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UIUC Micro Nano
Associated Project(s):Mario,
EMS Controls (David Hardin’s group) is working on a controls upgrade at Micro Nano. I am trying to connect Ayush (cc’d) with someone who can discuss the engineering on the ESCO project and potential ECM’s that were evaluated but ultimately not included in the project. Are you a good contact for this or should I reach out to GBA (Mike/Tim)?
Thanks,
Amber Perfetti
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Amber,
I think Mike would be best. I don’t have access to any of the work we did with ESG. Maybe Jim C can help as well ?
Mario Zotta P.E.
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Hey Amber,
Thanks for getting this conversation started. Can you share Mike and Jim’s email ID’s? I can try contacting them.
Thank you,
Ayush
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Dear Jim and Mike,
EMS Controls (David Hardin’s group) is working on a controls upgrade project at Micro Nano. Is there someone with whom we can discuss the potential ECM’s that were evaluated but ultimately not included in the ESCO project?
Thank you,
Ayush Gupta
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Ayush:
Jim and I will circle our wagons next week and get together with you by the weeks end.
Michael J. McDermott
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Thank you, sir. That would be great.
Regards,
Ayush
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Ayush:
I was able to reach out to Deon Collins and review the 2014 ESG Unfunded list, 2011 VFA Deferred maintenance back log and 2012 Cannon MEP Condition Assessment. We were able to start a preliminary list of energy conservation measures/deferred maintenance items for consideration:
- Add DDC control for three (3) existing humidifiers - $30,000
- DDC upgrade for AHU-18, 19 and 20 - $225,000
- Replace AHU-15 (16,000 cfm ) & 16 (21,600 cfm) (Alternate 3) - $700,000
- Replace AHU-13 (16,000 cfm) and AHU-14 and add Heat Recovery (Alternate 4) – $2.9 million
- Main building steam valve replacement (ECM-8)- $200,000
- Pipe Insulation (ECM-10)- 125,000
- Active Media Filtration (ECM-15)- $800,000
- Main Building Chilled Water Valve Replacement - $60,000
- New Building DDC upgrade
- New Building southwest section Lab Upgrade and VAV conversion
- E-17A & B (25,600 cfm each) – Replace exhaust fan and move to roof - $1,200,000
- E-18A&B (10,600 cfm each) – Replace exhaust fan and move to roof - $600,000
- High Efficiency Fume hood and VAV conversion upgrade
- Heat recovery Chiller
- Acid, Solvent and Special Gas Scrubber Replacement – $700,000
- Replace chilled water system - $221,000
- Replace steam and Condensate - $108,700
- Replace AHU-9(22,000 cfm) , AHU-10 (22,000 cfm), AHU-11 (5,200 CFM) , AHU-12(8,000 cfm) , and AHU-17(34,000 cfm) - $1,600,000
- Replace ventilation systems for AHU-11 and AHU-17 - $720,000
- Replace AHU-1,2 3,4 &5 - $1,500,000
- Replace general exhaust EF-5 - $20,000
- Domestic hot water heater-$200,000
- Acid waste system – $325,000
- Process water system - $300,000
- Vacuum system - $220,000
- Emergency power system- $300,000
- Exit lighting – $25,000
- Lighting control systems - $250,000
- Exterior Lighting- $20,000
Call if you have any questions.
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Hey David,
Below is the list of unfunded ECMs and deferred maintenance items that were considered but not acted upon by ESCO.
Thank you,
Ayush
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Ayush,
This is useful information and provides a starting point.
Thanks
Hey everyone,
Here is some info from Mike McDermott from their ESCO review.
Thanks
EPA Waste Management Webinar Presentation Report
Associated Project(s):EPA Webinar Report by UIUC Facilities & Services Waste Management Intern, Shreya Mahajan.
Attached Files:ZW004 Recommendation Update
Associated Project(s):Beckman currently uses reusable trays, plates, and glasses in their cafe. They currently have a dishwasher onsite and will have a larger one in the new project (U22005 Beckman Café Renovation). They also have a stack of plastic and Styrofoam containers on the line as people move through the food ordering line, so improvements could be made here to nudge people towards the reusable options.
we will do a status update on the iCAP 2020 for the fall council and/or celebration
Associated Project(s):Hello iCAP Trio of the two of us…
We will plan to do a version of this file for the fall sustainability council meeting or the celebration.
Thanks,
Morgan
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Nice to see the progress that has been made!
Education iCAP Team April Meeting
Associated Project(s):Education iCAP Team had its virtual April meeting on Monday, April 3rd, at 4 PM. Anna Mehl gave updates on Sustainability Economic Analysis project and talked about possible next steps. Afterward, the team discussed sustainability workshop recommendation idea, brainstorming aspects of a potential sustainability workshop/training for incoming students. Meeting minutes are attached.
Attached Files:2023 Tree Care Plan.
Associated Project(s):Attached is the 2023 annual Tree Care Plan.
Attached Files:2023 Committee Charge letter
Associated Project(s):Attached is the Tree Campus Advisory Committee Charge letter for 2023.
Attached Files:iSEE New Green Event Certifications
Associated Project(s):Happy Earth Month! Congratulations to the newest recipients of the Green Event Certification Program.
-Chancellor's Office for Special Events International Student Welcome Reception, Certified April 2023
-iSEE Congress 2023, Certified April 2023
Keep up the great work!
