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These projects offer opportunities to connect campus sustainability efforts with new or existing research and teaching programs.

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Theme Project Status
Education CEE Project Based Learning (PBL) Ongoing
Education ENG 177 GFX Global Sustainability Scholars Ongoing
Energy Lighting Conservation Projects Ongoing
Energy Solar Power on Campus Ongoing
Energy Solar Farm 1.0 Ongoing
Energy ECE Rooftop Solar PVs Completed
Energy Geothermal at Allerton Park Completed
Energy Geothermal at President's House Proposed
Energy Biomass co-firing pilot at Abbott Power Plant [ARCHIVED] Completed
Energy Anaerobic Digester at Beef and Sheep Study Completed

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Latest Updates

  • Weekly Update -- Abandoned Bikes Retrieval & Sales

    9/30/2025
    Email from Jacob Benjamin:All,Last week was the conclusion of the bike retrieval period for abandoned bikes.  We got three claims in the 11th hour, which was good. I’ll begin organizing the leftovers this week, with help from my staff...

  • Weekly Update -- Light the Night & Sales

    9/16/2025
    Email from Jacob Benjamin:Last Wednesday was Bike To Work Day! It was a success. Had good weather and good turn outs at the stations I visited.Light The Night is tomorrow evening. Should be good weather—if warm—for that, too! We are busy...

  • September 2025 Tree Committee meeting

    9/9/2025
    The Tree Campus Advisory Committee met to review the overall program and committee membership. The new Campus Landscape Architect, Bridgette Moen, joined the committee. Team members discussed potential additions to the committee, including...

  • Weekly Update -- Build-a-Bike, Staffing Updates, and Sales

    9/2/2025
    Email from Jacob Benjamin:Busy as all get out. Sold all but one small bike for sale and moving Build-a-Bikes as fast as we can. Hope to have a few more prepped this week as demand for those is always high once we sell out of the refurbs.More...

  • EV Charging Stations Updates

    8/21/2025
    Email from Phillip Krein: I wanted to update you on our EV charge infrastructure project. Tim Abrahamson supported us today from about 12:30pm to 2pm to gather circuit information in parking structures C10, C7, and B4. I owe Mike Brown an...

  • Weekly Digest

    8/11/2025
    Not as busy as expecting but that gave us some time to fix up more bikes. We’re currently at capacity in the front lobby area and rearranged things in the back to accommodate some of the For Sale bikes back there.Got a count of the incoming...

  • List of Buildings Modeled for Energy Use

    8/11/2025
    Professor Yun Yi provided the list of buildings that the class has modeled for energy use in the past:Here’s the list of campus buildings we’ve modeled for energy use. I’ve shared it with F&S. Over the past two years, we focused more on...

  • Status of CALL Projects and Funding

    8/8/2025
    As of 2025 Campus as a Living Lab is not actively accepting projects.

  • Cancelation of Rainworks Challenge

    8/8/2025
    The EPA Rainworks challenge has been canceled for 2025 and the foreseeable future.

  • Meeting with Mark Ginsberg, Paul Francisco, and Sterling Laylock

    8/5/2025
    Morgan White, Sarthak Prasad, and Quinn Connolly met with Mark Ginsberg, Paul Francsico, and Sterling Laylock to discuss HVAC projects. Below are notes from the meeting:Techlink: Contaminant Flow Calculator and Intelligent HVACAttended by - Sarthak...
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