The following is an email conversation between Morgan White, Ahmed Hassan, and Johnathan Hasselbring.
On Jul 6, 2023 Morgan sent the following:
Hi Ahmed,
Thanks for sending another email! I meant to get back to you earlier, so thanks for the additional note.
Hi Morgan and Andy, I hope all is well. I am going to give a presentation to Professor Abelson’s ENG 571 class next week and was wondering if you have any data regarding the geothermal system at the campus instructional facility? Maybe it is on a website and apologies if that is the case. Professor Abelson said the students might like some data and I think I have some data from Chuck on one of the Marine Corps b
Below is an email from Andrew Stumpf regarding the CIF's Geothermal Exhange Borefield.
From: Stumpf, Andrew J <astumpf at illinois.edu>
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2022 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: CEE190 Instructor meeting
SSC received semester report for Fall 2021 for Campus Instructional Facility Geothermal (Part 2) on 1/19/2022. Please see attached.
“In summary, there will be 2 slides taking turns to be displayed on the digital screen in CIF. The first slide is primarily composed of the 3D GSHP system schematic (Ground loops, heat pump and building) and the key parameters & features. The second slide shows the results from building energy modeling, including annual outdoor temperature variations, heating/cooing loads and other energy consumptions. This may [help] visualize the impact of CIF geothermal and give public a better understanding on the renewable resources.”
-John Zhao (11/14/2022)
Attached is John Zhao's final report of the SSC Project:
John Zhao, PhD. Candidate, reached out to Dr. Stumpf with a question regarding the CIF's geothermal capacity.
SSC received the final report on Fall 2021 for Campus Instructional Facility Geothermal on 09/22/2021. Please see attached.
Part of the $25K fund 1‐304398, “602 SSC‐CIF Geothermal” for the CIF account is recognizing SSC’s $375K contribution to Geothermal in digital signage for a year at CIF.
The final draft of the digital signage is attached below.
The News-Gazette printed this story about the geothermal at the Campus Instructional Facility: https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/university-illinois/renewable-en...
"URBANA — The University of Illinois’ glossy new building at Springfield Avenue and Wright Street represents the next step in its sustainability goals.
The Campus Instructional Facility is substantially completed and will be open and ready for use in the fall semester. The new building at the southeast corner of Springfield Avenue and Wright Street offers state-of-theart spaces, including classrooms in the round and a “test kitchen” for instructional innovation, as well as cuttingedge technology, including smart glass technology to control incoming light and the largest geothermal energy system implemented so far at the university. Dr.
Morgan White with Facilities and Services, Sustainability, spoke with Stevie Jay and Diane Ducey on May 10, 2021 on ESPN radio 93.5. They discussed the new Campus Instructional Facility geothermal system, other clean energy projects on campus, and the local Geothermal Urbana-Champaign program.
Facilities & Services and the Prairie Research Institute are going to share CIF geothermal information with an ASHRAE research study, looking into long-term temperatures for ground heat exchangers and comparing measurements with models commonly used in the industry.
On May 10, 2021, Morgan White joined Stevie Jay Broadcasting to talk about renewable energy in the Champaign-Urbana community. In this 7 minute podcast, Morgan spoke about solar and geothermal energy initiatives by F&S and beyond!
Listen to the podcast in the attached files!
The largest geothermal energy system on campus came online last month at the Campus Instructional Facility, a $75M state-of-the-art building that will support transformative learning and teaching environments. The system has "enough capacity to handle the energy needed for approximately 30 American homes."
When built, the University of Illinois Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) will be a four-story building dedicated to academic and classroom use. CIF will serve 31,000 students daily and will leverage sustainable design to decrease its carbon emissions. The ground source heat exchange system will consist of approximately 60 wells arrayed under the John Bardeen Quad. It will be designed to be expandable, with the ability to be connected to other buildings, allowing for multiple phases.
The CIF Geothermal loop has a mixture of 30% glycol to 70% water.
In its March 2021 edition, the F&S Insider addressed two of UIUC's innovative sources of energy: Solar Farm 2.0 and Geothermal Energy. The story highlights the origin, installation, and wide array of benefits stemming from the projects.
To read this story in-depth, please see the attached file below.
On Wednesday 01/13/2021, at 1:00 pm, Andrew Stumpf, Clarence Odom, and their team will conduct geothermal DTS measurements during a site visit.
