As part of the Lighting Retrofit #5, 185 T-12 fixtures in Atkins Tennis Center were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 3,886 hours. The simple payback for this project is 2.96 years.

Please see attached the report from mode choice survey conducted by CUUATS in 2011-12.

As part of the Lighting Retrofit #5, 248 T-12 fixtures in the FSI Classroom/ Office Building were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 40,839 hours. The simple payback for this project is 1.08 years.

As part of the Lighting Retrofit #5, 127 T-12 fixtures in the FSI Fire Station were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 20,183 hours. The simple payback for this project is 1.51 years.

As part of the Lighting Retrofit #5, 51 T-12 fixtures in the FSI Firemanship Training Facility were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 8,576 hours. The simple payback for this project is 3.28 years.

As part of the Lighting Retrofit #5, 10 T-12 fixtures in the FSI South Storage Building were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 1,139 hours. The simple payback for this project is 12.71 years.

As part of the Lighting Retrofit #5, 26 T-12 fixtures in the Admin Tech Info Building were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 3,048 hours. The simple payback for this project is 18.86 years.

As of June 1, 2012, the University will again try to meet campus energy without burning coal in the summer months.

F&S staff participated in the Big Ten and Friends Environmental Stewardship Group meeting in Lincoln, Nebraska.  SSC student chair, Marika Nell, was invited to attend as well, and she was the only student participant in attendance.

The Office of Sustainability (OS) applied for the Illinois Governor's Sustainability Award in 2012.  The OS provides overarching leadership to transform campus into a model for sustainability and to integrate sustainability principles into our campus culture.  The OS scope of work encompasses all components of the University’s mission: education, research, and engagement, as well as effecting change in campus operations and policies.  The OS sets campus-wide sustainability goals and works to enhance communication and collaboration among campus units to achieve these goals. The OS also provides organizational leadership for numerous sustainability initiatives that bring together campus and community on campus. Much of the work by the OS is about educating, motivating, communicating, and celebrating sustainability with various stakeholders.

As part of the Lighting Retrofit #5, 20 T-12 fixtures in the FSI Hazmat Storage Building were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 2,278 hours. The simple payback for this project is 6.64 years.