding source for utility conservation projects with less than ten-year payback periods. These can include steam, electricity, chilled water, or water reduction projects, and the savings from utility costs are paid back annually to replenish the fund.
This fund was originally called for in the 2010 iCAP, as the “clean energy fund.” It was established in 2012, with funding from the SSC and the Provost. Within the first year, the President’s Office committed additional funds. According to the RLF Agreement, any grant funds received for RLF projects in campus-funded utility buildings will be allocated entirely to the RLF. Thus, the fund can grow over time. Additionally, the campus agreed to match any additional commitments from the SSC, in the future.
Summary of the eBook, "Unpacking ESG: 6 Questions You Were Too Afraid to Ask"
Associated Project(s):I've attached a PDF below that contains a summary of the e-Book, "Unpacking ESG: 6 Questions You Were Too Afraid to Ask".
Attached Files:Massmail from Student Sustainability Committee
Associated Project(s):see attachment
CLMP Public Forum recording + Online survey
Associated Project(s):CLMP Public Forum meeting recording has been embedded on the F&S website and the iCAP Portal.
The Public Forum for CLMP was held on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. View the presentation from the CLMP Public Forum session: Campus Landscape Master Plan Public Forum presentation
If you were unable to attend the CLMP Public Forum or did not take part in the live polling at the meeting, please take the online survey: go.fs.illinois.edu/CLMPPublicForumOnlineSurvey. This survey is available until Friday, May 13, 2022. Your feedback is important and will be be applied to strategies to guide the campus landscape into the future. Please reference the presentation recording and/or presentation slides from the Public Forum as you proceed through the survey.Watch the video on the iCAP Portal here: Campus Landscape Master Plan (CLMP) Public Forum meeting recording
Dump and Run for Spring 2022 is Cancelled
Associated Project(s):Below is an email from Morgan White describing that the University YMCA plans to only conduct Dump and Run in the fall.
This led Morgan, F&S, & Housing leadership to decide to delay their version of spring collections until the full-time Zero Waste Coordinator has been hired.
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From: White, Morgan
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2022 8:24 AM
To: Johnson, Bryan Lloyd; Kuehl, Mark A; Hiser, Daniel William; Patterson, Shawn L
Cc: Boehm, David ; McKay, James; Sealine, Alma R; Varney, Peter W; Kamarah, Ehab
Subject: RE: Dump and Run - arranging a meeting
Hello everyone,
Thank you for your patience and willingness regarding the UIUC collaboration with the University YMCA on the Dump and Run.
This year, the Board and Leadership of the University Y made the decision to only do Dump and Run in the fall. In 2021, they had arranged a fall-only collection, followed immediately by a sale in August at the Stock Pavilion. As they reviewed the impacts of that fall-only sale compared to the collection efforts and impacts for the spring collection and fall sale, they decided to focus solely on the fall sale from now on.
Following that news, I spoke with F&S and Housing leadership, and we agreed that it would be best to delay our own version of spring collections until the full time Zero Waste Coordinator has been hired. This search is approved, and we hope to have a new employee who will report to Pete Varney (and try to fill Shantanu Pai’s shoes) in the next few months. That person will then work with us to develop an appropriate solution for keeping gently used materials (clothes, books, etc.) out of the landfill during move-out week.
Thank you all very much, and we will be in touch as plans develop for a spring 2023 collection.
All my best,
Morgan
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MORGAN B. WHITE
Acting Director of Capital Programs
Associate Director of F&S for Sustainability
Facilities & Services | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
EPP Guide
Associated Project(s):Attached is a draft for an Environmentally Preferable Procurement Guide.
Attached Files:Weekly Update: New staffer, Friday Rides
Associated Project(s):All, Friday—warm weather and a Friday—meant a busy day. Rest of the week was slower. A new staffer started last week, which was a great help.
This week looks warmer so we’ll be busier, likely. Will get some bikes finished and do some more onboarding with new staff. We have a weather radio and a regular radio here now to communicate with DCR staff as needed.
Our Friday Ride events concluded last Friday with a decent showing and a ride to Meadowbrook and back. I’ll gauge staff interest in keeping them going this summer and we’ll definitely look to restart them in Aug/Sept when students are back full-time.
The numbers:
Visitors: 53
Sales: $866
Bikes (refurb): 2 for $340
Memberships: 7 for $210
Tubes/tires: 23 for $141Thanks!
Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center CoordinatorThis Week in Research
Associated Project(s):ISTC researchers recently validated a system that can achieve up to 95% efficiency in CO₂ capture, significantly reducing the environmental impact of coal-fired power plants. The research team tested the technology at Abbott Power Plant.
This Week in Research
Associated Project(s):Ming Kuo recently contributed to an NPR piece that explored the benefits of spending time in nature, noting that getting your daily dose of nature is vital to your well-being.
April 2022 Buyer's Share Report
Associated Project(s):RailSplitter Wind Farm provided the April 2022 Buyer's Share amounts by hour, totaling 3169.7 Megawatt hours.
The April 2022 Buyer's Share Report is attached below.
Attached Files: