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Projects Updates for Root to Roof Program

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  1. Campus Lumber Project Update

    Associated Project(s): 
    Root to Roof Program

    A meeting was held with several involved individuals to discuss the progress and next steps for the Campus Lumber Project. Team members will submit an SSC Scope Change to cover the additional costs of electrical construction and to ensure efficient transportation of lumber

     

    Next steps from Quinn Connolly:

    As discussed today, here is the plan moving forward:

     

    Quinn will work with Lowell on submitting an SSC Scope Change to cover the increased cost of the electrical setup

  2. Campus and Community Lumber Milling

    Associated Project(s): 
    Root to Roof Program

    Good Afternoon all. I would like to continue the conversation about repurposing campus and community trees for Mill Shop projects. This has been brought up from time to time, but now that we are repurposing the beech tree at the Presidents house, it is a reality. Moving forward, it would be great to have a plan in place for when the Arborists are removing a tree that would have substantial size.

  7. SSC funds Waste to 3D Printing

    Associated Project(s): 
    Student Sustainability Committee (SSC)
    Root to Roof Program

    This student-led project introduces the UIUC community to innovative forms of 3D printing that use sustainable materials. The project team will 3D print clay and create an extruder system capable of incorporating the use of sawdust into the filament. The School of Architecture produces a considerable amount of sawdust in the fabrication labs (about 40 pounds per semester for each fab-lab). Presently sawdust is considered a waste.

  8. SSC Funding Agreement - Off Grid Solar Kiln

    Associated Project(s): 
    Root to Roof Program
    Student Sustainability Committee (SSC)

    This student-driven project provides an alternative drying source for slabbed and dimensional lumber as opposed to industrial kiln drying. The goal is to recycle an air and water tight shipping container to create a de-humidifying kiln powered by passive solar energy. In a joint venture between the School of Architecture and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, students will develop a knowledge of drying characteristics of various wood species.

  10. Funding Letter - Root to Roof

    Associated Project(s): 
    Root to Roof Program
    Student Sustainability Committee (SSC)

    Root to Roof is a program established to educate students about the sustainability and availability of urban wood for the design and fabrication of furniture, outdoor installations, homes and buildings. It does this through harvesting waste timber from campus and the City of Urbana and milling it to become usable lumber. Milling material locally produces hundreds of pounds of CO2 annually compared to tens of thousands to buy the same material from all over the USA.