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  1. iCAP Energy Meeting February 2025

    Associated Project(s): 
    Energy iCAP Team
    EEPs – Energy Efficiency Grants
    Rooftop Solar Potential
    Solar Power on Campus

    The Energy Team had their February meeting on Thursday, Feb. 6th, from 2:00 - 3:00 PM. We discussed updates on the solar rooftop project, focusing on the Krannert Art Museum as a potential installation site. The team also explored funding opportunities, including the Illinois Climate Bank’s new loan program for energy efficiency projects. Additional topics included occupant engagement initiatives, lab energy optimization, and potential participation in the Engineering Open House. The meeting minutes are attached!

    Our next meeting is March 13th, 2:00 - 3:00 PM.

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  3. iCAP Portal Admin Meeting - January 31, 2025

    Associated Project(s): 
    Sustainability iCAP Portal

    Agenda

    • Michael's updates
      • Featured Projects:
        • Stopped wrapping text below image
        • Stripped formatting from text (links, bold, & italics still permitted)
      • Updated "Add Project Update" links on Project Header Layout projects to auto-fill current project
      • Project Updates listings: descriptions expand/collapse at 500 characters
      • Recommendation pages:
        • Show most recent status prominently
        • Description field: "Original Recommendation" heading
        • Move Supplanted By box up to second position, right after iCAP Team
      • Places: most duplicates merged; a few questions arose (see attached file):
        • Architectural annex
        • Fire Institute
        • Vet Med Building
      • Recommendation Updates:
        • Default to sorting by Recommendation Title
        • Also added Update Title and Update Date as sort options
        • Added Update Date column
      • Updated SSC link on iCAP Portal homepage to go to SSC Projects page
    • [DEFER TO NEXT TIME] Google Analytics numbers drop
      • Steeper than others have experienced
      • Probably some combination of less traffic and old analytics possibly not excluding bots/crawlers as effectively
    • [DEFER TO NEXT TIME] Discussion of how to handle projects with large numbers of metrics (see notes from Sarthak & Michael's discussion)

    Discussion

    • Helen: is the new SSC Projects structure available to the public yet?
      • Michael: yes, homepage now links to new SSC Projects
      • TODO: have a discussion with SSC folks (Sheri, Helen, others?) about SSC / iCAP Portal connections (Morgan will reach out to Sheri)
    • [DEFER TO NEXT TIME] Google Analytics numbers drop
    • [DEFER TO NEXT TIME] Discussion of how to handle projects with large numbers of metrics

    TODOs

    • Project Updates listings:
      • Can we have an "expand all" link at the top?
      • ✅ Change cutoff to 750 characters
      • ✅ Project Updates for individual projects: use expand/collapse
    • ✅ Recommendations:
      • ✅ Change "Status" to "Current Status"
    • Places:
      • FSI:
        • Associate Lighting Retrofit #5 w/IFSI location
        • Remove FSI individual buildings
      • Architecture Annex:
      • Vet Med:
        • Have an F&S student review the various Vet Med related buildings to determine which should be kept and where the markers should be (see this search of Places for 'vet')
      • Morgan: should we use ArcGIS instead of Google Maps on our site?
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  4. Engagement Team Meeting

    Associated Project(s): 
    Engagement iCAP Team
    Advance Student Sustainability Outreach Efforts
    Certified Greener Campus Programs

    The meeting covered updates on the Greener Campus (GC) initiative, including efforts to promote office certification and introduce decals for visibility. There was discussion on engaging Greek Life in sustainability efforts, with suggested contacts for outreach. The Sustainapalooza committee, represented by Kathrine Bruce and Liesl Schrag, provided an event overview and discussed promotional efforts such as digital signage, outreach to department heads, and MTD bus advertisements. Laurinda introduced a wildlife-centered gardening project under the Illinois Prairie Garden initiative, presenting engagement opportunities like prairie conservation and plant sales. Additional sustainability events were highlighted, including a short film event during Earth Week. Action items included Brigid coordinating scheduling and outreach, Quinn working on GC decals and office engagement, and all members providing feedback on marketing materials, brainstorming engagement strategies, and filling out a scheduling poll.

