Many thanks to Jeevaka Somaratna for his help as the teaching assistant for the first year of the CEE 398 Project Based Learning course! The new TAs for Fall 2014 are Paul Littleton and Alek Heilstedt.
FY07 - 13 buildings
FY08 - 12 buildings
FY14 – CURRENT PROJECT
OTHER PROJECTS
Ken Buenting, Sharon Ball, Eva Sweeney, Morgan Johnston, and Ryan Wild met to review progress on the LED Exit Sign work. Ken reported great progress with four buildings complete and one in progress: Grainger, RAL, Animal Sciences Lab, and the Engineering Sciences Building. They are in Turner Hall now. Just over $24K has been spent so far through the contractor. They will move on to the Main Library and the Education Building next.
The current implementation process is as follows:
Eva had Ken remove Temple Buell Hall from the list because it is being handled through another project. Also, through other funding, South studio five and seven were completed.
The primary objective of this project-based learning course is to develop critical thinking and engineering problem solving skills by identifying and proposing solutions to current civil and/or environmental engineering problems facing the University of Illinois campus community. The class also includes several site visits to local engineering infrastructure facilities and multiple discussion driven case studies, which expose and deepen students understanding of current engineering facility operations and challenges. Additionally, students will understand more intimately what civil and environmental engineers do as well as the various fields of specialization and prepare them for opportunities for summer internships. Through working on a team project, reviewing other team projects, and receiving feedback from the course instructors, students will also develop necessary professional skills such as communication (written and oral) and project management. The course is primarily for sophomores and junior transfer students with a focus of engaging them into the broad spectra of challenges and contemporary issues in civil and environmental engineering, especially with regard to sustainability, design, and multi-disciplinary teamwork.
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From: Dempsey, John Garrett
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 11:01 AM
To: Roesler, Jeffery Raphael; Mestre, Jose; Johnston, Morgan B; Schideman, Lance Charles; Schmidt, Arthur R; Liu, Liang Y; Somaratna, Jeevaka I
Cc: Stratman, Allan; Andrechak, Michael J; Wise, Phyllis M; Adesida, Ilesanmi
Subject: RE: CEE398
I want to thank each of you for allowing me to be part of the first offering of CEE398. I have learned so much from each of you and developed an real appreciation for the work faculty do. I only wish I had made the connection between F&S and the academy earlier.
Jeff’s presentation yesterday about the second offering this fall and the discussion surrounding it demonstrated just how far he has brought the concept in such a short time. There is no doubt that with Liang’s leadership, Jeff’s hard work, Al’s support and Morgan’s involvement this CEE initiative will continue to blossom. In fact, during a conversation with Ben McCall yesterday, it appears that what you have done is directly translatable to a course being developed by Prof. Madhu Khanna for iSEE. I have asked Morgan to introduce her to the team when appropriate.
As my time here is short, I need to focus on some remaining projects so I will not be attending the bi-weekly course planning meeting, but leave you in Morgan’s capable hands. Again, thanks for letting me be a part of this.
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Building |
Bld # |
Cost (labor/material) |
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Animal Science Lab |
165 |
$10,900 |
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Temple Buell Hall |
339 |
$7,300 |
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Turner Hall |
197 |
$10,500 |
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Grainger Library |
324 |
$8,200 |
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Roger Adams Lab |
116 |
$12,300 |
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Engineering Science Bld |
174 |
$13,400 |
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Cost (Material only) |
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Abbott Power Plant |
120 |
$36,900 |
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Total |
$99,500 |
The LED Campus commitment includes having all the interior wayfinding signs converted to LED by 2025. This is primarily LED Exit Signs. We had hoped to use the Revolving Loan Fund to implement another phase of the LED Exit Sign project. However, that funding is only applicable if there is a reasonable payback through utility savings. LED Exit Signs have a good payback, but not through Utilities. The savings come from reduced maintenance, which also provides a reasonable payback. Given the shortfall in maintenance funding and the Chancellor’s commitment to becoming an LED campus, Mike Andrechak agreed to provide $100,000 per year for two years toward LED Exit Signs. This funding could be continued in future years, subject to funding approval.
Ryan Wild, in Code Compliance and Fire Safety, met with Morgan Johnston to review the funding parameters for this project, and identify next steps. Morgan asked Teresa Tousignant and Nishant Makhijani, from the Student Sustainability Committee, about potential student volunteers to help locate the existing incandescent exit signs. Ryan will work on the building surveys for the smaller buildings, and we will hold KCPA, Main Library, Beckman, Roger Adams Lab, and Chem Life Sciences Lab for potential student assistance.