Carbon Offset Planning and Buying Guide
Associated Project(s):Attached is the Carbon Offset Planning and Buying Guide Step 1 and Step 2. The documents contain information on UIUC's offsetting goals and approach with Second Natures MOU with UIUC.
WPP Building 1258 geothermal metering system installation request
Associated Project(s):Good morning,
Here is what I found.
Al
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Hi Robbie,
Here are the engineering documents and pictures of the heat pumps. There are 5 heat pumps.
Andy
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Team,
Here's another geothermal system needing to be metered. It appears to need both ST, RT temperature RTD, and flow meter installation and tied into alpha controller and programming.
Thanks.
Robbie Bauer
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Andrew,
The team surveyed it this week and a meter is planned to be installed shortly. I’ll keep you updated.
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Hi Yu-Feng,
Robbie Bauer from F&S is finishing the meter install on the last geothermal system on campus. So going forward we will have access to data from all the systems. At the very least, inlet and outlet temperature, flow rate, and energy going into the borefield will be collected. Robbie is interested in calculating the annual energy avoidance for each system.
Best,
Andy
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Thanks for the update.
Yu-Feng
UIUC/CUMTD for faculty and staff commuting
Associated Project(s):Hello Sarthak!
Our VC for administrative has asked me to compile examples of University-subsidized public transit for faculty and staff commuting. I’m familiar with UIUC’s free transit for students, faculty, and staff. I believe students pay a fee each semester, and transit is a free benefit for faculty and staff.
Is there a formal agreement in place between CUMTD and UIUC I can reference, or a budgeting policy? I’m specifically interested in any costs to UIUC and whether that expense funded entirely from the student fee or subsidized elsewhere in the budget.
This is somewhat time sensitive, let me know if you have time for a quick call this afternoon or Monday.
Best,
Matt Rundquist
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Hi Stacey,
For UIUC faculty and staff, there is a department that funds for the MTD bus pass, right? Could you please confirm? Thank you,
SarthakBike Census 2023: Volunteer Instruction Guide
Associated Project(s):Please see attached.
Attached Files:3 bins placed at Roger Adams Laboratory
Associated Project(s):P10G96441 placed on ground floor, P10G96443 placed on second floor, P10G96442 placed on third floor.
Weekly capstone meetings: Meeting from 3/29 and 4/5
Associated Project(s):Meeting from 4/5/2023
Summary: Ethan and Sarthak met via zoom where they discussed the work on the plan that Ethan has done so far. They also discussed the thorough plan for the next year to describe to the stakeholders, in regard to their involvement with the 2024 plan. Ethan is expected to respond to stakeholders by next week, add onto the plan (mainly the executive summary, goals & objectives, introduction, and planning process sections). Ethan will send Sarthak separate emails about his Urban Planning presentation on their work for school, and request for GIS information.
Meeting from 3/29/2023
Summary: Ethan and Sarthak met briefly via zoom (Ethan was out of town dealing with a family emergency so there was not much to discuss). Ethan is expected to make a Google Sheet with stakeholders' information and responses, a sheet of timeline for the planning process, and a document for the 2024 plan.
Attached Files:Professor Yu-Feng Lin Featured on 'Wired' Article
Associated Project(s):UIUC's Yu-Feng Lin was featured on a "wired" article. Andrew Stumpf explains, "The authors did a simulation for a residential district in Chicago. They don’t provide much detail about the geology and hydrogeology that is the basis for the geotechnical model. In Chicago, aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) has yet to be used because groundwater is pretty scarce in the shallow subsurface and one would need to tap aquifers deeper in the bedrock. In the northern and western suburbs, the subsurface conditions in the glacial deposits is much better and I believe Kane County is looking into using the aquifers for a geothermal resource."
The article can be found at: https://www.wired.com/story/the-massive-batteries-hidden-beneath-your-fe...
UIUC newsletter: https://emails.illinois.edu/newsletter/32/64507332.html
The referenced article is attached.
Waste Transfer Station Tours
Associated Project(s):2 students researching waste management
Zero Waste Coordinator presented to FAA330 class
Associated Project(s):Presented an opportunity to beautify the south wall of the Waste Transfer Station. Karin Hodgin Jones, Sustainable Design Program Coordinator, will assist with coordinating students over the fall and summer to design a request for proposals (RFP) for student teams to submit designs.
Attached Files:Surplus Process
Associated Project(s):Hi Morgan,
Last week you mentioned that a document outlining a process for what to do with unused items would be helpful for folks across campus. I’ve put together a draft of what this could look like. Is this along the lines of what you were thinking?
Thank you,
Daphne
Attached Files:LED Lighting
Associated Project(s):Hi James,
I am working with facilities in your area to help them upgrade to LED lighting which reduces their overall costs and improves sustainability. Right now, there are very attractive incentives from the energy companies to retrofit lighting which improves the ROI on the project. In many cases, CES can do upgrades without any capital investment and still deliver significant monthly cost savings.
If you have not fully converted to LED lighting, could you let me know when works for you for me to come in and give you a free proposal? If you're not the correct contact within your organization, can you please point me in the right direction? If your facility is already all LED, please let me know as well.
Thank you,
MATT GAROFALO
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fyi
Jim Sims