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Solar Urbana-Champaign Bulk Solar Purchase Program Finishes Strong
Associated Project(s):FOR RELEASE
Contact: Peter Murphy, MREA Solar Program Manager, peterm@midwestrenew.org
Solar Urbana-Champaign Bulk Solar Purchase Program Finishes Strong
Educational materials about Green Stormwater Infrastructure
Associated Project(s):Here’s a link to Penn State Extension’s Rain to Drain Slow the Flow Youth Curriculum for stormwater: https://extension.psu.edu/downloadable/download/sample/sample_id/149/.
For general information about their youth water education programs, see: https://extension.psu.edu/youth-water-education.
High School students go on tour of Green Infrastructure at UIUC
Associated Project(s):Eliana Brown with the Water Resources Center and Morgan Johnston with F&S Sustainability provided a two hour tour on July 13, 2017 to six Illinois high school students through the NRES Research Apprenticeship program. Sites visited include the BIF green roof, the Ikenberry Commons permeable pavement, the First Street underground stormwater detention basin, the "square pond" (six-story deep hole near Locust and Springfield), the Boneyard Creek, and the stormwater murals in the College of Engineering.
archived info - previous project description
Associated Project(s):A main component of the 2010 iCAP is to engage the outside community in working to create a more sustainable campus. The University of Illinois is working to enhance its engagement activities in the arena of sustainability. Champaign County Network (CCNet) is an effort to engage the campus and the surrounding community in a shared discourse on the critical sustainability and climate issues ahead. The University's Office of Corporate Relations is working to enhance collaborations with corporations in sustainability activities.
MSTE lunch presentation on renewables
Associated Project(s):Morgan Johnston gives a MSTE Friday Lunch presentation called "Renewable Energy at the University of Illinois".
UC Solar
Associated Project(s):Last chance to learn about solar at a Power Hour tomorrow at Common Ground
Renewables presentation to MSTE
Associated Project(s):The Office for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education in the College of Education hosted Morgan Johnston as a guest speaker on February 27. One part of the overall Climate Action Plan is to increase the use of renewable energy generation for our campus power requirements. This presentation reviewed the progress toward increased use of renewables for our campus, and discussed current efforts underway, including the forthcoming Solar Farm.
February 2014 meeting notes from first Student Sustainability Leadership Council (SSLC) meeting
Associated Project(s):The first formal meeting with the Student Sustainability Leadership Council (SSLC) under iSEE's guidance was an introductory meeting about iSEE and the proposed iCAP SWATeams.
The meeting was called by and coordinated by:
How to Make Your Campus Green presentations
Associated Project(s):Morgan Johnston met with a delegation from Mumbai, India, to tell them how we are making our campus more sustainable.
Spring iCAP Forum Held
Associated Project(s):At the spring iCAP Forum, sustainability staff presented a status update about progress towards meeting our commitments in the Illinois Climate Action Plan. This included a broad overview of the various initiatives that are currently underway and a summary of the next steps in this process. After the presentation, participants were asked to work in groups to provide feedback about setting priorities for further iCAP implementation. A summary of the feedback will be available after the Spring 2012 semester.
April CCNet meeting featured active transportation
Associated Project(s):The April CCNet meeting featured local active transportation advocates Cynthia Hoyle and Gary Cziko, discussing bicycles, bike safety education opportunities, and the importance of bicycle infrastructure improvements.
Monthly press on sustainability on campus
Associated Project(s):Engineering News Record is doing a story on the University of Illinois about green buildings/LEED certification.
Daily Illini article about campus sustainability progress.
Staff created flowcharts for sustainability themes, as preliminary step to filling in the content on the Sustainability Portal website. Staff provided field definitions and sample data for the database tables that will be available through the portal. Also, we met with staff from MSTE and drafted the page layouts for the website, which will be shared at the iCAP Forum in April.
Engagement with other schools, information sharing
Associated Project(s):We participated in meeting with representatives from Columbia, Missouri about their transit goals. Articles were written about the visit: http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2012/mar/13/gold-standard/, http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2012/03/13/final-bus-trip/, and http://wjf.im/xkmY5f.
Partnerships, Engagement in Local Efforts
Associated Project(s):On February 16, CCNet hosted Angela Adams, the Recycling Coordinator at the City of Champaign, to explain the proposed bag ban in the city; Pattsi Petrie, a Champaign County Board Member, to discuss local foods; Mike Monson, the Urbana Chief of Staff, to explain the Electrical Aggregation proposal; and Marya Ryan, from the Urbana Sustainability Advisory Commission to review the City of Urbana’s Climate Action Plan.
Press on U of I Sustainability Efforts
Associated Project(s):Staff continued working with the Office for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education (MSTE) on the sustainability portal. The portal will host a database of the iCAP/sustainability projects for campus, with searchable details about the projects, people, funding, and metrics.
Staff met with Inside Illinois to develop an article about campus sustainability. The article is online at http://news.illinois.edu/ii/12/0301/sustainability.html.
Recruiting Materials Reviewed
Associated Project(s):Office of Sustainability staff spent some time reviewing recruiting materials that is sent out by admissions. Efforts are underway to determine the best place to highlight sustainability in these publications.
Fall 2011 Progress Report posted
Associated Project(s):Office of Sustainability Staff have posted the Fall 2011 Progress report to its website, along with the greenhouse gas inventories under the ‘Illinois Climate Action Plan’ section.
Corporate Relations meeting about database
Associated Project(s):Sustainability staff met with Corporate Relations to discuss the potential for developing a database of sustainability research at Illinois. Corporate Relations already has a database for water related research that is very detailed. Future meetings are planned to move forward with this project.
Continuing Partnerships and Engagement
Associated Project(s):The Office of Sustainability hosted the first monthly CCNet Sustainability meeting of 2012 on January 19. The meeting had 39 attendees, including faculty, staff, students, local government employees, and members of the community. There was a presentation and discussion led by SEDAC about the organization’s work and national energy trends. CCNet Meetings will continue throughout 2012, taking place at noon on the third Thursday of each month, at the Natural Resources Building, room 101.