Twenty University buildings have been allocated RLF funding for LED exit signage in FY12. The buildings, in order of priority, are Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Foellinger Auditorium, the Beckman Institute, the Main Library, Davenport Hall, Temple Hoyne Buell Hall, the Education Building, the Law Building, the Animal Sciences Laboratory, Freer Hall, the Henry Administration Building, Grainger Engineering Library, the Agricultural Engineering Sciences Building, Turner Hall, the Illini Union Bookstore, the Stock Pavilion, the Engineering Sciences Building, Kenney Gymnasium, the Roger Adams Laboratory, and the Chemical and Life Science Laboratory.
Implementation of LED exit signage has already started for four of these buildings; 75 percent of Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 80 percent of Foellinger Auditorium, 10 percent of Freer Hall, and 30 of the Henry Administration Building has been completed. Implementation in the remainder of the buildings is now set to begin.
The Revolving Loan Fund is approved to fund $250K in LED Exit Sign improvements. Here is the description of the project, as reviewed by the RLF committee:
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This project will replace existing exit signs with efficient LED fixtures in approximately (14) campus buildings. As a result, energy use will be decreased, life safety systems will operate more reliably, and maintenance needs will decrease dramatically. This is a continuation of projects funded in FY07 and FY08. We are requesting funding in the amount of $250,000, although the work is very scalable and any funding amount can be successfully applied.
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08. VISIBILITY - Very visible. Building users notice when exit signs are burned out and it may make them feel uncomfortable or unsafe. It also creates a negative impression of the pride we take in our facilities.
09. PAYBACK PERIOD - When replacing incandescent, the payback from energy savings alone is about 6-7 years. Replacement of fluorescent exit signs yields a payback of 8-10 years. However, the old signs also require maintenance up to 3 times per year. If one includes this expense, the overall payback improves to 1-2 years.
10. REDUCTION OF COAL - By reducing overall campus energy use, this will contribute to Abbott Power Plant s ability to reduce the number of generation units in use. An additional benefit is the reduction in GHG emissions from maintenance vehicles traveling to replace burned out lamps.
11. FUND SIZE IMPACT - F&S is working with the Illinois DCEO and this project would qualify for about $7,000 in grant rebates.
12. PROJECT COORDINATION - F&S has a record of success with these projects. We have developed a project execution method that keeps overhead to a bare minimum, avoids expensive consultant fees, purchases material at bulk prices, and achieves maximum labor efficiency. F&S Construction Services will execute the work, and F&S Engineering will document results for the DCEO grant.
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01. REPLACEMENT OF FACILITY SYSTEMS - Existing exit signs are typically long past their expected life, and have many maintenance problems. The new LED exit signs will have an expected useful life of at least 15-20 years.
03. IMPACT ON PLANNED PROJECTS - Very little impact on capital projects. We coordinate to ensure no overlap between buildings selected for exit sign replacement and planned major renovations.
04. WHAT IF PROJECT IS NOT FUNDED? - If this project is not funded, our campus will continue to expend many maintenance hours keeping these lights operational, and waste electricity on inefficient technology that is over 20 years outdated.
If this project is partially funded, we will install as many LED exit signs as possible with the funds allocated.
06. WHAT OTHER DEPARTMENTS ARE AFFECTED BY THE PROJECT? - The buildings we propose are all across campus and used by virtually every college and department. These units will benefit from improved safety and fewer maintenance disruptions.
07. RISK FACTORS - No known risk factors. In fact this work will reduce the risks associated with having nonfunctioning exit signs, and improve life safety for the campus community. We have executed this type of work in 25 buildings so far without major problems.
This portion of the LED Campus Initiatives exit sign AFMFA funded project is complete 522 fixtures were installed.
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 426 T-12 fixtures in Gregory Hall were replaced with the more energy-effiecient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 68,862 hours. The simple payback for this project is -4.1 years. There are 777 T-12 fixtures in Gregory Hall remaining to be switched.
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 858 T-12 fixtures in the David Kinley Hall were replaced with the more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 84,223 hours. The simple payback for this project is -5.36 years. There are 54 fixtures that remain to be done in David Kinley Hall.
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 195 T-12 fixtures in Morrill Hall were replaced with the more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 25,781 hours. The simple payback for this project is -4.45 years. There are 2,594 T-12 fixtures in Morrill Hall that remain to be switched.
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 1,728 T-12 fixtures in Lincoln Hall were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 99,886 hours. The simple payback for this project is -8.03 years.
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 4,248 T-12 fixtures in the Vet Med Basic Sciences Building were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 796,429 hours. The simple payback for this project is 0.11 years.
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 1,990 T-12 fixtures in the Vet Med Large Animal Clinic were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 320,117 hours. The simple payback for this project is 0.23 years.
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 1,928 T-12 fixtures in the Vet Med Small Animal Clinic were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 67,145 hours. The simple payback for this project is 0.83 years.
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 212 T-12 fixtures in the Vet Med Obstetrics Laboratory were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 78,687 hours. The simple payback for this project is -0.73 years.
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 115 T-12 fixtures in the Vet Med Chiller Plant were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 28,742 hours. The simple payback for this project is -0.2 years.