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  5. 2024 Campus Bicycle Master Plan approved

    Associated Project(s): 
    2024 Campus Bike Plan
    2014 Campus Bike Plan [ARCHIVED]

    The 2024 Campus Bicycle Master Plan was approved by the Chancellor's Capital Review Committee (CCRC) on Thursday, December 19, 2024. This plan will be published on the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign Master Planning website and an announcement will be sent out in January 2025. See attached the final document as approved by the CCRC.

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  7. Education iCAP Team December 2024 Meeting

    Associated Project(s): 
    Education iCAP Team
    Sustainability Gen-Ed Requirement
    Sustainability Literacy Assessment
    Sustainability at Career Fairs

    The iCAP Education team met on Teams from 4-5 PM on Monday December 16th. We closed the semester by reviewing the sustainability literacy assessment data and discussing updates and next steps for the sustainability Gen-Ed requirement. The meeting minutes are attached.

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  9. Monarchs Need Milkweed Project Update

    Associated Project(s): 
    Increase Pollinator-Friendly Areas

    An update on 12/11/2024 from Brent Lewis on the Monarchs need Milkweed project:

    "...all plugs were installed as of November 2024 in a variety of locations on campus.  Additionally 25’bs of milkweed seed was purchased and delivered to grounds to broadcast seed into low mow and prairie areas on campus.  As a set aside, 3 lbs of seeds were delivered to the Pollinatarium staff who will use it to make small planting gift sachets for their visitors.  Thus this project’s influence may continue far beyond the reaches of the campus boundaries."

  12. iCAP Engagement Team November Meeting

    Associated Project(s): 
    Sustainability Engagement and Outreach
    Engagement iCAP Team
    Certified Greener Campus Programs
    Certified Green Office Program (CGOP)

    On Friday, November 22nd, the iCAP Engagement Team held its monthly meeting. The team discussed ways to engage the campus community more, specifically students, and shared updates on OneIllinois, Greener Campus, and Earth Month. We discussed the possibility of using social media to increase engagement or physical fliers and posters. We also welcomed a guest speaker from the Zero Waste Team who discussed Sustain Illinois, a magazine that outlines what is currently happening around campus as well as how the average person can become involved in sustainability in the community. We also discussed having in-person meetings and events next semester for the team and small ways we can all be more sustainable. One call to action was for staff and faculty to consider making their office spaces green-certified and brainstorming ways to reach the Greek life population. Our next meeting will be December 20th. 

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  15. Transportation Team Student Research

    Associated Project(s): 
    Student Mobility on and around the Illinois campus
    Transportation iCAP Team
    Install Public Use Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations
    Commuter Program: Bus, Bike, and Hike

    This past week, Sarthak and I met with the students on the Transportation Team to discuss their various research projects for the rest of this semester and the upcoming semester. We met with Pun Siripun on Nov. 11th, at 12pm; Charles Okoli on Nov. 14th, 12pn; Sebastian Vega on Nov. 15th, at 11am; and Mitchell Bryant on Nov. 15th at 1pm.

    The goal is to have each student conduct research on 30 or so universities in regards to various elements of transportation infrastructure, then present a final report on findings and recommendations for Illinois. The hope is that the schools are widespread, spanning from similar Midwest contexts as us to east and west coast.

    Pun will be examining EV Charging available at other schools and whether extending that in Urbana Champaign would be economically feasible and environmentally beneficial.

    Charles is reviewing Micro mobility. The goal is to promote micro mobility as alternative modes of transit, but to avoid enforcement costs and the safety of all (pedestrians and users). How have other schools done that well?

    Sebastian is studying the commuter program at Illinois and how other universities have implemented it successfully. How did they incentivize it? How did they fund it?

    Mitchell is researching the storage of micro mobility devices and how they can be expanded on campus. 

    Looking forward to hearing about their research and their suggestions for Illinois!

  17. Education iCAP Team November 2024 Meeting

    Associated Project(s): 
    Education iCAP Team
    Sustainability Gen-Ed Requirement
    Sustainability in Study Abroad
    Sustainability at Career Fairs

    The iCAP Education team met on Teams from 4-5 PM on Monday November 18th. First we discussed steps on moving forward with the sustainbility Gen-Ed requirement, then we discussed the integration of sustainability in study abroad programs and lastly how to get further student input on the Green Career Forum. The meeting minutes are attached. 

