Hi everyone,

Attached is the Opportunities for Collaboration document draft discussed at today’s meeting, including the list of plans that helped inform the document. Please send me your top picks from the ideas listed (and any ideas that aren’t on the list), as well as plans that did not get considered but should have, so that successive drafts can be more comprehensive. Let me know if you have any questions or other comments.

Thanks!

Kathleen Oldrey

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign joined the Billion Dollar Green Challenge, through the attached agreement.

F&S sent their response to the iCAP Working Group (iWG) on June 12, 2015, which was then forwarded to the Transportation SWATeam on the same day. The Transportation SWATeam supplanted the Trans004 Fleet Study recommendation with the new Trans007 Campus fleet analysis and Planning recommendation.

See the new SWATeam recommendation Trans007 Campus Fleet Analysis and Planning here.

See Transmittal of SWATeam recommendation Trans004 Fleet Study here.

See iWG assessment of Trans004 Fleet Study here.

See SWATeam recommendation Trans004 Fleet Study here.

We are writing with an update on the Big Ten and Friends Sustainability Group’s effort to develop a prospectus with the working title “Aligning Sustainability with Leadership Priorities”. We are pleased to inform you that AASHE has agreed to handle financial arrangements for project, including invoicing all partner institutions and paying the consultant. We have reframed the original memorandum of understanding document into a scope of work, which we are attaching here for your review.

~ Michael Gulich, Director of University Sustainability, Purdue University

Brendan McDonnell is working with F&S to identify the best buildings on campus for rooftop solar.  Brendan is a MechSE graduate student working toward an MS in ME with a certificate in Energy Systems Engineering, and this is his summer capstone project.  Professor Elif Ertekin is his advisor for the project, and Morgan Johnston is his supervisor at F&S.   The files Brendan is collecting are stored in the iSEE Solar box folder at https://uofi.app.box.com/files/0/f/2802975201/iSEE_-_Solar_Working_Group....

Following the completion of iWG assessment for PWR005 Zero Waste Coordinator, the recommendation was forwarded to F&S on May 29, 2015.

See iWG assessment of PWR Zero Waste Coordinator here.

See SWATeam recommendation PWR005 Zero Waste Coordinator here.

Following the completion of iWG assessment, the SWATeam recommendation, PWR004 Purchasing Coordinator, was transmitted to the OBFS department.

See iWG assessment of PWR004 Purchasing Coordinator here.

See SWATeam recommendation PWR004 Purchasing Coordinator here.

The iCAP Working Group (iWG) met on May 21, 2015, to discuss and start the assessment for SWATeam recommendation PWR005 Zero Waste Coordinator. Their official comment for the recommendation was:

"F&S should allocate staff time to communicate and implement waste reduction strategies, to meet the commitments of the iCAP."

See SWATeam recommendation PWR005 Zero Waste Coordinator here.

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University Housing applied for (and later won) the 2015 Illinois Governor's Sustainability Award. 

Housing has implemented sustainable efforts across our organization. By working together, we make significant change that also impacts the environment and our bottom line. Our residents and staff benefit from local foods; clean, non-toxic facilities; and gain education and contribute to a sustainable future. Our sustainability initiatives have resulted in cost savings on raw food, food waste, water, electricity, and chemicals. Our recycling efforts have diverted tons of waste from landfills. And our education efforts help our residents and staff members see how their actions and choices contribute to sustainability efforts.

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