According to F&S, Management Engineer, Mike Halm:

1. Currently, this unit is in occupied mode on weekdays, 6AM to midnight.  Normally the occupancy schedule will more closely follow the hours the building is open, but runtimes were extended across campus as a precaution during the pandemic.

2. When the building was originally designed, there likely wasn’t a set amount of air changes per hour applied to every classroom.  Typically for classrooms the heating and cooling airflows are determined based on the specific loads in each room, rather than applying a flat rate based on the volume of the room.  If it would help, we could share the original ventilation drawings from 1989.  Regarding the ASHRAE standards, any new construction or renovation work on campus should have mechanical ventilation provided in accordance with ASHRAE 62.1.  However, there were different codes and standards in place when this building was constructed 30 years ago.  The current version of ASHRAE 62.1 may have slightly different requirements than the codes in place when the building was built.

The following email was sent by Sterling Laylock to Dhruvaraj Gambhire & Ali Feroz Khan.

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We greatly appreciated the opportunity to meet with you today. Please find below the list of information we'll need to establish a detailed framework
for our pilot project and pricing for full approval.

We've also agreed to meet each Thursday at 4:00pm central time which will serve as our weekly meeting. There will be an exception
to next week's meeting which will be held on Wednesday Nov 10th at 4:00pm.

Building Site: Astronomy Building #0300

Weekly Meeting Time: Thursday's 4:00-5:00pm Central

Tasks Prior to Test Date:

1. Test Site Floor Plan Analysis
2. Determine Test Site Design
3. Develop Project Protocols
4. Establish Sampling Method
5. Select Sampling Types, Origin Points + Intervals

Tasks Post Test Date:

• Lab Testing
• Data Reporting
• Recommendations
• Business Case Analysis

DATA and QUESTIONS: 

Required items are highlighted in BLUE**) [note the color is not displayed on the icap portal, instead the items are starred (**)]

Additional items are necessary, however they can be addressed later in the project timeline.

1.     Please provide PDFs of the full floor plan layout drawings for the entire building. Be sure to include 
square footage for each room and common areas. It is also very important to identify operable windows, if any? ** 
(current/anticipated occupancy assumptions would be helpful)

2.     What are the Astronomy Building's normal hours of operation? **

3.     What is the air filtration rating for the spaces? MERV :: HEPA

4.     Make/Model, age, specs and replacement/upgrade history of the existing HVAC system?

5.     Make/Model and full specifications of the portable air purifiers expected to be used or are
being used in the building.

6.     Please identify all HVAC zones in drawings.

7.     How many air-changes per hour is the HVAC system currently providing?

8.     What are the basic assumptions for outside air intake to aid in dilution/ventilation for all interior spaces.

9.     Please include weather assumptions for heating and cooling the interior spaces along with outdoor temperature and humidity estimates.

Hello ECIP winners,

When the Energy Conservation Incentive Program (ECIP) was launched in 2013, it included financial awards that distributed some of the centrally managed campus utility funds back to the winning buildings. The calculation system was based on placement (first place to fourth place) in the awards program and the award category (occupant action or energy advancement).  You can see the calculation in the attached fact sheet from 2016, if you are interested.  With the Integrated and Value-Centered Budget (IVCB) reform, we transitioned this year, and we are closing out the initial phase one of the ECIP.

Some of the original award funding has not yet been allocated to an associated facility improvement project.  If you have remaining funds and have not yet committed to a specific project, please do so as soon as possible.  All ECIP award funds must be committed by the end of this fiscal year, so please let us know your plans.

Now in phase two, the ECIP awards include a plaque and the associated prestige, and no additional monetary awards (see attached revised fact sheet).  Instead, your colleges will benefit directly from the energy savings.  Additionally, to increase the visibility of the great progress all of you have made, we are collaborating with the Illinois Solar Decathlon’s Concept Team (incoming freshmen, learning about building systems and sustainability).  They will be completing a simple Building-Level Energy Report card for the 50+ ECIP winners this fall.  In the spring, I will send those reports to you with an opportunity to connect with the Concept Team members.

Later this week, I will send a follow up email to the FY19 winners with images to help you spread awareness of this award.  Congratulations again to all of you, and thank you very much for your past and ongoing contributions to the campus sustainability and energy efficiency efforts.

Sincerely,

Morgan

The Division of Intercollegiate Athletics (DIA) is looking to become more involved with the SWATeams and sustainability on campus. ECBS proposed ideas such as decreasing refrigerator usage, making a climate action plan specifically for DIA, and promoting recycling at tailgates. Illini Lights Out had their first event on September 29, and it was a success. 284 light switches were turned off in 13 different buildings. The Green Labs Coordinator position is slowly making progress, but there is a concern with funding. Updates on the ECIP were made, and there is a push being made for mid-year checkpoints in the future. ECBS also discussed if AFMFA projects could be redefined in order to do more maintenance-based projects.