Michael showed updates to the iCAP Portal:

• It's safe to delete Collections; tested on dev to confirm it doesn't break anything.
• Project Collection page: fixed bug where project hierarchy showed all Collections for each project rather than only current Collection.
• Create project page: fixed bug where input fields were overflowing their containers in Firefox.
• The Projects by Project Status listing now allows you to select how many projects to view at a time, including All. There is also a “Download list of projects as CSV file” link below the listing, which includes the URL as its own column, since CSV files can’t include clickable links.

TODOs:

• Theme pages (e.g. Dev site Energy theme page)
  • Padding between Project Hierarchy & Other Projects
  • Make description collapsible
  • Move to live site once other changes completed
• Project Header Layout (e.g. LEED Certification project)
  • Add padding below header image
• Project Creation/Update page
  • Add checkboxes for "Make ____ field collapsible" for each textarea (Description, Background, Conclusion)

From: Foote, Gerard Paul <gfoote2 at illinois.edu>
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2022 4:01 PM

Subject: Urgent poll for photo shoot & 2022 Freezer Challenge results

Hello Everyone,

Congratulations, on another world-class performance and international recognition in the 2022 International Freezer Challenge!

You have reduced over 290,000 kWh’s annually, an energy cost savings of over $25,500, which is our second highest results since participating in this competition and has earned the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign an Honorable Mention in the 2022 Freezer Challenge!

Yes, I know this is not the same as first place or even the innovative Winning Streak Award that we helped create, but it is a testament to our world-class example and leadership in sustainable laboratory practices in research sample cold-storage management.

Most importantly, your continued efforts, participation and documenting these lab practices reflects efficient adoption and implementation of sustainable laboratory practices that have long lasting impacts once incorporated into the labs day-to-day operations.

On a side note: My competitive side suspects that we once again may have outperformed or at least participated in the top tier of participating universities worldwide, more follow up to come.

Please add your availability in this When2Meet calendar: https://www.when2meet.com/?16378891-ETV5Z  by August 19th 2022 deadline?

FYI- The overall impacts are still being accumulated and will be shared in a campus wide media release and mass email.  

The rules now state we are only able to be recognized for 1st place or the Winning Streak Award if previous winners surpass their previous year’s energy savings calculations and while we achieved are second highest reductions to date, overall it was not higher than last year’s reductions of over 383,000 kWh’s.

Thank you 

Paul Foote

Think Globally. Act Locally

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Specialist
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
F&S Energy Services Retrocommissioning

Email: gfoote2 at illinois.edu

Office: 217-244-1048

Per the request of Morgan White on 6/28/22, Building Service Workers under F&S Transportation and Building Services completed an inventory of water bottle filling stations in state-supported facilities on 8/11/22. Attached is the data. This was based on a recommendation from the iCAP Zero Waste Team to better understand the infrastructure of water bottle filling stations on campus. If iSEE/F&S can identify where stations are lacking, more stations could be added. The purpose of the inventory is to decrease single-use plastic water bottle use on campus.

From: Moore, Meredith Kaye <mkm0078 at illinois.edu>
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2022 2:23 PM
To: Mancuso, Anthony D <tmancuso at illinois.edu>; Wurth Asmussen, Julie Ann <jwurth at illinois.edu>
Cc: White, Morgan <mbwhite at illinois.edu>; Fraterrigo, Jennifer M <jmf at illinois.edu>; Murphy, Elizabeth A <eamurphy at illinois.edu>; Khanna, Madhu <khanna1 at illinois.edu>
Subject: "Let's Talk about Sustainability" event agenda

Hi all,

We now have confirmation for the “Let’s Talk about Sustainability” event agenda. As a reminder, this will be held each morning (10-11AM) in the South Lounge of the Union during the first week of the semester (August 22-27).

Monday 8/22 – Meet iSEE/iCAP with sustainability staff

Tuesday 8/23 – Plastic reduction with ISTC

Wednesday 8/24 – Student involvement with SSLC/SECS/SSC

Thursday 8/25 – Sustainable transportation (learn how to register your bike, take the bus, etc) with F&S and Bike Center

Friday 8/26 – Educational opportunities with iSEE

The purpose is to welcome students to campus, help them learn more about sustainability efforts on campus and in the community, and engage them in panel discussions on specific topics. Each morning, there will be a brief presentations (10-15 minutes) about a topic by a subject-matter expert, followed by open discussion and questions from attendees. They are not meant to be very formal but instead to spark the curiosity and interest of students and staff, particularly those who are new to campus, and help them find ways to become involved in advocacy and a local culture of sustainability. This event is open to all!

