iWG meeting minutes April 9th, 2018
Attached are the meeting minutes from the iWG meeting that was held on April 9th, 2018.
Attached are the meeting minutes from the iWG meeting that was held on April 9th, 2018.
The iCAP Working Group (iWG) met on November 30th, 2017, to discuss the ECONS006 Energy Conservation Funding 2017, and started the assessment of this recommendation. Their official comment was:
"Energy Conservation is vital to maintaining our energy savings and emission reductions and has a strong payback. The Provost’s Office should consider this recommendation when reviewing Facilities and Services’ budget for FY19 and should consider this in light of the larger budget reform process."
See the attached file for the complete assessment of this recommendation complete with official comments from all the iWG members.
See SWATeam recommendation ECONS006 Energy Conservation Funding 2017 here.
The iCAP Working Group (iWG) met on March 14th, 2018 to discuss the ALUFS004 South Farm Management Plan recommendation. We were joined by Bruce Branham and Colleen Williams from the ALUFS SWATeam to explain the objectives behind the recommendation.
The iWG started the assessment on March 14th, 2018, and their draft assessment of the recommendation was:
The iWG recommends that the Dean of ACES charges a committee to develop a management plan (as described by the SWATeam) to promote sustainable practices on South Farm. Committee should include Farm Managers, faculty experts including ACES, PRI and water scholars, and students. The plan should include the assessment of the current status, evaluation of operational and financial impacts, and impediments to Best Management Practices.
See SWATeam recommendation ALUFS004 South Farm Management Plan here.
Attached are the meeting minutes from the iWG meeting that was held on March 14th, 2018.
The recommendation was submitted to the NRES unit on March 2, 2018, by Morgan White. Jay Hayek, Extension Forestry Specialist in NRES, will be planting 2 acres of trees at the southwest corner of Race Street and Windsor Road. The trees were purchased by the Champaign County Rotary Club. There will be a wide variety of native oak and hickory species that come in 3 gallon containers and range in height from 3-6 feet. The Students for Environmental Concerns (SECS) plan to assist with planting the trees, when they are delivered in early April.
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The iCAP Working Group (iWG) met on October 27th, 2017, to discuss and start the assessment of the SWATeam recommendation EGen007 Solar Farm 2.0. The iWG's final recommendation was:
"The iWG agrees that this is the most cost-effective method for meeting the iCAP objective of 25,000 MWh/year of on-campus solar generation by FY25. To meet that goal, the Solar Farm 2.0 project needs to begin soon, under F&S direction."
See attached the iWG assessment complete with official comments from all the iWG members.
Chancellor Jones approved moving forward with soliciting proposals for Solar Farm 2.0, at the Sustainability Council meeting yesterday. F&S will now start working on an RFP process to consider building another 50 acres of solar PVs on south farms.
The SWATeam recommendation, eGen007 Solar Farm 2.0, was transmitted to the Sustainability Council and was presented during their meeting on December 7, 2017.
For future updates, please refer to Solar Farm 2.0.
See iWG assessment of EGen007 Solar Farm 2.0 here.
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The attached pdf shows the FY16 status update posters for iCAP objectives, shared by each SWATeam at the Campus Sustainability Celebration.”
The iCAP Working Group met and discussed the following items:
1. Welcome to New Members
2. SWATeam Updates
3. Green Labs Program Update
a. Overview of Green Labs Concept
b. History of SWATeam Recommendation and Assessment
c. Green Labs Best Practices From Peer Institutions
d. Open Issues for Discussion
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The iCAP Working Group transmitted the Water SWATeam recommendation to do a feasibility study for implementing the award winning RainWorks Challenge student design in parking lot F4 on campus.
See attached iWG assessment.
See SWATeam recommendation Water005 Rainworks Design Lot F4 here.
The Water and Stormwater SWATeam recommendation to install a real-time water meter on the greywater pipes in the Business Instructional Facility has been approved by F&S leadership. This project will proceed with funding from the Student Sustainability Committee and F&S Utilities & Energy Services.
F&S Interim Executive Director Helen Coleman approved F&S staff time to work on updating the Campus Administrative Manual (CAM) policy for Zero Waste. Morgan Johnston will take the lead on this effort. The actual policy update will need approval from the CAM advisory committee.