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Here are the winners for the 2018 ECIP Awards!
Occupant Action | % Improvement | Incentive Award |
1. Turner Hall | 21.8% | $103,130 |
2. Art and Design Building | 19.9% | $37,816 |
3. Burrill Hall | 19.8% | $57,518 |
Energy Advancement | % Improvement | Incentive Award |
1. Coordinated Science Laboratory | 47.2% | $84,308 |
2. Seitz Materials Research Laboratory | 44.4% | $91,537 |
3. Loomis Laboratory of Physics | 40.7% | $25,717 |
4. Harker Hall | 38.0% | $10,000 |
Join iSEE, the Student Sustainability Committee and Facilities & Services for a "plogging" fun run/walk, a tour of Abbott Power Plant, a celebration event with organizations and RSOs that includes the Energy Conservation Incentive Program awards and updates on Illinois Climate Action Plan goals, a socially responsible investing program, and the popular Illini Lights Out energy savings event.
Tony Mancuso . Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE)
Occupant Action Category |
% Improvement |
Incentive Award |
1. Foellinger Auditorium | 41.0% | $61,994 |
2. Natural Resources Building | 21.0% | $38,543 |
3. 1207 W. Oregon | 19.4% | $15,677 |
4. Agricultural Engineering Sciences Building |
13.6% | $12,986 |
Energy Advancement Category |
% Improvement |
Incentive Award |
1. Early Child Development Laboratory |
25.2% | $10,000* |
2. Administrative Information Technology Services Building |
24.1% | $10,000* |
3. Astronomy Building | 23.4% | $10,000* |
4. ACES Library, Information & Alumni Center |
23.2% | $10,000* |
see file
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.
The Office of the Provost approved $75,000 in one-time funding for the next step in the LED Exit Sign retrofit project. The funding of $75,000 is for LED Exit Sign lighting replacement, additions, and new building surveys. Material and labor of $70,000 would be used to replace 343 fixtures in 20 buildings at an average rate of $204/fixture. An additional $5,000 is proposed to survey 50 campus buildings for exit light counts. That will provide the input necessary for the next phase, once this phase is completed.
Morgan Johnston and Shawna Grady met to discuss the potential uses for the Transportation Building's ECIP funding award ($10,000). Options included additional recycling bins, LED lamps, power strips, battery recycling containers, and potentially a waste characterization study for the building (if available through ISTC).
F&S Building Maintenance submitted the attached funding request to the F&S Director of Shared and Administrative Services for the next round of the LED Exit Sign projects.
Krannert Center has identified several projects to tackle with the ECIP award funding:
The dollar amounts listed are approximations. Any additional funds not used for these items would be allocated to expanding the stock of replacement LED bulbs.
Sarthak Prasad completed his independent study with Dr. Rizwan Uddin in fall 2016. Please see attached the final report from this study.
The 2016 ECIP award winners were announced last Wednesday, and they will be given plaques at the annual Campus Sustainability Celebration this week, 10/16 from 4-6 at the Alice Campbell Alumni Center. Here is the letter.
Congratulations!
We would like to recognize your unit as a 2016 Energy Conservation Incentive Program (ECIP) award winner during the Campus Sustainability Celebration on Wednesday, October 26 from 4-6 p.m. at the Alice Campbell Alumni Center. For planning purposes, please let us know who will be accepting the award(s) on behalf of your unit by Friday, October 21.
Sustainability initiatives are at the core of Illinois’ commitment to its land-grant university mission. The Climate Leadership Commitment pledges the Urbana campus to be carbon neutral by 2050, which requires all students, staff, and employees working together to implement a dynamic, multi-disciplinary approach to campus sustainability.
The ECIP awards began in 2013 as a way to recognize outstanding individual and team efforts that move us closer to reaching our Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP) goals. The ECIP honors occupants of campus buildings that have reduced energy at the greatest level from one year to the next. This year more than $177,000 for improvement projects in winning facilities will be provided through the program.
