Living Lab Facilities / Programs

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

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Theme	Project	Status
Zero Waste	Vermicompost	In Progress
Zero Waste	Enviropures	Ongoing
Zero Waste	Waste Stream Characterization Study Phase 1	Completed

Latest Updates

Archived info - previous project description

8/12/2020

Construction of a new 54-acre, 12.1 megawatt (MWdc) Solar Farm has been approved by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees as the sole member of Prairieland Energy, Inc.
Campus Bike Center added as a Shield pick-up location - Available from August 24, 2020

8/12/2020

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Sustainability Outreach
- Advance Student Sustainability Outreach Efforts
  - Student Groups with Sustainability Focus
    - Green Observer
    - ActGreen
    - Beyond Oil Campaign
    - Illinois Biodiesel Initiative (IBI)
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
    - Illinois Solar Decathlon
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
    - Students for Environmental ConcernS (SECS)
    - Teens Turning Green
    - Tikkun Chambana
    - USGBC Student Chapter
  - Student Sustainability Leadership Council (SSLC)
    (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
- Build a Culture of Sustainability
- Contribute to a Regional Climate Action Plan
- Provide Centralized Communication about Sustainability
Educate Future Leaders
Responsible Stewardship of Campus Land
- Carbon Sequestration
- Incorporate Sustainability Principles into Campus Master Plan
- Root to Roof Program
- Sustainable Agricultural Practices
  - Assess and Reduce Agricultural GHG Emissions
  - Bevier Café Herb Garden
  - Fly Ash Phosphorous Filtration
  - Growing Local Foods
    - Orchard Downs Community Gardens
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
    - Sustainable Student Farm
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
    - Tomato Processing and Packaging
    - Woody Perennial Polyculture (WPP) Research Site
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
  - Sustainable Agricultural Food System
- Sustainable Landscapes Plan
  - Bee Campus USA
    (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
  - Committee on Natural Areas
    (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
  - Low Mow Zones
  - Native Plantings & Prairies
    - Burrill/ Morrill Walkway
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
    - Chi Omega native plants
    - Davenport Hall Carbon Garden
    - LAR Native Plants
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
    - Native Plants at Arboretum
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
    - Orchard Downs Multifunctional Landscape (ODMFL)
    - Prairie Restoration at Florida & Orchard
    - Small Prairie at Natural Resources Building
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
    - The Illinois Path
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
    - Uni High Butterfly Garden
    - Vet Med Prairies
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
    - Woodland Plants at NRB
    - Campus Honors House
  - Tree Campus USA
    (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
    - Campus Tree Inventory
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
Funding for Sustainability
Reduce Transportation Emissions
Research Opportunities and Projects
Zero Waste
Report on Progress
Reduce Emissions from Energy Consumption
- Energy Conservation Efforts
  - Changing Usage of Individuals
  - Building-Level Energy Efficiency
    - Graduate Dance Space
    - Facility Standards
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
      - Implement Energy Standards
  - Convert Fume Hoods from CAV to VAV
  - Maintain or Reduce Gross Square Footage
  - Space Marketplace
  - LEED Certification
    - Business Instructional Facility: LEED Platinum
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
    - Illinois Fire Service Institute: LEED Silver
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
    - Yeh Student Center: LEED Silver
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
    - Lincoln Hall Renovation: LEED Platinum
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
    - Bousfield Hall: LEED Platinum
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
    - Chem Annex Renovation and Addition: LEED Gold
    - Electrical and Computer Engineering Building: LEED Platinum
    - Huff Hall, Khan Annex: LEED Silver
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
    - Ikenberry Dining Hall: LEED Silver
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
    - Illinois Natural History Survey: LEED Silver
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
    - Integrated Bioprocessing Research Laboratory (IBRL): LEED Silver
    - Natural History Building: LEED Gold
    - NCSA Petascale: LEED Gold
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
    - Nugent Hall: LEED Silver
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
    - State Farm Center: LEED Gold
    - Surveying Building: LEED Gold
    - Wassaja Hall: LEED Gold
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
    - Wounded Veterans in Higher Education: LEED Gold
  - Reduce Active Fume Hoods
  - Lighting Conservation Projects
    (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
  - Energy Services Conservation Projects
    - SAIC projects
    - Smart Grid for Campus
      - DDC Command Center
    - Retrocommissioning (RCx)
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
      - FY08 RCx
      - FY09 RCx
      - FY10 RCx
      - FY11 RCx
      - FY12 RCx
      - FY13 RCx
      - FY14 RCx
      - FY15 RCx
      - FY16 RCx
      - FY17 RCx
      - FY18 RCx
    - Variable Speed Drives
    - Energy Recovery Wheels
    - Energy Performance Contracting / ESCO
      - Vet Med ESCO
        (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
      - Oak Street Chiller Plant ESCO
        (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
    - Thermal Energy Storage (TES) Tank
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
  - ECE Net-Zero Energy Building
    (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
  - Computers and Technology
- Carbon-Neutral Energy for Campus
  - Utilities Master Plan for Energy Production and Distribution
    - Stop Burning Coal at Abbott Power Plant
  - Use Renewable / Low-carbon / Clean Energy
    - Solar Energy on Campus
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
      - ECE Rooftop Solar PVs
      - Install Solar PVs on NCPD
      - Solar Farm 1.0
        (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
      - Rooftop Solar Potential
      - BIF Rooftop Solar PVs
      - Ground Mounted Solar PVs BRC Research Test Bed
      - E37 Parking Lot Solar Lighting
      - KCPA Rooftop Solar Feasibility Study
      - Solar Farm 2.0
        (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
      - Solar Panels on Everitt Lab
      - Solar PVs at Idea Garden
      - Solar PVs on Fruit Farm Admin Building
      - Speech and Hearing Rooftop Solar PVs
      - Uni High Gym Rooftop Solar PVs
      - Wassaja Hall Rooftop Solar PVs
      - SSC Solar Feasibility Study
      - Solar Thermal at ARC
    - Wind Energy on Campus
      - Rooftop Wind Generators
        
        Rooftop Wind Vertical Turbines on PPSB
      - Wind Turbine Generator(s) on South Farms
    - Geothermal on Campus
      - Geothermal at Allerton Park
        (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
      - Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) Geothermal
      - CEE Hydrosystems Energy Lab Geothermal
      - Geothermal at the Bielfeldt Athletic Administration building
      - Geothermal at the Energy Farm
      - Geothermal at the Fruit Farm Admin Building
      - Geothermal Monitoring Well on Bardeen Quad
        (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
      - Geothermal Test Well at Energy Farm
      - ISTC Geothermal Loop
    - Methane Capture on Campus
      - Anaerobic Digester at Beef and Sheep Study
        (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
    - Biomass use on Campus
      - Biogasification
      - Biomass Boiler at the Energy Farm
        (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
      - Biomass co-firing pilot at Abbott Power Plant
        (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
      - Green Allerton Wood-fired Boiler
      - Vet Med Miscanthus CHP Boiler
    - Power Purchase Agreements for Clean Energy
  - Carbon Capture
    (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
  - Explore Options for 100 Percent Clean Campus Energy
Water Conservation
- Stormwater Management Program
  - Green Infrastructure
    - Green Infrastructure Conference
    - Green Roofs on Campus
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
    - Porous Asphalt Parking Lot C-8 / C-9
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
    - Rain Gardens on Campus
      (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
      - Hartley Garden Renovation
        (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
      - Vet Med Rain Garden
      - Red Oak Rain Garden
        (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
    - Rainwater Capture Systems
  - Boneyard Creek Management
    (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
  - Inventory and Benchmark Existing Landscape Performance
  - Medicine Take-Back Program
  - Reduce Nitrates from Agricultural Stormwater
    - Construct Tile-Drainage Wetlands
  - Clean up campus
    - Storm Drain Murals
- Reduce Potable Water Usage
  - Install Low Flow Fixtures throughout Campus
    - Green Nozzles
  - Campus Rec Water Conservation Incentives
  - Pipe Leakage Assessment
  - Reduce Cooling Tower and Chiller Plant Water Use
    (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
  - Turner Greenhouse water cooling systems
  - University Housing Trayless Dining
  - Water Audit / Inventory
- Obtain and Publicize Water Data
  - Charge for "true cost of water"
  - Conduct True Cost of Water Study for Chiller Plants
- Use of Non-Potable Water
  - BIF Greywater Pipe System
    (Living Lab Facilities / Programs)
  - Connect Raw Water System
  - State Laws for Non-Potable Water

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Latest Updates

Archived info - previous project description

Campus Bike Center added as a Shield pick-up location - Available from August 24, 2020

Map of projects

Full iCAP Project Hierarchy