Each of the five teams presented their work and building recommendations at a presentation ceremony on May 14, 2021. Click here to view the recording.
Five buildings were assessed this semester by student teams of 3-5 people. These buildings were:
Please see the attached April newsletter regarding the EPA's SmartWay program.
Please see the attached March newsletter regarding the SmartWay program.
The attached building sustainability checklist will be used to guide the NRES 285 students in conducting their assessments of five campus buildings (Union, Armory, Huff Hall, ECE, and Bevier Hall). This checklist was reviewed by a variety of stakeholders, including iSEE staff and F&S employees: Morgan White, Brent Lewis, Shantanu Pai, Paul Foote, Stacey DeLorenzo, Beth Leitz, and Maddy Liberman.
Jenna Kurtzweil and Julie Wurth presented the attached slides on Campus Engagement to the NRES 285 class on March 2, 2021.
Thurman Etchison and Kelly Boeger with University Housing and Dining presented the attached slides on Sustainability in Dining at the NRES 285 class on February 25, 2021.
Ashlynn Stillwell (CEE) and Eliana Brown (University of Illinois Extension) presented these slides on "water in buildings" and "stormwater at Illinois" respectively to the NRES 285 class on February 18, 2021.
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Brent Lewis presented the attached slides for the class on 2/23/2021.
Stacey DeLorenzo from F&S Transportation Demand Management presented the attached slides to the class on 2/23.
Paul Foote with the F&S Energy Conservation department presented these slides to the NRES 285 class.
Dave Guth, member of the Engagement SWATeam, is working with Illini Union Board executives to develop planning and assessment procedures for student led/focused events. Attached is the 4 year plan to address this objective:
Please see the attached for the January newsletter regarding the SmartWay program.
Please see the attached for the December newsletter regarding the SmartWay program.
The SSC awarded $3,911.56 in funding for the Illini Union Recycling Center Shadow Boxes project. The funding expires on 12/16/2022.
Sinead Soltis (F&S intern) presented an overview of the SmartWay Program to Dan Hiser of F&S Transportation & Automotive Services. Representing the department, Dan was very excited to be a part of this conversation and offered helpful suggestions for having a suscessful campus rollout. Adding the SmartWay logo to the keychains of the cars used for carpooling, along with adding it to his own signature were some of the many suggestions offered. We plan to also collaborate with F&S Transportation in the future to add the importance of our affiliate status in this program in the training for new employees within the department and throughout the whole campus staff.
See the attached pdf for presentation slides.
Sinead Soltis and Morgan White of F&S Sustainability presented an overview of the SmartWay Program to different members of the Illini Union staff. The meeting included: Dave Guth (Illini Union Director of Operations), Tod Petrie(Director of Illini Union Bookstore), Erik Riha (Illini Union Marketing Director), and Todd Moeglich (Illini Union Asst. Director for Procurement). An engaging discussion led to ideas of where the SmartWay program can be shared to staff members across the Illini Union, along with the importance of our affiliate status as a model to the community.
See the attached pdf for presentation slides.
Sinead Soltis (F&S intern) presented an overview of the SmartWay Program to Travis Molitor of F&S Stores and Receiving. Collaboration on the topic will hopefully include affiliate recognition on their new website, along with physical signage outside of PPSB Stores & Receiving. In addition to this recognition, Travis plans to discuss with his staff about our status in this program.
See the attached pdf for presentation slides.
Also, Travis recommends reaching out to Housing Storekeepers and Chem. Sciences contacts.
Sinead Soltis, as an F&S Sustainability intern, presented the new SmartWay Program to Meredith Moore and Jenna Kurtzweil at iSEE. The iSEE reps were very supportive of the program roll-out and had great suggestions for additional contacts to share the information with, such as the Engagement SWATeam.
See the attached pdf for presentation slides.
Discussions continue in regards to University of Illinois System's EPA SmartWay affiliation status. Kate Yoshida, UIC Program Director of Sustainability, met with Morgan White and Sinead Soltis to brainstorm departments across both campuses that would benefit from learning more about the SmartWay program. Morgan and Sinead shared their plans to present to iSEE, F&S Transportation, the Illini Union, and other relevant departments that will assist in recognizing our status of being an affiliate.
