Attached are the meeting minutes from 9-22-21. The agenda focused on iWG iCAP 2020 priorities, Council/Sub-council updates, ZW004 and LW002 next steps, an overview of campus sustainability month, and updates from the student groups. 

We had a great iCAP Team and iCAP Working Group Kickoff on 9/16/21! During the event, we heard from iSEE Interim Director, Dr. Madhu Khanna, went through the team rosters, iCAP Procedures, iCAP 2020 and progress made thus far, and lastly summarized other resources that sustainability advocates should be aware of. 

The iCAP Teams and iCAP Working Group are instrumental in helping campus advance and achieve our sustainability goals and we look forward to a great year!

The presentation is attached and the recording is found here. 

Following the completion of iWG assessment for ZW002 Join NERC Government Recycling Demand Champions, the recommendation was transmitted to Brad Henson and Aaron Finder at the UIUC Purchasing Office. 

See iWG assessment of ZW002 - Join NERC Government Recycling Demand Champions attached.

See iCAP Team Recommendation ZW002 - Join NERC Government Recycling Demand Champions here.

The iCAP Working Group met on 7-22-21. Attached are the meeting minutes. The agenda was as follows: 

1. Introductions
2. Energy006
   1. Update on Freezer Challenge (Paul Foote) ~4 min
   2. Update on Greener Labs Inventory Toolkit (Morgan White) ~4 min
   3. Energy Team introduce the recommendation (Bill Rose, Andy Stumpf) ~8 min
   4. Group discussion ~10 min
3. Energy007
   1. Overview of Energy Management Plan (Rob Roman) ~6 min
   2. Energy Team introduce the recommendation (Bill Rose, Andy Stumpf) ~8 min
   3. Group discussion ~45 min
      1. Should the scope only utilize existing technology?
      2. Do we want project-specific preliminary costs or prorated estimates based on historical costs?
      3. Does this document need stakeholder engagement?
      4. This is for meeting the 2050 iCAP goal.
      5. Should this document include net-zero space aspects or should it utilize an anticipated growth percentage?
      6. How does deferred maintenance interact with this plan?
      7. What scenarios would we like to see? For example, what if every new building on campus had to be net-zero energy?
4. Overview of vision for iCAP Teams this academic year (Meredith Moore) ~5 min
   1. Enhanced interaction about the iCAP
   2. Standard recommendations from topical teams – encourage small-scale recommendations that will get to more campus units/groups
   3. Active participation at Campus Sustainability Celebration – afternoon of 10/20/21
   4. Increase connections with other groups – Student Affairs, SSLC, etc.

Jennifer Neef, Director of the Career Center, responded to Meredith Moore and agreed to collaborate to incorporate sustainability into the Career Fairs, per the message below on 6/30/20.

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Hello Meredith,

Thanks for a great conversation.

The Career Center supports the iCAP Education goal of helping student finding meaningful employment related to sustainability. Our mission is to provide students with impactful services and resources that empower them to pursue career opportunities aligned with their interests, skills, values, and talents. I look forward to working with you and members of the task force in the coming year.

Jennifer M. Neef
Director

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See transmittal of Edu003 Sustainability Career Fair.
See SWATeam recommendation and submittal of Edu003 Sustainability Career Fair.

For future updates on this effort, see Sustainability at Career Fairs. 

The Energy iCAP Team made the following recommendation on 6/8/21. The Energy006 Integrate iCAP Goals into Research/Learning Labs recommendation is attached along with a report prepared by Energy student, Brinn McDowell, and the data used in her report. 

We recommend forming a committee to oversee integration of iCAP objectives into research/learning labs and to actively engage researchers to adopt sustainable lab policies. The committee should consist of a diverse range of stakeholders associated with sustainability and/or research on campus, such as F&S, iSEE, DRS, OVCR, OSHA, and Energy/Engagement iCAP Sustainability Working Team representatives. Outcomes from the committee should include, but is not limited to, a toolkit for sustainable and safe lab policies, training modules for those policies, a green purchasing guide, and inventory of equipment/spaces. The training modules should be part of onboarding and a required component of the lab safety training modules.

The Sustainability Sub-Council discussed and approved this recommendation at the March 18, 2021 meeting.  The meeting minutes are online at: https://icap.sustainability.illinois.edu/project-update/sustainability-s...

The key next steps are:

• Form “Sustainable Land Management Committee” with both ACES and non-ACES representation (e.g., iSEE, F&S, UI System, Ag Property Management, Engineering, etc.)
• Madhu will work with ACES to form this committee, which will focus on incorporating sustainable land management practices on South Farms, extension opportunities, and updating agronomy handbook and recommended set of practices
• South Farms will ultimately be an example of how to demonstrate sustainability practices and will connect with farmers who are willing and engaged with these practices

See iWG assessment started for ALUFS004 South Farm Management Plan here.

See SWATeam recommendation ALUFS004 South Farm Management Plan here.

For future updates on this effort, visit Sustainable Land Management Committee.

Morgan White, Associate Director for F&S for Sustainability, responded to Dr. Ximing Cai and the Energy iCAP Team on behalf of Dr. Attalla and F&S, with the following email:

Hello Ximing, iWG, and Energy iCAP Team,

Thank you for the recommendation to work with Dr. Yun Yi and his students to develop energy models for campus facilities.  We are pleased to implement this recommendation, as submitted to us. 

As contacts for Dr. Yi, we have identified Tom Keller and Joe Villanti from the Engineering Quality Assurance, Design Review, team at F&S.  I will send a separate email to introduce them to Dr. Yi, and we will provide periodic updates, on the iCAP Portal at https://icap.sustainability.illinois.edu/project/energy-models-campus-facilities.

Thank you,

Morgan

(sent on behalf of Dr. Attalla and the F&S team)

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See transmittal of Energy005 Modeling for Energy Code Compliance here.
See iWG assessment of Energy005 Modeling for Energy Code Compliance here. 
See recommendation and submittal of Energy005 Modeling for Energy Code Compliance here.

For future updates on this effort, visit Energy Models for Campus Facilities.

Following the completion of iWG assessment for Energy004 Energy Conservation Funding, the recommendation was transmitted to the Sustainability Council. The recommendation was discussed on 4/28/21. 

See iWG assessment of Energy004 Energy Conservation Funding attached.

See SWATeam Recommendation Energy004 Energy Conservation Funding here.