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  1. Colonel Wolfe School

    Associated Project(s): 
    Lighting Retrofit #5

    As part of the Lighting Retrofit #5, 298 T-12 fixtures in the Colonel Wolfe School were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 46,989 hours. The simple payback for this project is 3.55 years.

  2. Civil Engineering Hydrosystems Laboratory

    Associated Project(s): 
    Lighting Retrofit #5

    As part of the Lighting Retrofit #5, 402 T-12 fixtures in the Civil Engineering Hydrosystems Laboratory were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 63,387 hours. The simple payback for this project is 3.13 years.

  3. Ceramics Kiln House

    Associated Project(s): 
    Lighting Retrofit #5

    As part of the Lighting Retrofit #5, 687 T-12 fixtures in the Admin Tech Info Building were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 112,316 hours. The simple payback for this project is 3.42 years.

  4. Architecture Building

    Associated Project(s): 
    Lighting Retrofit #5

    As part of the Lighting Retrofit #5, 618 T-12 fixtures in the Architecture Building were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 97,446 hours. The simple payback for this project is 3.47 years.

  5. Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Update

    Associated Project(s): 
    Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission Reports

    On January 13, 2012, sustainability staff submitted updated greenhouse gas emissions inventories for fiscal years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.  The numbers look a little different from previous inventories due to the use of the Clean Air-Cool Planet calculator and because of the availability of additional data.  Illinois is making great progress on emissions reductions with a ~15% reduction in the last four years

    OS staff reviewed and edited Illinois’ entry in the Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Schools.  In the future, the Princeton Review, the Sierra Club and the Sustainable Endowments Institute will extract data from a Campus Sustainability Data Collector, which is very similar to AASHE’s STARS reporting system, and very extensive.

  6. Now accepting applications

    Associated Project(s): 
    FY14 Sustainability Fellows Program

    The Center for a Sustainable Environment is seeking proposals from faculty to support research activities related to specific Facilities & Services sustainability projects. These projects are directly related to the Illinois Climate Action Plan.  Faculty selected for this program will earn the name “Sustainability Fellow” for one academic year, one month’s summer salary, and in some cases funding for a graduate research assistant during the same academic year.

     

  9. Animal Sciences Building

    Associated Project(s): 
    Lighting Retrofit #5

    As part of the Lighting Retrofit #5, 1,724 T-12 fixtures in the Animal Sciences Building were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 271,840 hours. The simple payback for this project is 3.56 years.

  10. Registration now open for Bicycle Mechanic Course

    Associated Project(s): 
    Mechanics Classes at the Campus Bike Center

    Registration is now open for the six-week Bicycle Mechanic Course offered by the Campus Bicycle Shop! Space is extremely limited, and there is a $30 course fee.  The class will run from February 6-March 13  and again from March 27-May 1.  Register  in person for either session at the Campus Bike Shop today to reserve your spot!  For more information contact Ken Sutto, Campus Bike Shop Manager, at 217-300-0296 or kensutto@illinois.edu or come by the Campus Bike Shop during open hours (2 to 6pm Monday -Thursday and 2 to 5:30 Friday). 

     

    “So You Want to Work on Bikes” is a six-part course designed to teach you about different types of  bicycles, their components, and how...Expand »

  12. Presentation to regional green team and RPC members

    Associated Project(s): 
    Mahomet Aquifer Sole Source Aquifer designation

    Sole Source Aquifer  designation process and impacts presented by Wehrmann and Adams.   The University's drinking water comes from this aquifer, and there are no other viable options for drinking water supply. Many local residents understand how lucky we are to have excellent clean water available from this underground glacial aquifer, but the constantly new population on campus needs to be informed. This presentation showed details of the existing aquifer outline, users, and the results of the search for alternative water sources, which proved this aquifer is our ONLY water source. 

  13. Uni High School

    Associated Project(s): 
    Lighting Retrofit #5

    As part of the Lighting Retrofit #5, 450 T-12 fixtures in Uni High School were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 70,895 hours. The simple payback for this project is 3.55 years.

  14. FY13 Sustainability Council members

    Associated Project(s): 
    Sustainability Council

    Sustainability Council Members

    The Sustainability Council was put in place in 2008 to help lead sustainability efforts at the University of Illinois. The Council is comprised of campus leaders and student and faculty representatives. It provides strategic direction and oversight of the campus sustainability initiative.

    2012-2013 Sustainability Council Members

    ...Expand »

    Name

    Affiliation

    Phyllis Wise, Chair

    Vice President and Chancellor

    Peter Schiffer

    Vice Chancellor for Research

    Renee Romano

    Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

    Dan Peterson

    Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement

    Ilesanmi Adesida

    Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost

    Ruth

  15. South Studio #6

    Associated Project(s): 
    Lighting Retrofit #5

    As part of the Lighting Retrofit #5, 189 T-12 fixtures in South Studio #6 were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 48,303 hours. The simple payback for this project is 1.76 years.

  16. Illini Union Bookstore

    Associated Project(s): 
    Lighting Retrofit #5

    As part of the Lighting Retrofit #5, 153 T-12 fixtures in the Illini Union Bookstore were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 24,077 hours. The simple payback for this project is 3.65 years.

  17. Education Building

    Associated Project(s): 
    Lighting Retrofit #5

    As part of the Lighting Retrofit #5, 1,416 T-12 fixtures in the Admin Tech Info Building were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 327,869 hours. The simple payback for this project is 1.12 years.

  18. Campus Bicycle Feedback Form

    Associated Project(s): 
    Collect Cyclist Feedback

    F&S Transportation Demand Management (TDM) continues to improve efforts to make the Urbana campus more bicycle friendly.
    TDM’s latest initiative is a “Campus Bicycle Feedback Form” that will allow anyone to share their suggestions for bicycle-related improvements on campus.

    The feedback will help inform the Campus Bicycle Master Plan, currently under development, as well as to help determine priorities for bicycle infrastructure and programming improvements in the future. 

    Feedback topics include bike parking, rules of the road, enforcement, fix-it-stations, and the Campus Bicycle Shop. Respondents will be asked if their comments relate to a specific location on campus, to describe the situation, and then to provide contact...Expand »

  19. Illinois Business Consulting report - economic analysis

    Associated Project(s): 
    Biomass co-firing pilot at Abbott Power Plant

    The central question posed to Illinois Business Consulting (IBC) is as follows: what would be the economic impact of replacing 10% of the university’s coal intake with wood chips?  After extensive research, analysis, and calculation it is the opinion of IBC that the cogeneration of energy with coal and wood chips is not economically feasible.  The initiative has been deemed not economically feasible because wood chips are more expensive on the basis of energy content, transportation costs will increase due to biomass, and infrastructure modification expenses necessary for the operational changes are significant.

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