Everyone researching, learning, and working in these nine buildings is an ECIP winner, and we encourage as many participants to join the celebration as possible. Hosted by Facilities & Services and the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment, the Campus Sustainability Celebration will cover the iCAP objectives, celebrate the diverse sustainability community, and recognize 2016 winners.
We look forward to you and your employees joining us to celebrate the ECIP winners and their contributions toward campus energy conservation.
2016 ECIP WINNERS |
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Occupant Action Category |
% Improvement |
Incentive Award |
1. Atmospheric Sciences Building |
7.5% |
$50,324 |
2. Krannert Center for the Performing Arts |
4.8% |
$34,111 |
3. Institute of Government & Public Affairs Building |
4.4% |
$15,083 |
4. 1207 West Oregon Street (tie) |
2.9% |
$10,048 |
4. Temple Hoyne Buell Hall (tie) |
2.4% |
$11,486 |
Energy Advancement Category |
% Improvement |
Incentive Award |
1. Davenport Hall |
25.8% |
$26,335 |
2. Ceramics Kiln House |
21.2% |
$10,000 |
3. Transportation Building |
14.0% |
$10,000 |
4. Rehabilitation Education Center |
9.6% |
$10,000 |
Helen J. Coleman, LEED AP
Interim Executive Director
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Facilities & Services
1501 South Oak St.
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 265-8477
E-mail: hjcolema@illinois.edu
Met with the university Facilities and Services officials and LED staff on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, to discuss the progress of LED Campus projects so far. The main focus of the meeting was Exit signs in the buildings. Meeting was hosted by Mogan Johnston, and attended by Ken Buenting, Brian Finet, Steven Bainbridge, and Patty Douglas.
The ECBS Objective 4 Subcommittee met Tuesday, February 16 to continue fleshing out the ECBS SWATeam's fourth iCAP objective, which has to do with increasing campus engagement in sustainability. Discussion continued on ECIP and potential changes for the upcoming year- a major issue is raising awareness of this program and others like it. By the conclusion of the meeting, the focus of the subcommittee shifted to creating and sending recommendations to the iCAP Working Group, such as a Green Labs Initiative proposal as well as continuing Eco-Olympics or initiating a similar program that would serve as dorm resident engagement. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 23.
The ECBS Objective 4 Subcommittee held its first meeting on Tuesday, February 9. Discussion revolved around the issue of tying all existing campus engagement programs (e.g., ECIP, Certified Green Office Program, revolving loan fund, etc.) together into one campus-wide brand.
Occupant Action Category | % Improvement | Incentive Award |
1. Admissions and Records Building |
39.2% | $61,778 |
2. Agricultural Bioprocess Laboratory |
25.2% | $34,110 |
3. Christopher Hall | 24.9% | $18,297 |
4. Turner Hall | 11.4% | $16,075 |
Energy Advancement Category | % Improvement | Incentive Award |
1. David Kinley Hall | 39.9% | $33,701 |
2. Lincoln Hall | 32.0% | $15,961 |
3. Early Childhood Development Building |
24.2% | $10,000 |
4. Davenport Hall | 19.6% | $10,000 |
The Daily Illini notes the ECIP in this article about the iCAP Forum.
http://www.dailyillini.com/news/article_e5e80564-5a55-11e4-b9f4-001a4bcf...
CHAMPAIGN, IL (October 22, 2014) – Eight facilities on the Urbana campus will win funding for facility improvements as recipients of the 2014 Energy Conservation Incentive Program (ECIP) awards on Wednesday, October 22 at 3:00 p.m. in Illini Union 314B as a part of the Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP) Forum.
Last year, the ECIP awarded more than $250K in pre-approved energy conservation projects.
The list of FY14 winning facilities is attached.
After the successful completion of the recent LED Exit Sign upgrades, the F&S Building Maintenance division has received approval for another round of LED Exit Sign upgrades. Ken Buenting, Sharon Ball, Ryan Wild, and Morgan Johnston met to discuss the prioritization process for identifying the next buildings to address. Buildings will be ranked according to student/transient visitor contact hours (if this information can be obtained), results of campus code fire safety reports, and coordination with other projects or funding.