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  18. November iCAP Transportation Meeting

    Associated Project(s): 
    Transportation iCAP Team
    Electric Vehicle (EV) Task Force
    2024 Campus Bike Plan
    Facilitate campus-wide sustainability events

    The Transportation Team had their November meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12th, from 1:00 - 2:00pm. We discussed the student research projects and heard an update on the EV Charging survey from Denissa Darmawi. We ended by discussing the problem of motorized transit on the quads and what might be helpful to discourage it. The meeting minutes are attached!

    Our next meeting is December 10th, 1:00 - 2:00PM.

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  19. iCAP Energy Meeting November 2024

    Associated Project(s): 
    Energy iCAP Team
    Building-Level Energy Efficiency
    Rooftop Solar Potential
    Solar Power on Campus

    The Energy Team met on Tuesday, Nov. 12th, from 3:30 - 4:30 PM. We provided updates on building energy efficiency efforts, explored occupant engagement strategies, and continued progress on solar rooftop initiatives. A draft recommendation for campus-wide energy upgrades was reviewed, and we discussed the upcoming agrivoltaic solar project. The meeting minutes are attached!

    Our next meeting is December 10th, 3:30 - 4:30 PM.

    Attached Files: 

  20. iCAP Portal Admin Meeting - December 6, 2024

    Associated Project(s): 
    Sustainability iCAP Portal

    Agenda

    • [Michael] Updates:
      • Recommendations: added iWG Team
      • Project page: showing list of associated iCAP Teams only to logged in users
      • Recommendations search page:
        • Only showing links for Recommendations; made the rest plain text
        • Added column for latest Recommendation Update status
      • Trimmed down content in Project Updates listings so they're easier to scan:
        • Before: associated projects, full description, public & private files, notes, visibility
        • Now: associated projects, summary description, notes, visibility
        • Open to feedback!
      • Project page: "Add Project Update" and "Add new Metric" links on Project page now auto-fill the current Project!
      • Recommendation page: "Add Recommendation Update" on Recommendation page now auto-fills the current Recommendation!
    • Continue discussion of new Recommendations process
    • (Time permitting) Discussion of how to handle projects with large numbers of metrics (see notes from Sarthak & Michael's discussion)

    Discussion

    • Project Updates listings: can descriptions expand/collapse instead of just truncating?
    • New Recommendations process
      • Recommendations:
        • For description, enter summary of recommendation rather than iWG assessment
        • Add files column to Recommendation Updates table
        • Michael will investigate ways to show more of the story for each recommendation (incl. teasers w/expandable descriptions?)
        • Description field: "Original Recommendation" heading
        • Keep Recommendation Updates listing reverse chronological
        • Move Supplanted By box up to second position, right after iCAP Team
      • Recommendation Updates:
        • Use status at the time of the update rather than current status
        • For titles, use descriptive sentence rather than single word status
    • Sheri: duplicate locations in iCAP Portal
      • Send list to Michael; he'll merge them
    • SSC embed on ECE kiosks - will that become out of date with new SSC Projects approach?
      • We could potentially use the SSC embed, or a variation on it
      • Joyce Mast has retired; Catherine Somers is the current contact
    • May want to add SSC and possibly Public Affairs recognition to footer
    • Embeds: add card option for listings
    • Discussion of how to handle projects with large numbers of metrics

    TODOs

    • ✅ Update Add Project Update links on Project Header Layout projects
    • ✅ Project Updates listings: can descriptions expand/collapse instead of just truncating?
    • ✅ Recommendation pages:
      • ✅ Show most recent status prominently
      • ✅ Description field: "Original Recommendation" heading
      • ✅ Move Supplanted By box up to second position, right after iCAP Team
    • ✅ Merge duplication locations
    • ✅ Sort Recommendation Updates listing alphabetically (also look into adding sort options)
    • Investigate ways to show more of the story for each recommendation (incl. teasers w/expandable descriptions?)
    • Michael will reach out to Sheri to get SSC Projects embed working on SSC website
    • ✅ Update SSC link on iCAP Portal homepage to go to SSC Projects page
    • May want to add SSC and possibly Public Affairs recognition to footer
    • Embeds: add card option for listings

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