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  2. Morgan talks with Mark Warner in Plumbing Shop

    Associated Project(s): 
    Water Fountain Retrofit
    Reduce Single-Use Plastics

    Mark Warner is the Plumbing Shop Foreman who will oversee the installations of these water fountain glass fillers.  Morgan gave him the preliminary priority list, discussed the work order methodology, and gave him the SSC funding requirements document.  The key points in the SSC funding requirements are (1) the funds must be spent by May 31, 2014, and (2) there must be at least 57 glass fillers installed with this funding.

    Morgan will submit one work order for each building. 

  4. Library interested in getting bike lockers

    Associated Project(s): 
    Bike Lockers

    Hi Jim and Morgan,

    Can this project be funded in total by the Students for Sustainability grant?  If not, there is insufficient support at this time from the Library to assist in funding the initiative. 

    Thanks

    Jeff

    From: Lev, James R
    Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 4:24 PM
    To: Slater, Robert; Johnston, Morgan B; Schrader, Jeffrey M
    Cc: Neptune, Amelia
    Subject: RE: FACILITIES NOTICE: Bicycle Thefts Across Campus - REMINDER

    Thanks

    The proposal raises some questions.  Some practical, some policy. 

    We will meet with Amelia and  she can do a little research for us.   

    Jim

    James R. Lev AIA
    Architect, Capital Planning

    University of Illinois
    Planning Division, Facilities & Services
    1501 South Oak Street, 115B PPSB MC-800
    Champaign, Illinois 61820

    (217) 244-5095, fax (217) 244-5775
    Email: jrlev@illinois.edu
    url: www.fs.uiuc.edu

    From: Slater, Robert
    Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 2:00 PM
    To: Johnston, Morgan B; Schrader, Jeffrey M
    Cc: Neptune, Amelia; Lev, James R
    Subject: RE: FACILITIES NOTICE: Bicycle Thefts Across Campus - REMINDER

    Thanks Morgan.

    I was curious about how much these cost, so I checked with one of the companies that seems to be used by several other Universities and major public venues around the country (although there are two other companies that also seem popular I didn’t check with them for comparative quotes, since this was very preliminary research). I worked with Brittany Chavez (turtle.storage.ltd@gmail.com) from the American Bicycle Security Company and she provided the attached quote for a trial size set (25 units) which runs about $40,000 (including delivery) and, I’m spitballing here, but I’m guessing another $5,000-$10,000 in local labor to have them installed, so about $50,000 ($2,000/unit) complete.

    This include some local customization (orange/blue theme, i-mark on the front door).

    -Robert

    From: Johnston, Morgan B
    Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 1:52 PM
    To: Schrader, Jeffrey M; Slater, Robert
    Cc: Neptune, Amelia; Lev, James R
    Subject: RE: FACILITIES NOTICE: Bicycle Thefts Across Campus - REMINDER

    Hi Robert and Jeff,

    The appropriate approval for a bike locker would come from the Architecture Review Committee (ARC).  Jim Lev, copied here, is the chair of that committee.  I always start with them for proposed changes to the exterior campus space. 

    I’ve also copied Amelia Neptune here, as the Campus Bicycle Coordinator in my office.  She would be a good reference for understanding the preferences of cyclists around campus, if you would like that input.

    Please keep me informed about any decisions to put in bike lockers.  It is one of the items that we get asked about and I’d like to know if you do end up getting some installed.

    Thanks a ton,

    Morgan

    From: Schrader, Jeffrey M
    Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 1:10 PM
    To: Slater, Robert
    Cc: Johnston, Morgan B
    Subject: RE: FACILITIES NOTICE: Bicycle Thefts Across Campus - REMINDER

    Hi Robert,

    Morgan Johnston would be the Campus contact.  I will let her answer your questions.

    Thanks

    Jeff

    From: Slater, Robert
    Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 11:30 AM
    To: Schrader, Jeffrey M
    Subject: RE: FACILITIES NOTICE: Bicycle Thefts Across Campus - REMINDER

    Hey Jeff,

    I finally got a quote back from those bicycle locker companies. They run about $1500-$2000 a piece (unless you are ordering a ton, in which case the offer a per unit discount). What campus entity makes the decision on what bike racks are purchased and where they are installed? Does each college/unit decide for the area around their building? On their own or with the blessing of campus facilities?

    From: University of Illinois Library News [mailto:LIBNEWS-L@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU] On Behalf Of Schrader, Jeffrey M
    Sent: Wednesday, September 4, 2013 11:19 AM
    To: LIBNEWS-L@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU
    Subject: Re: FACILITIES NOTICE: Bicycle Thefts Across Campus - REMINDER

    The bicycle thefts across Campus continue.  Please review the Libnews message below sent in July 2013.

    Also, please remember bicycles are not allowed in Campus Buildings.