The Communications Team is in the process of creating a Facebook event for the event; it will also be advertised in the iSEE newsletter next week, EWeek/iNews/GradLinks, and at the Welcome Celebration. Please help advertise the event in your circles as well and let me know if you have any questions in the meantime.

Thank you!
Meredith

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“There are a lot of dreamers – dreaming is very important, but it’s really the dreamer and the doer. You’ve got to be the doer.” –Will Steger  

MEREDITH MOORE
Sustainability Programs Manager 

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE)
1101 W Peabody Drive (Suite 382), Urbana, IL, 61801
217.333.0119 | mkm0078 at illinois.edu
www.sustainability.illinois.edu
 

 

Sarthak Prasad reached out to Jack Reicherts to ask if SSC awards micro grants. 

Jack replied with the message below, 

Hi Sarthak,

In the interest of streamlining things, I think we got rid of microgrants as of a year and a half ago or so. We still do student-led under $10k projects on a rolling basis, but everything else still goes through the normal 2-step process. If you ever need to connect with interested students, I’m happy to plug potential projects on our Discord server!

Best,

Jack

From: Rita Morocoima-Black <RMorocoima-Black@ccrpc.org>
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2022 3:27 PM
To: asnyder@cumtd.com; Betsy Tracy <betsy.tracy@dot.gov>; Bob Nelson <robert.m.nelson@illinois.gov>; cjmitten@urbanaillinois.us; Christopher Walton <christopher.walton@savoy.illinois.gov>; Dalitso S. Sulamoyo <dsulamoyo@ccrpc.org>; Daniel Magee <Daniel.Magee@illinois.gov>; Dave Clark <dave.clark@champaignil.gov>; White, Morgan <mbwhite@illinois.edu>; Jeff Blue <jblue@co.champaign.il.us>; John Cooper <jcooper@co.champaign.il.us>; Karl Gnadt <kgnadt@cumtd.com>; Rob Kowalski <Rob.Kowalski@champaignil.gov>; DeLorenzo, Stacey <sdeloren@illinois.edu>; Thomas Caldwell <Thomas.Caldwell@illinois.gov>; Roland White <roland.white@savoy.illinois.gov>; Tim Cowan <tacowan@urbanaillinois.us>; John Zeman <jczeman@urbanaillinois.us>
Subject: Champaign County Regional Environmental Framework Launch

Hi CUUATS Technical Members,

We, at the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission, are excited to announce the launch of the Champaign County Regional Environmental Framework (REF).

The REF is a centralized resource to help local planners, agencies, and engineers make informed decisions about transportation projects by providing data and analysis regarding ecological, cultural, and regulated-waste resources across Champaign County. As a preliminary screening tool, the REF allows users to identify compliance-triggering and ecologically vulnerable resources within a project location and incorporate them early into project planning, laying the groundwork for potential National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Illinois Dept. of Transportation (IDOT) environmental review processes.

The REF can be accessed at the link provided. The Phase 1 report can be accessed here, through the REF website, or under Projects + Documents on the CCRPC website. We will be continuing to work on and make improvements to the website, as needed. 

Thanks,

Rita

See attached

From: Marta Monti <marta@midwestrenew.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2022 4:34 PM
To: White, Morgan <mbwhite at illinois.edu>
Subject: Solar Urbana-Champaign is back!

RailSplitter Wind Farm provided the July 2022 Buyer's Share amounts by hour, totaling 1,055.9 Megawatt hours.

The July 2022 Buyer's Share Report is attached below.

Please see attached the ridership overview for the month of June and July 2022.

All the abandoned bicycles were impounded and transported to the Round Barns by Parking department by July 29, 2022. Parking would send the F&S TDM department an invoice for this project.

See attached

From: Jaquet, Izabelle Sarah
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2021 9:53 AM
To: Lewis, Brent C; White, Morgan
Cc: Ward, Michael Patrick; Brunk, Lauren
Subject: FTGU Herbicide Update

Hello All,

I sent an email regarding From The Ground Up's Orchard Down Plot restoration in May and don't believe I received explicit approval for the plan, so I did not initiate further action. Now that the fall semester is upon us, I would like to ask if it's still possible to apply herbicide to the whole plot?

Thank you so much,
Izabelle
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Izabelle Jaquet (she/her)
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science & Agriculture and Consumer Economics
University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign| December 2022

https://fs.web.illinois.edu/Insider/2022/06/16/consider-the-envelope/ 

"Indoor air quality is important for the health and comfort of occupants. Indoor airtightness can help provide good indoor air quality by making it easier to control the indoor environment with ventilation. Additionally, airtightness is key for energy efficiency. It is not uncommon for discrepancies between expected energy usage and actual energy usage to be explained by air leakage, and so making buildings tight is vital to meet energy and climate goals."