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Zero Waste listserv sign up information
Associated Project(s):This is a Listserv of various universities dedicated to waste topics. This could be a great resource for learning and connecting with other universities.
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Puchase Order approved - Project 529
Associated Project(s):The Purchase Order to purchase the Community-Plan of the Project 529's bicycle registration system was approved and the contract was sent to the vendor via email (due to the pandemic) on May 1, 2020. The contract would begin on July 1, 2020 and end on June 30, 2021. Sarthak Prasad will work with the F&S IT department to plan and prepare to use the new system and the bicycle registration fee.
The trial period for the Project 529 system will end on June 30, 2020.
SSC Funding Award: Bike Path Renovation: Armory Avenue Path South of Gregory Hall
Associated Project(s):The SSC awarded $50,000 for the "Bike Path Renovation: Armory Avenue Path South of Gregory Hall". This award will expire on May, 2022. Please see attached the Funding agreement.
SSC funding letter
Associated Project(s):Attached Files:Slides from the April 27th meeting
Associated Project(s):Please see attached the slides from the April 27th meeting.
Attached Files:Lighting Update - as requested by PWR015
Associated Project(s):The attached file was prepared in response to the PWR015 recommendation. Additional information about lighting update projects is available in the iCAP Portal under Lighting Conservation Projects and sub-projects. The current University Facilities Standards require the use of energy efficient lighting (see https://fs.illinois.edu/resources/facilities-standards).
Attached Files:Map the System 2020 Social Innovation Challenge
Associated Project(s):Map the System is a global competition that challenges students to think differently about social and environmental change. Watch this year’s teams pitch change-making ideas in the Illinois campus semi-final for a share of $8,000 in cash prizes and a chance to represent Illinois at the Global Final. Join us to learn and get inspired to social action! Register: go.gies.illinois.edu/mapthesystem
April 30, 4–6 PM Valeri Werpetinski • Origin Ventures Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership
Map the System 2020 Social Innovation Challenge
notes from composting discussion
Associated Project(s):see attached
Attached Files:iCAP Forum live stream on Facebook
Associated Project(s):https://www.facebook.com/events/3042436352483573/
Watch this live, or check it out later, to see the draft iCAP 2020 objectives! This is so exciting!!!
Energy SWATeam Meeting: April 22, 2020
Associated Project(s):Attached are the meeting minutes from the Energy SWATeam meeting on 4/22/2020.
Attached Files:Resilience Team Meeting: April 22, 2020
Associated Project(s):The Resilience SWATeam met on 04/22/2020 to discuss changes and edits to the draft of the Resilience Chapter of the 2020 iCAP that the team recieved from the iWG. After the discussion, edits were made to the draft document and then sent to the iWG for further review.
Solar Urbana-Champaign 5.0
Associated Project(s):Affordable and Sustainable
Solar Urbana Champaign is returning in 2020 with version 5.0! Offered by the City of Urbana, Prairie Rivers Network, and the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, home and business owners throughout Champaign County, Piatt County, and Vermillion County may participate in this program to help pool their buying power to secure significant discounts that make installing solar more affordable. Go here to check for updates on solarurbanachampaign.com and announcements on our forthcoming, socially-distant Solar Urbana-Champaign 5.0 bulk solar energy purchase program.Archived info - previous project description
Associated Project(s):This project will document existing trees on campus, using a GPS device and collecting tree details into the ArcGIS data layer. The existing Tree Inventory was last updated in 2006, so it includes trees that have subsequently been removed and it is missing new trees that have been planted. Through this project, the Tree Inventory will be updated to include all and only existing trees on campus.
It's Earth Week!
Associated Project(s):It’s Earth Week! Time to Celebrate iCAP 2020
Fifty years ago this month, millions of Americans fed up with oil spills, smog and pollution took to the streets in a massive environmental protest to educate the public and demand government action.
That first Earth Day is credited with launching the modern environmental movement and several landmark laws: the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Endangered Species Act.
In conjunction with the 50th anniversary, iSEE is celebrating Earth Week with a few virtual events tied to the national Earth Day 2020 theme — climate action — and a fun way to promote sustainability at home!
iCAP 2020 Celebration and Forum! On Thursday, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., we will celebrate sustainability and the Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP) during a Facebook livestream event. The first iCAP was written 10 years ago to help the campus achieve carbon neutrality as soon as possible, and by 2050 at the latest. Tune in as we showcase the draft of the 2020 iCAP and the hard work of the many people who have contributed their time and effort to this project.
