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Bike Parking Funding Agreement
Associated Project(s):The goal of this project is to fund installation of bicycle parking facilities at the Undergraduate Library, the Ag. Sciences Engineering Building and Freer Hall. Cycling is a sustainable form of transportation, highly used by the student body, and inadequately supported on campus. Thus the students sustainability committee is in favor of funding the full requested amount of $10,600.
Everitt Electrical Building
Associated Project(s):A total of 2,059 lighting fixtures in the Everitt Electrical Building were changed from T-12 fixtures to T-8 fixtures as part of the ICECF 2008 Lighting Retrofit. This will allow an Annual kWh Savings of 336,327 hours. The Simple Payback for changing the fixtures in the Everitt Electrical Building is 2.25 years.
Agriculture Engineering Sciences Building
Associated Project(s):A total of 1,236 lighting fixtures in the Agriculture Engineering Sciences Building were changed from T-12 fixtures to T-8 fixtures as part of the ICECF Lighting Retrofit. This will allow an Annual kWh Savings of 193,605 hours. The Simple Payback for changing the fixtures in the Agriculture Engineering Sciences Building is 2.36 years.
CCNet sustainability on campus
Associated Project(s):See attached
Attached Files:Henry Administration Building
Associated Project(s):A total of2,135 lighting fixtures in the Henry Administration Building were changed from T-12 fixtures to T-8 fixtures as part of the ICECF Lighting Retrofit. This will allow an Annual kWh Savings of 358,223 hours. The Simple Payback for changing the fixtures in the Henry Administration Building is 1.75 years.
Armory
Associated Project(s):A total of 2,046 lighting fixtures in the Armory were changed from T-12 fixtures to T-8 fixtures as part of the ICECF Lighting Retrofit. This will allow an Annual kWh Savings of 312,561 hours. The Simple Payback for changing the fixtures in the Armory is 2.56 years. Occupancy sensors were also installed in this facility for further energy savings.
Mumford Hall
Associated Project(s):A total of 1,508 lighting fixtures in Mumford Hall were changed from T-12 fixtures to T-8 fixtures as part of the ICECF Lighting Retrofit. This will allow an Annual kWh Savings of 240,593 hours. The Simple Payback for changing the fixtures in Mumford Hall is 1.96 years.
Sustainability at the University of Illinois Presentation 2009
Associated Project(s):Tom Abram discussed UIUC sustainability goals and challenges, as well as next steps to improve campus sustainability.
Attached Files:Plant Sciences Laboratory
Associated Project(s):A total of 1,009 lighting fixtures in the Plant Science Laboratory were changed from T-12 fixtures to T-8 fixtures as part of the ICECF Lighting Retrofit. This will allow an Annual kWh Savings of 159,182 hours. The Simple Payback for changing the fixtures in the Plant Sciences Laboratory is 3.25 years.
Madigan Laboratory
Associated Project(s):A total of 2,587 lighting fixtures in Madigan Laboratory were changed from T-12 fixtures to T-8 fixtures as part of the ICECF Lighting Retrofit. This will allow an Annual kWh Savings of 401,383 hours. The Simple Payback for changing the fixtures in Madigan Laboratory is 2.35 years.
Loomis Laboratory
Associated Project(s):A total of 2,001 lighting fixtures in Loomis Laboratory were changed from T-12 fixtures to T-8 fixtures as part of the ICECF Lighting Retrofit. This will allow an Annual kWh Savings of 316,267 hours. The Simple Payback for changing the fixtures in Loomis Laboratory is 2.61 years.
Materials Research Laboratory
Associated Project(s):A total of 2,253 lighting fixtures in the Materials Research Laboratory were changed from T-12 fixtures to T-8 fixtures as part of the ICECF Lighting Retrofit. This will allow an Annual kWh Savings of 360,623 hours. The Simple Payback for changing the fixtures in the Materials Research Laboratory is 1.63 years.
Materials Science Engineering Building
Associated Project(s):A total of 893 lighting fixtures in the Materials Science Engineering Building were changed from T-12 fixtures to T-8 fixtures as part of the ICECF 2008 Lighting Retrofit. This will allow an Annual kWh Savings of 154,715 hours. The Simple Payback for changing the fixtures in MSEB is 3.99 years.
Mechanical Engineering Laboratory
Associated Project(s):A total of 1,395 lighting fixtures in the Mechanical Engineering Building were changed from T-12 fixtures to T-8 fixtures as part of the ICECF Lighting Retrofit. This will allow an Annual kWh Savings of 245,845 hours. The Simple Payback for changing the fixtures in the Mechanical Engineering Building is 1.77 years.
Talbot Laboratory
Associated Project(s):A total of 1,814 lighting fixtures in Talbot Laboratory were changed from T-12 fixtures to T-8 fixtures as part of the ICECF Lighting Retrofit. This will allow an Annual kWh Savings of 330,664 hours. The Simple Payback for changing the fixtures in Talbot Laboratory is 1.53 years.
Engineering Sciences Building
Associated Project(s):A total of 701 lighting fixtures in the National Soybean Research Center were changed from T-12 fixtures to T-8 fixtures as part of the ICECF Lighting Retrofit. This will allow an Annual kWh Savings of 110,376 hours. The Simple Payback for changing the fixtures in the Engineering Sciences Building is 3.04 years.
Saving Green by Going Green Presentation 2009
Associated Project(s):Terry Ruprecht and Tom Abram presented campus energy data at the 2009 buisness leadership conference.
Attached Files:Project kick off
Associated Project(s):The kickoff meeting for the ISTC geothermal study was led by Todd Rusk at ISTC on March 9, 2009. The agenda was 1) to discuss the overall project objectives, tasks, and requirements and 2) to begin preparations for drilling the test wells.
Participants included: Tom Abram, Eliana Brown, Kenneth Hlinka, Thomas Holm, Michael Jeffords, David Larson, Tim Lindsey, Kent Reifsteck, Bill Shilts, Douglas Walker, and Angela Wisehart.
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Associated Project(s):A total of 5,507 lighting fixtures in the Beckman Institute were changed from T-12 fixtures to T-8 fixtures as part of the ICECF Lighting Retrofit. This will allow an Annual kWh Savings of 857,210 hours. The Simple Payback for changing the fixtures in the Beckman Institute is 2.79 years.