    Campus Policy

    http://admin.illinois.edu/policy/code/article2_part6_2-601.html

    Library Policy

    The Library policy is in the patron policy section under Use of Bicycle and Laptop Locks:

    http://www.library.illinois.edu/administration/services/policies/patron_conduct.html

    Thank you

    Jeff Schrader

    From: Schrader, Jeffrey M
    Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 10:20 AM
    To: LIBNEWS-L@LISTSERV.ILLINOIS.EDU
    Subject: FACILITIES NOTICE: Bicycle Thefts Across Campus

    FACILITIES NOTICE:

    Bicycle Thefts Across Campus

    There has been an increase in bicycle thefts in north and central campus areas over the past few months.  The four most recent have involved security cables being cut.  Individuals may wish to purchase locks that cannot be cut.

    Local retailers:

    http://www.walmart.com/search/search-ng.do?search_query=Bicycle+Locks&adid=22222222220202382092&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=e&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=30634785836&wl4=&veh=sem

    http://www.target.com/s?searchTerm=bike+locks&category=0%7CAll%7Cmatchallpartial%7Call+categories&lnk=snav_sbox_bike+locks

    http://www.meijer.com/catalog/search_command.cmd?keyword=bike+locks

    Jeff Schrader

  5. Morgan Johnston speaks with ESE 360, Rob Kanter

    Associated Project(s): 
    Support sustainability courses through guest lectures

    Rob Kanter is teaching a class about environmental writing.  Rob is known for his Environmental Almanac work, and began teaching this class last year.  A year ago, Morgan Johnston gave a presentation overviewing the work that is happening with the Climate Action Plan.  This year, rather than a presentation, the students did a group interview.  There were twenty students.

  6. meeting with Morgan and Amy

    Associated Project(s): 
    Water Fountain Retrofit
    Reduce Single-Use Plastics

    Amy Liu and Morgan Johnston discussed the process for moving forward.

    1. Morgan will submit a work order to F&S installers.
    2. Morgan will schedule a tour of the proposed locations, with Amy, Morgan, and the F&S installation contact.
    3. F&S installers will proceed to install the glass fillers as quickly as possible, in the order previous identified.
    4. Amy will meet with the Illinois Student Senate, Environmental Sustainability Committee, to seek their attention to this project.
    5. Amy will continue working on the anti-water bottle campaign.

     

  7. Tuesday lunch minutes

    Associated Project(s): 
    Sustainability Meet and Greet Coffees [ARCHIVED]

    Lunch Meeting from Tuesday, September 3rd 2013


    What Happened: Today was a first informal meeting of minds sharing an interest in sustainability. There were five total attendees from very different backgrounds and levels of involvement.


    Why: While a more formal meeting might get more done, the informal setting can happen under the pretense that people just like to share ideas. More importantly, sharing ideas just to do it is something that is strongly encouraged with the right motives in mind.


    Details: This meeting was a follow up on an idea to improve the interconnectivity of “Green Teams.” These teams vary in scale as much as they do in internal organization and both currently exist throughout the community or will come into being in the near future.


    Hopefully, the ideas that these meeting produce will be implemented to help each group become more aware of the rest. As put forward by an attendee, it should be a goal to eliminate the “reinvention of the wheel” for our community’s idea of sustainable culture.


    Next Steps: The discussion was very geared toward the ability to get larger groups of people involved. The collaboration with officials that have knowledge of the given subject a team is associated with is essential, but the ability of a group to create incentive that hits home with your average consumer is tantamount to getting sustainability to take off. The idea was put forth of a virtual tracking system that showed a goal and its progress or assigned points to community members for involvements within goals, as such ideas have been successful in the past.


    However, getting systems like this off the ground require getting people excited, and the idea of a goal or nominal reward is not enough. Well laid out systems must be designed.


    Education: Along the lines of what is being sought after for these meetings is the education of the public of how they can get involved. We heard today about a lot of the ways that these teams are already interconnected in ways that your general resident likely has no clue about. Two examples are given below:


    Learning IN Community, or LINC courses. These classes often are in a sustainable strain of thinking and are offered as a way to get students involved with local associations. Link provided in comprehensive list.


    The Extention Progams. These are specific to land grant schools, such as UIUC, that attempt to focus on teaching, research and outreach. Link provided in comprehensive list.


    I may need some help defining all the Green Teams that were mapped out today but a comprehensive list is a good first step. Please find the startings of one below:


    • Campus Bike Shop (CBS) or The Bike Project (TBP) Link

    • Students for Environmental Concerns (SECS) Link

    • Engineering Department

      • CEE398PBL Link

        • Bike Signage

      • ENG315: Learning in Community (LINC) Link

    • School of Earth Society and Environment (ESE) Link

      • ESE360OCE: Environmental Writing

    • Student Sustainability Committee (SSC) Link

      • Land

      • Water

      • Energy

      • Food and Waste

      • Education

      • Transportation

    • Center for a Sustainable Environment (CSE) Link

    • Champaign County Sustainable Network (CCNet) Link

    • Illinois Green Business Association (IGBA) Link

    • Smart Energy Design Assistance Center (SEDAC) Link

    • The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) Link

    • ESC?

    Additional points of contact that should be considered among lines of contact:

    • Illinois Student Senate (ISS)

    • City of Urbana

    • City of Champaign

    • Champaign County

    • Illinois State Geologic Survey (ISGS)

    • Federal Farm Bureau



     

  9. Thanks for Participants

    Associated Project(s): 
    Sustainability Meet and Greet Coffees [ARCHIVED]

    Hello to some wonderful and amazing people!

    Thank you so very much for participating in the first ever Sustainability Meet and Greet Coffees.  We had 120 different participants, ranging from about 30 to 50 people each day.  The discussions were lively and productive, with a number of new initiatives conceived and discussed.  I would appreciate hearing from each of you about the ideas that you found most interesting and would like to see us pursue.  I would also appreciate getting any feedback about the events, so we can improve for next time.  Please email me directly with any suggestions and ideas you would like to share.

    At the end of the today’s coffee, a number of people expressed interest in continuing these discussions.  Gabriel Posluszny suggested we arrange to do regular brown bag lunches, beginning immediately on Tuesday at noon at Café Paradisio.  I am sure these will turn into a regular event of some type, and we will be sure to keep you informed.  Here is the official invitation to the first one.  Gabriel has committed to being the anchor on Tuesday, so I’ve copied him here.

    You are invited!

    • Where: Café Paradisio, southwest corner of Lincoln Avenue and Nevada Street
    • When: Noon on Tuesday, September 3, 2013
    • What: Sustainability Meet and Greet Luncheon
    • Who: Anyone interested in continuing the Coffee discussions
    • Why: To build up the Local Sustainability Community and Culture

    Seeing the enthusiasm and excitement these coffees have built, I’d like to share the complete list of everyone who attended with all 120 of you.  However, that was not the original intention, so please let me know (by next Friday) if you would prefer to not share your contact information with this group.

    Again, thank you so much for spending time with us this week, and I look forward to working with all of you this year.

    Sincerely,

    Morgan

    ============================

    Ms. Morgan B. Johnston

    Sustainability Coordinator

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Facilities & Services, 115J PPSB, MC-800

    1501 S. Oak, Champaign, IL 61820

    217-333-2668 mbjohnst@illinois.edu

    http://icap.sustainability.illinois.edu

     

  11. additional questions from SPO

    Steve Rotello, SPO, met with Morgan Johnston and Justin Johnston to review the answers we provided about the Solar Farm evaluation.  During the meeting, Steve asked additional follow up questions.  Morgan agreed to work on getting those answers, and Steve said he would go read the materials we had provided.

  12. List of Locations

    Associated Project(s): 
    Water Fountain Retrofit
    Reduce Single-Use Plastics

    David Mischiu and Amy Liu met today to form a very basic list of priority buildings for filler installment. Additionally, they determined which floors for each building would be most useful to have them on. Here is the list, 1 indicating highest priority. 

    1. Undergraduate Library, floors 1 and ground level
    2. Grainger Library, all floors
    3. Ikenberry Commons, floor 1
    4. Armory, floors 1 and 3
    5. Wohlers Hall, floors 1 and 2
    6. Loomis Lab, floors 1 and 2
    7. Siebel Center, basement and floor 1
    8. Natural Resources Building, floors 1 and 2

    They still want to take a look a few more buildings in the quad. Whatever is surveyed from that might not even change the list presented already, but add to how this project could materialize in the future.

  13. Update from Tracy Osby at the Waste Transfer Station

    Associated Project(s): 
    Achieve Zero Waste

    The saw dust pan at the PPSB is no longer emptied at the WTS. We are currently emptying it at the Horse and Dairy barns. It is now being diverted from the landfill. Also, the DSC staff that work here at the WTS work hours has been extended to 3:30PM provided we have work for them here to do. This way all the pans with the exception of the compactors from Dining Services and the trash from ORD will be emptied in the south bay here at the WTS.

  15. Phoenix will comply with US Steel requirements

    Associated Project(s): 
    Solar Farm 1.0

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Borkowski, Joe [mailto:J.Borkowski@Phoenixsolar.us]
    Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 2:11 PM
    To: Johnston, Morgan B; Dempsey, John Garrett
    Subject: U.S. Steel use for University solar

    Morgan,

    This email is to attest Phoenix Solar will comply with Illinois and Federal Buy American procurement provisions.  For the purpose of clarity, Phoenix Solar will ensure the steel that is used on this system will be procured and manufactured in the United States.

    I look forward to speaking soon.

    Best regards,

    Joe Borkowski

  18. Bicycle Ambassador Program Launching

    Associated Project(s): 
    Increase Bicycle Use
    Bicycle Ambassador Program

    Applications are now being accepted for a new Bicycle Ambassador program at the University of Illinois.  Bicycle Ambassadors are bicycling enthusiasts who will promote bicycling for transportation, raise awareness about the rights and responsbilities of cyclists, and foster a postitive bicycle culture on our campus.  Interested students, staff, and faculty are encouraged to sign up to become a Bicycle Ambassador today! 

    Learn more on the Bike Ambassador project page: https://icap.sustainability.illinois.edu/project/bicycle-ambassador-program

  19. Urbana Sustainability Manager, Scott Tess, provides overview of program

    Associated Project(s): 
    Urbana-Champaign Energy Star Challenge [ARCHIVED]

    The Urbana Climate Action Plan’s Goal 1: Action 1 calls for creating “programs to encourage businesses to retrofit existing buildings.”  The U-C Kilowatt Crackdown will challenge businesses and property managers to benchmark their buildings’ 2013 energy performance on the free Energy Star Portfolio Manager and then track and improve their energy performance for 2014.  This program may be replicable the following year dependent on participation and future interest.

    Key Phrases

    • • Challenge yourself to cut costs and improve performance.
    • • Fun, easy, convenient, popular.
    • • Pledge today to cut costs and avoid waste.
    • • Leading businesses are joining the Kilowatt Crackdown
    • • Benchmark,  improve, awards

    Driving Participation

    • • Registration/Pledge may be conducted with an online webform and through a postcard mailed back to the City.  Participants could be listed on a website serving as a public commitment.
      • o Building name, address, contact name, phone, and email
    • • Opinion makers may be invited to offer a quote or appear in a video to establish participation as a social norm.
      • o Newscaster, football coach, leading business person
    • • Interns may be trained to provide Energy Star Portfolio Manager support for participants to increase program convenience and actively seek out participants.
    • • Awards for top performers may follow in early 2015.
      • o Certificate for all who submit SEP
      • o Buildings achieving 10 or 20% reduction in EUI
      • o Energy Star Certified
      • o Greatest Percentage EUI reduction
      • o City Bragging Rights Award for most new Energy Star Buildings per capita

    Inputs

    • • ES Div. staff time
    • • Planning Div. staff time
    • • Urbana $2,000 for advertising, printing, awards
    • • Champaign $2,000 for advertising, printing, awards
    • • CCRPC website and registration management
    • • Partner Service Providers’ staff time
      • o IGBA for small and large businesses
    • • Provide basic energy efficiency installations (CFLs, Faucet Aerators, LED Exit Signs, Pre-rinse spray valves) and help businesses attain more incentive dollars and installations through ActOnEnergy programs.
    • • Recruit ‘Energy Specialist’ interns to assist buildings with benchmarking
      • o SEDAC for large businesses
    • • Perform benchmarking for buildings and provide recommendations for improvements
    • • Consider amending qualifying square footage for participating buildings
    • • Recruit ‘Energy Specialist’ interns to assist buildings with benchmarking
      • o Ameren
    • • Business Energy Assessments and Incentives
    • • Funding
    • • Branding
      • o DCEO
    • • Andrea Rice
    • • Promotional Partners
      • o Chamber
      • o UBA
      • o City of Urbana
      • o City of Champaign
      • o News media
      • o EDC

    Outputs

    • • Handbills, advertisements, awards
    • • 25 commercial buildings benchmarked
    • • 15 commercial buildings reduce energy consumption
    • • UPTV video, Smile Politely ad, News-Gazette ad, Facebook promotion
    • • Promotional speaking opportunities with Chamber, UBA, Developer’s Luncheon, CCNet, Green Drinks
    • • 5 earned media in print, web, radio, tv
    • • SEPs and awards

    Outcomes

    • • 15 buildings reduce GHG by an average of 20%

    Timeline

    • • July 2013 Determine Ameren role
    • • July 2013 Firm up partner roles, process, and website plan
    • • Aug. 2013 Agree partner roles and process
    • • Sept. 2013 Finish website and printed piece
    • • Sept. 2013 Work with Marketing meeting to promote
    • • Oct. 2013 Invites to Benchmark
    • • Oct. 2013 Invites to lunch and learn
    • • Nov. 2013 Lunch and learn with recorded ESPM 101
    • • Dec. 2013 Lunch and learn with recorded ESPM 201
    • • 2014 Check-ins
    • • Jul. 2014  Data check in
    • • Dec. 2014 Share media advisory templates
    • • Jan. 2015 Invites to share SEPs
    • • Feb. 2015 Invites to awards
    • • Mar. 2015 Awards
    • • Apr. 2015 Follow up with participants on interest

     

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