We've come a long way since the drafting process began, with new ideas for reducing waste, curbing water and energy use, lowering carbon emissions, and promoting sustainability on campus! You can RSVP and sign up for reminders at the Facebook link above.
Earth Week Bingo! Chart your sustainable activities this week with a game of Earth Week Bingo! You can find a playing card on our website and social media (or download the image at right), then fill in the squares as you complete each activity.
Start a compost pile, identify wildlife on a nature walk, switch to reusable water bottles, go a full day without meat, share your favorite nature poem, or take part in one of iSEE's virtual events. When you can say "Bingo!" share your card for a chance to win a sustainability prize!
Keeling Lecture: We kick off Earth Week today with a talk by Texas Tech University climate scientist and U of I graduate Katharine Hayhoe, who will deliver this year's Keeling Lecture. You can hear her talk, "Climate Science in a Fact-Free World," at 4 p.m. today on Zoom.
Hayhoe argues that scientists have to understand the "true roots" of climate denial to engage constructively with those who politicize the science — and possibly identify areas of common ground. This lecture is sponsored by iSEE and the Department of Atmospheric Sciences.
Register on the Facebook event to RSVP. To listen on Zoom: Meeting ID 722 887 599; Password "Keeling"
A Half-Century of Environmental Activism: Illinois' environmental roots date back more than 50 years to 1969, when a student group formed to stage a program for that first Earth Day in 1970. Students for Environmental Concerns (SECS) — then known as Students for Environmental Controls — arranged for speakers, panel discussions and films about a full slate of environmental topics, from ecological preservation to population growth.
Volunteers also cleaned up the Boneyard Creek, went door-to-door in an environmental education campaign, and put a car on trial on the Quad for environmental destruction. It was found guilty and sentenced to a sledgehammering!
Read more about the history of the state's first environmental group.
Grind2Energy
Associated Project(s):Grind2Energy: Turning Campus Food Waste into Fuel
The 49,000 students educated at the University of Illinois can generate a lot of food waste. Most of it winds up in a landfill. But for students with a dining hall plan, food waste is ultimately turned into energy, helping the campus reduce its carbon footprint.
With the "Grind2Energy" system, food scraps are ground down and ultimately run through an anaerobic digester at the Urbana-Champaign Sanitary District, producing methane that is used for fuel to power the plant. The system was installed at Florida Avenue Residence Halls last fall, and others are in the works.
"Hopefully this small piece will be part of a bigger system down the road," said Thurman Etchison, Assistant Director of Housing Dining Services for Equipment and Facilities.
Earth Week Event: Annual Keeling Lecture by Katharine Hayhoe
Associated Project(s):Join the Department of Atmospheric Sciences and iSEE for the annual Charles David Keeling Lecture. This year we feature noted atmospheric scientist and U of I alumna Katharine Hayhoe discussing “Climate Science in a Fact-Free World.” This "zero carbon" event is vailable on Zoom (Meeting ID: 722 887 599; Password: Keeling).
April 20, 4–5 PM • Zoom Tony Mancuso • Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE)
Earth Week Event: Annual Keeling Lecture by Katharine Hayhoe
https://www.facebook.com/events/216025282792996/
PPAs can be as long as 25 years
Associated Project(s):While procurement laws still restrict the majority of campus purchasing contracts to ten years, there is a state of Illinois law that allows our campus to enter into Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) that are as long as 25 years. See http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=101-0193 for details.
Meeting minutes and slides from the April 6th meeting
Associated Project(s):Please see attached the meeting minutes and slides from the April 6th meeting.
Attached Files:Zero Waste SWATeam Meeting: 17 April 2020
Associated Project(s):Attached are the meeting minutes of the Zero Waste SWATeam meeting on 17 April 2020.
The agenda is as follows:
Review SP20 Recommendations
Review iCAP 2020 Draft Chapter
Discuss vending machine alternatives
- Purchasing (A. Finder)
- Alternative options (L. Liebenberg & R. McKim)
Attached Files: