The Energy iCAP Team met on April 14th, 2021 with Brian Bundren, a member of the Illinois Space Advisory Committee, about to learn more about how campus space can be managed more efficiently as a way to reduce energy consumption. The University moving from hybrid learning to more in-person instruction and the new IVCB budget model that assigns bills individual colleges for their energy use will have significant impacts on space usage. The team also discussed our recommendation for Green Labs, or ways to integrate sustainability in research labs and reduce their energy consumption. We will also be moving forward with recommending an Energy Planning document to outline steps towards carbon neutrality by 2050. 

Meeting minutes and agenda are attached!

The Resilience iCAP Team met on April 6th, 2021 to brainstorm ideas for public engagement for creating our first Environmental Justice Plan. Members identified important avenues for learning about local intutions on what are relevant barriers to equitable health and safety in our communities. Moving forward, the Biodiversity Plan and EJ Plan will look to possibly engage the Department of Urban Planning and other students who will work on focus group interviews over the summer. The meeting concluded with an overview of the current progress of all Resilience iCAP objectives and future steps.

Meeting minutes and chat log are attached! 

Please see attached the presentation for the CTAC meeting in Spring 2021. This meeting was held on April 20, 2021. Here is the link to see the recording of this meeting: https://uofi.box.com/s/i1853i4hp9oxj6vjm0ow5h0rxe5me4be

All, Not a whole lot to report from last week. We had our first attendee for a Friday Ride. He was unfamiliar with basic rules of the road so we took him on a very short loop to get him acclimated. At a stop light he asked, “So you can ride in the road?” Something to consider in future route planning/participation. We missed a call/voicemail from someone else asking about the Friday Ride so we’ll have to keep an eye on the phones going forward, as well.

The forecasted snow on Tuesday probably won’t help business this week. I have the Campus Transportation Advisory Committee to attend on Tuesday but the rest of the week is business as usual. I’ll grab some more salvageable parts from the bike barn for staff-tasks for the week.
The numbers:

Visits: 25

Sales: $339
Memberships: 5 for $150
Tubes/tires: 10 for $50

Thanks!

Jacob Benjamin
Manager, Campus Bike Center

The Telecommuting & Commuter Program intern met with supervisor Sarthak Prasad on Friday, April 16th, 2021 to discuss updates on the program and goals for the upcoming week. Over the past week, they collected the necessary information to contact the employees responsible for telecommuting at the Big 10 Schools, the University of Illinois at Springfield, and Chicago. On Monday, they will email these universities and include the newly made google form to continue to gain more personal insights and research. Also on Monday, they will email the updated questionnaire to the HR department, so that they are ready for their meeting on April 22nd. This week, they will begin creating the final deliverable presentation via powerpoint for the transportation SWATeam.

Happy Earth Day, 2021!!! 

Welcome to the UIUC Solar Sites Open House!

• Nine campus solar power installations are available to visit at this virtual open house.
• Contact people for each site are standing on the yellow stars by their facility, on Earth Day from 9-10:30 AM.
• There are also links for further information about each solar site.

Hints for Using Topia

• Zoom out on your browser to see more of the campus at once.
• Click on a destination to move your avatar to that site, or use the arrow keys to navigate
• Send messages in Topia to people you meet here, with the mailbox icons.

***MAKE SURE TO USE GOOGLE CHROME AS YOUR BROWSER*** 

Invitation - Open to All

Ever wonder how far the university has come in solar energy use? Come out to the UIUC Solar Sites Open House hosted on Topia, an interactive online platform, to learn about different buildings and areas across campus that are producing solar energy! During the Open House, contacts for each location will be available to answer questions about the solar installations at nine locations. Learn more about the amazing solar installations on campus!

This event will take place online from 9-10:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 22 (Earth Day!), at https://topia.io/uiuc-solar-sites.*

***MAKE SURE TO USE GOOGLE CHROME AS YOUR BROWSER*** 

Attached are the meeting minutes for the Transportation SWATeam meeting on 4/16. The agenda is as follows:

• Commuter Program & Teleconferencing Policy Internship Update
• Campus Fleet Replacement Plans Initiative Update
• EV Task Force Draft Recommendation
• Campus Opportunities: CTAC Meeting, Campus Bike Census Spring 2021.

The Bike Census Spring 2021 Event on April 28, an event which seeks to accurately portray biking on the CU campus, is searching for volunteers. No prior experience is required; just show up to the VIRTUAL Training Session at 9AM and go from there!

Attached is the 2021 annual Tree Care Plan.

Attached is the Tree Campus Advisory Committee Charge letter for 2021.

Following the completion of iWG assessment for Energy005 Modeling for Energy Code Compliance, the recommendation was transmitted to Dr. Mohamed Attalla on April 15, 2021. 

See iWG assessment of Energy005 attached. 
See iCAP Team recommendation of Energy005 Modeling for Energy Code Compliance.

Please see attached the ridership information from Veo for March 2021.

The following event invite was sent to LeAnn Bird at DIA:

We invite you, your teammates, and fellow climate-curious athletes to a special Athletes-Only EcoAthletes Community Chat on Thursday the 22nd, Earth Day! During the chat, world-famous chief scientist at The Nature Conservancy and one of the best climate communicators out there, Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, will share some thoughts with our group. Then we plan to share EcoAthletes' exciting new path forward, which features our centralized focus on a new Resource Hub. It will equip you and the rest of our climate-active Champions to lead climate action...We've been hard at work on this and can't wait to share! By attending, you'll have the chance to be entered to win exciting prizes and gain opportunities to meet aligned potential sponsors, professional mentors and like minded athletes.

REGISTER HERE for the event on Earth Day, April 22nd, at 10:15am ET!

https://us3.campaign-archive.com/?e=__test_email__&u=025a0fa19b0e671467d82f681&id=9e93bbf113 

All, Still not steadily busy as the temps started to dip. We’ll see what this week brings.
We had our Basic Maintenance 101 class on Wednesday night. Sam held the class and we had 5 people signed up but only 1 showed. Friday Ride was a no-show except for a DI reporter who wanted to cover the event.
This week is business as usual and our Friday Ride again. I’ll scavenge some freewheels and tires/tubes off some of the junk bikes in storage at some point, too. We are desperately low on used freewheels and can’t really get any new ones due to the sustained supply shortages.

The numbers:

Visitors: 22
Sales: $664.50

Bikes (refurb): 3 for $410
Tires/tubes: 7 for $26

Thanks!

Jacob Benjamin
WManager, Campus Bike Center

Following the completion of iWG assessment for Res002 Biodiversity Plan, the recommendation was transmitted to Dr. Nickols-Richardson, Director of Extension, on April 12, 2021. 

See iWG assessment of Res002 Biodiversity Plan attached. 

See iCAP team recommendation Res002 Biodiversity Plan.

The Zero Waste iCAP Team made the ZW004 "Reusable Dining Containers Program" recommendation on 4/2/21:

"Where possible and applicable, campus restaurants and foodservices should adopt the use of a reusable containers instead of disposable or compostable containers for take-out food. At a minimum, this should become an option for customers."