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Projects Updates for collection: 2015 iCAP Objectives
Funding approval for geothermal monitoring well
Associated Project(s):Executive Director of Facilities & Services (F&S) Mohamed Attalla and Director of the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE) Evan DeLucia approved the use of Carbon Credit Sales Funding for the geothermal monitoring well on the Bardeen Quad.
Daily Illini article
Associated Project(s):NEW THINGS
Associated Project(s):Move forwad with FAR and ISR called Grinder energy, ship it to sanitary district to make energy, move towards all dining halls Ikenberry: Informaiton system, weigh waste and display in real time, scale and digital display, update on website, competition based on other schools Food Waste Management presentation to Housing
Associated Project(s):On November 12, 2018, Sarthak Prasad from Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) presented a Food Waste Management study to compare the current mode of food waste management (EnviroPure) with 7 other food waste management equipment.
He recommended the Housing at UofI switched from the EnviroPure systems to InSinkerator's Grind2Energy systems as food waste processing system, before sending the processed food waste (in slurry form) to the Urbana-Champaign Sanitary District (UCSD) in Urbana, IL. UCSD's Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) has existing anaerobic digesters that can convert food waste into valuable biogas for electricity generation.
See attached the presentation in PDF form and the detailed cost analysis.
News-Gazette articles
Waste Management video by Emma Sielaff
Associated Project(s):Transportation SWATeam Meeting Minutes 9/18
Trans008 Mode Share Survey recommendation - Successful
Associated Project(s):The Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment has agreed to administer a mode-share survey helmed by Micah Kenfield, Sustainability Programs Coordinator.
See iWG assessment Trans008 Mode Share Survey here.
See SWATeam recommendation Trans008 Mode Share Survey here.
For future updates, please refer to Reduce Cars (Vehicle Miles Traveled) on Campus.
Trans008 Mode Share Survey recommendation - Transmitted
Associated Project(s):This recommendation has been transmitted to Evan DeLucia at the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment.
See attached assessment file here.
See SWATeam recommendation Trans008 Mode Share Survey here.
Attached Files:Capacity of distribution lines
Associated Project(s):U19005: Electrical-Medium Voltage Power Distribution Study Updates - should start in mid-September - to evaluate capacity of power distribution line connected to proposed solar farm 2.0 site.
Site Selection approved at CCRC
Associated Project(s):The Solar Farm 2.0 site selection committee's recommendation was approved by the Chancellor's Capital Review Committee.
CEE article on winning project
Integrated Pest Management program approved
Associated Project(s):The exterior Integrated Pest Management program has been in place for several years, and recently the program was formalized and adopted by F&S Grounds. This helps meet iCAP objective 7.2 and supports the student-led efforts to achieve Bee Campus USA recognition.
Attached Files:meeting scheduled for June 26
Associated Project(s):There are still a dozen or so cooling towers on campus, and ISTC staff are meeting with related building representatives later this month to review the options for reducing water consumption in these towers.
Attached Files:note about measuring quality of water in campus watershed
Associated Project(s):The SWATeam asked County Engineer, Jeff Blue, who owns the bridge running across the Embarras on Airport Road (1100N) just west of the intersection of Race Street (1350E), in the hopes of adding a monitoring station. Mr. Blue replied, "That bridge is under the jurisdiction of Philo Township. I know he is doing some substantial work on the ditch on the north side of Airport Road this summer which leads to this bridge. I doubt if the township would object, but it would be best to wait until the work on the ditch is complete. Please let me know what type of monitoring device would be used and how it would be attached to the bridge. I should be your contact on this project, as we are the bridge inspectors on behalf on the township."
Water004 GSI Standards Parking Lots recommendation - Assessment started
Associated Project(s):The iCAP Working Group (iWG) met on May 10, 2018, to discuss and start the assessment of Water004 GSI Standards Parking Lots recommendation. The iWG's draft assessment was:
"F&S should include the minimum requirements of Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) in the Facilities Standards, as described in the Campus Master Plan."
See SWATeam recommendtion Water004 GSI Standards Parking Lots here.
Water005 Rainworks Design Lot F4 recommendation - Assessment started
Associated Project(s):The iCAP Working Group (iWG) met on May 10, 2018, to discuss and start the discussion on SWATeam recommendation, Water005 Rainworks Design Lot F4. The iWG's draft comment on the recommendation was:
"Do a feasibility study for lot F4, incorporating the green infrastructure from the conceptualization completed by the students in the award winning rainworks challenge. Potential funding could be requested from the Student Sustainability Committee (SSC)."
See SWATeam recommendation Water005 Rainworks Design Lot F4 here.
Trans008 Mode Share Survey recommendation - Assessment started
Associated Project(s):The iCAP Working Group (iWG) met on May 10, 2018, to discuss and start the assessment of the SWATeam recommendation, Trans008 Mode Share Survery. The iWG's draft comment on the recommendation was:
"iSEE should create and administer a mode-share survey, with recurring on a regular basis. For example, every other year or as often as the Big 10 averages."
SWATeam Appreciation Letter
Associated Project(s):See attached the Appreciation Letter sent to all SWATeams earlier this month.
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