General Meeting Notes 9/5/2023
These are the notes from our first SSLC meeting of the semester on 9/15/2023.
These are the notes from our first SSLC meeting of the semester on 9/15/2023.
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Please find attached PDF containing performance metrics for ZipCar usage on campus for August 2023.
Digital signage for Bike to Work Day and Light the Night have been posted to the campus Digital signs. See attached
Join the Others in the Community at Bike to Work and Light the Night Events
Bike at Illinois strives to offer resources, education, and engagement for a safer, more comfortable, and more enjoyable biking experience on the Urbana campus. As the university celebrates C-U Bike Month, please join students, faculty, and staff in upcoming events and learn more about bicycle registration, safety tips, rules of the road, bike infrastructure, and how to participate in sustainability initiatives.
Bike to Work Day
Ride your bike to campus on Thursday, September 14, and get a free T-shirt! Welcome stations featuring drinks and snacks will be available from 7 to 10 a.m., at eight university locations. You must preregister at https://go.fs.illinois.edu/BiketoWorkDay and bring your bicycle to get the shirt.
Volunteers can also help provide more information about the benefits of registering your bike with 529 Garage’s national database (https://go.illinois.edu/RegisterYourBike). Once registered, owners will get a 529 Shield (registration decal) to help as a theft deter
Light the Night – Free Bike Light Giveaway
The 16th annual LTN is Tuesday, September 19, from 4 to 7 p.m., at Alma Mater Plaza, Hallene Gateway, and the Campus Bike Center (51 E. Gregory Drive). You MUST bring your bike to get a light set. Approximately 1,100 bike light sets will be available this year.
Remember, bike lights are required by Illinois law when riding at night. Volunteers are still needed for the event.
Purchase order created for Learn How to Ride class on campus. It will be taught by Cynthia Hoyle (PO #P2549793) and Lily Wilcock (PO #P2549790). The total cost will $600 for 6 students maximum.
Hi Tony,
Could you please provide files like these, for FY21, FY22, and FY23? This is in support of the iCAP objective https://icap.sustainability.illinois.edu/objectives/222-reduce-building-level-energy.
Thank you,
Morgan
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Morgan,
Can you refresh my memory on how this information is distributed and utilized to support the iCAP? Since it has been three years since we last produced the reports I am wondering if there is still value in producing these.
Best,
Tony
Attached is a detailed metrics report for total Veo rides taken on campus for the month of July 2023.
Attached is a detailed metrics report for total Veo rides taken on campus for the month of June 2023.
Attached is a detailed metrics report for total Veo rides taken on campus for the month of May 2023.
Attached is a detailed metrics report for total Veo rides taken on campus for the month of April 2023.
Attached is a detailed metrics report for total Veo rides taken on campus for the month of March 2023.
On July 18th, Brent Lewis approved 16 more sites for installation, and the site on Champaign property was approved on July 6. On September 6th, these 17 sites plus the 7 additional sites sent to earlier this summer on June 7th (the eighth site at Siebel Center for Computer Science was installed on August 1st, so it was omitted from this spreadsheet), were sent to the iron workers for a total of 24 sites.
55 dual bins remain in storage and need site proposals from the zero waste team and approval from Brent Lewis.
Provided a basic overview of zero waste objectives and initiatives at the university, the waste management process, and opportunity to join an upcoming Waste Transfer Station tour
Please see attached the agenda and documents shared during this meeting. Watch the meeting recording here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QZsmvj8CXrpSFk7BlJpjw4Pvm64c0u4V/view?u...
It's here, it's here, it's finally here. Waste Transfer Station purchased a new green rolloff container specifically for recycling. We expect to use it for tailgate recycling, welcome week, and any other event that produces an excess of recycling or would benefit from a container dedicated to recyclables.
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Hello,
I have seen a number of emails this summer when it gets really hot about energy conservation.
In Newmark (NCEL), the summer time temperatures are kept to ABSURDLY low temperatures. This is absolutely stressing the electrical grid for no reason.
Graduate students keep winter coats in their offices and sometimes even use space heaters in the summer.
A colleague of mine's student office in NCEL measured a temperature of 58 degrees recently.
Who can we talk to about changing the thermostat? It is ridiculous when it is 100 degrees outside that we are cooling our massive building to such a degree that we need to wear long pants, long sleeves, and coats.
Best,
Hannah
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Hello All,
FYI
David- Here is something for the control center- in case there are some alarms or setpoints that need adjusting.
Morgan- Karl has shared this bldg. is in need of deferred maintenance and a large scale upgrades.
Let me know if you have any thing too add when responding to Hannah?
Best
Paul Foote
From Kathy's Mailbag in today's News-Gazette:
“I'm wondering if Styrofoam recycling will stop when the Dart Container plant closes at the end of the year. Our community Styrofoam recycling program is one of just six in the state, with the other 5 located in the Chicago area. Will this program be saved for our community?”
Michael Westerfield, Dart Container Corporation’s vice president for sustainability, notified the City of Champaign that the community Styrofoam recycling program hosted by Dart will remain in operation until Sept. 29.
Nichole Millage, the City of Champaign’s environmental sustainability specialist, said at this time she is not aware of any other companies or recycling processors in the area that have the equipment (densifier) to recycle Styrofoam. “If new options become available, I will make sure folks are aware.”
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Hi Morgan and Scott,
Could the city of Urbana or the UIUC buy Dart’s densifier and operate it for the community?
Jeff
Learn How to Ride class was rescheduled for October 7th from 10 am - 12:30 pm at the basketball courts by Campus Bike Center