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  2. Engagement iCAP Team Meeting

    Associated Project(s): 
    Sustainability Engagement and Outreach
    Engagement iCAP Team
    Engagement iCAP Team Recommendations Summary

    The Engagement iCAP Team met on Wednesday, January 12 to discuss and assign the four major recommendations to be drafted before the team's next meeting, including: updating the iCAP Portal, creating a departmental committee for sustainability, creating a social media marketing campaign, and integrating sustainability into the Career Center. Meeting minutes are attached.

    Attached Files: 

  4. BeeSpotter Project Page Proposal

    Associated Project(s): 
    Bee Campus USA

    From: White, Morgan

    To: Moore, Meredith Kaye

     

    Hi Meredith,

     

    Where on the portal do you think BeeSpotter belongs? I'm thinking it should be in the Resilience theme, but I'm not sure whether it should be under one of the other projects or just under the main one.

     

    Morgan

     

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    From: Moore, Meredith Kaye

    To: White, Morgan

     

    Hi Morgan,

     

    That’s a good question. In my opinion, it doesn’t seem to fit well with any of the other projects under the resilience theme page. So unless we want to create a new project “support local pollinator projects” (or something of the sort) with the intention of adding additional pollinator projects, I vote for now let’s make it a project under the main theme. Does that make sense?

    Thanks,
    Meredith
     
    Link to proposal:

    https://uillinoisedu-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/fandsamaloto2_ad_u...

    Link to BeeSpotter:

    https://beespotter.org/

  5. Kick off the New Year with our Campus Sustainability Training!

    Associated Project(s): 
    Sustainability Best Practices Video

    Get your semester off to a green start by learning how to live more sustainably and support Illinois Climate Action Plan goals for carbon neutrality and climate resilience! Visit the iSEE website to watch a video with helpful tips tailored to your role as a faculty or staff member. Afterward, take a brief survey to weigh in on campus climate action priorities - and possibly win a prize!

    Julie Wurth • Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment

    Kick off the New Year with our Campus Sustainability Training!

  6. Data-driven approach for a new bike shelter on campus - presentation by Pranjali Shah (MUP-1)

    Associated Project(s): 
    Bike Shelter at Flagg Hall

    Pranjali Shah, first year Master in Urban Planning student, presented a data-driven approach to determine the best location for a new bicycle shelter for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. She developed a model based on bike rack capacity, bike theft data, and bicycle census count data. This model can be used by any university or campus.

    See attached her presentation here. Also, view the meeting recording here: https://uofi.box.com/s/g15pzg7a6a4znuc9pm8lkskk1obcrvfi.

    Attached Files: 

  7. Spring ILO dates

    Associated Project(s): 
    Illini Lights Out

    It's always a good idea to turn off lights if you're the last one out of a room or building, but the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE) is asking people to make a concerted effort to help campus reduce its environmental footprint on six Fridays this spring: Jan. 28, Feb. 11, Feb. 25, Mar. 25, Apr. 8, and Apr. 29. Last year, iSEE volunteers turned off more than 167,000 light bulbs on campus, which saved the equivalent of 212.3 tons of carbon dioxide. Learn more at https://sustainability.illinois.edu/events/illini-lights-out-spring-2022...

  8. Good2Go Student Report

    Associated Project(s): 
    Reusable Containers

    Arden Youn, Wei-Ting Yang, Alaa Eldemerdash, Jasmine Jacome, and Gil Perez, Gies College of Business graduate students, spent the semester reviewing the Good2Go Reusable Dining Container program. The PowerPoint is attached and the link to the recording of the final presentation is found below. 

    View the recording here.

    Attached Files: 

  9. Tree Campus USA application approved at the state level

    Associated Project(s): 
    Tree Campus Higher Education

    The University of Illinois’ Tree Campus USA application has been approved at the state level! From there, the Arbor Day Foundation will receive our application for review and for final approval. Each year, the Campus Tree Advisory Committee submits a Tree Care Plan to the foundation to uphold our Tree Campus USA status. 

     

    Below are some kind words from Mike Brunk, from the Illinois DNR, after reviewing the Tree Care Plan that included the various projects on the horizon and the progress made throughout 2021.

     

    “Excellent Plan and some challenging and productive Service Learning projects.  The south Arboretum is a big project, and the LA internships for creating greenspace designs and selecting tree locations sounds like it is fun especially knowing that there is funding support for the installation of their plans.

    …And the new canopy study looks like it will create some interesting information for you to plan with.”

  15. SSC Semesterly Report: Joint Pollinator Garden and Composting Systems to Offset Environmental Impact and Reinforce Responsible Stewardship in Research

    Associated Project(s): 
    Increase Pollinator-Friendly Areas
    Student Sustainability Committee (SSC)

    SSC received semesterly report for Fall 2021 for Joint Pollinator Garden and Composting Systems to Offset Environmental Impact and Reinforce Responsible Stewardship in Research on 12/17/2021. Please see attached. 

    Attached Files: 

  17. Article Accepted in Groundwater

    Associated Project(s): 
    Illinois Geothermal Coalition

    From: cs-author@wiley.com <cs-author@wiley.com>
    Sent: Monday, December 27, 2021 6:15 PM
    To: Lin, Yu-Feng <yflin at illinois.edu>
    Subject: In Production: Your article accepted in Groundwater

     

    Dear YU-FENG F. LIN,

    Article ID: GWAT13159
    Article DOI: 10.1111/gwat.13159
    Internal Article ID: 17279842
    Article: Coupling a borehole thermal model and MT3DMS to simulate dynamic ground source heat pump efficiency
    Journal: Groundwater

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  18. Geothermal @ CIF Inquiry

    Associated Project(s): 
    Geothermal at the Campus Instructional Facility (CIF)

    John Zhao, PhD. Candidate, reached out to Dr. Stumpf with a question regarding the CIF's geothermal capacity. Specifically, the question was, "The description of this project https://icap.sustainability.illinois.edu/project/geothermal-campus-instructional-facility-cif  says:'The optimized geothermal exchange system will supply the CIF building with approximately 135 tons of heating and cooling capacity, equivalent to almost 65% of the total building energy demand.' I am checking if the GSHP only covers the 65% of the building space conditioning, or the heating/cooling account for 65% of the total electricity consumption (considering lighting, and etc.)?"

    Dr Stumpf replied explaining that the 135 tons is 65% of the building's energy demand and the GSHPS (ground source heat pump) covers this portion. The GSHPS is primarily used to offset energy for making chilled water since the building is cooling dominated. The other 35% is for electricity (making hot water, running HVAC system, geothermal and water pumps, etc.)

    Zhao met with Eric Vetter (in charge of the CIF) and got the following heat pump capacity information:

    Manufacturer: ClimaCool Corporation

    Cooling Capacity: 141 Ton /  1,692 MBH

    Heating Capacity: 2,222 MBH

    Electricity Input: At full capacity rated 100.4 - 144.3 kW.

  20. Trans014 Electric Vehicle Task Force Membership - Submitted

    Associated Project(s): 
    Transportation iCAP Team
    Transportation iCAP Team Recommendations Summary
    iCAP Working Group (iWG)
    Electric Vehicle (EV) Task Force

    The Transportation iCAP team submitted the following Electric Vehicle Task Force Membership recommendation on 12/20/21: 

    "We recommend a list of potential members to be considered to participate in the EV Task Force. We suggest Parking to review the list that the Transportation iCAP Team compiled and recommend members as they see fit." 

     

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