May 15, 2019 | Energy Generation, Purchasing, and Distribution, News, News Releases
Geothermal energy foundations will be installed this summer as part of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering’s (CEE) Ven Te Chow Hydrosystems Laboratory addition at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Substantial completion of the...
Jan 29, 2019 | News Releases, Purchasing, Waste, and Recycling, SWATeams
Aaron Finder is the Assistant Purchasing Director for the Purchasing Office and a member of the Purchasing, Waste, and Recycling SWATeam.Prior to joining the Purchasing Office, Finder worked for the Chief Procurement Office of Higher Education. Now he develops and...
Oct 30, 2018 | Agriculture, Land Use, Food, and Sequestration, News, News Releases
Communities across the country are pulling together in support of the nation’s pollinators, and the University of Illinois recently added its name to the list. This year, the U of I applied for Bee Campus certification through Bee City USA, an initiative of the Xerces...
Sep 21, 2018 | Energy Generation, Purchasing, and Distribution, News Releases, SWATeams
Meet Andrew Stumpf, a Geologist at the Illinois State Geological Survey, a Division of the Prairie Research Institute. Stumpf, a member of the Energy Generation, Purchasing, and Distribution SWATeam, has had a history of interest in campus sustainability: He’s...
Oct 2, 2017 | Energy Generation, Purchasing, and Distribution, News Releases, SWATeams
Timothy Mies is the Director of Energy Farm Operations at the University of Illinois. He is also a member of our Energy Generation, Purchasing, and Distribution SWATeam. For Mies, dealing with energy is just another part of the job. “I came back to the University of...
May 25, 2017 | Energy Conservation and Building Standards
Light bulbs turned off by volunteers through Spring 2025 Approximate tons of carbon dioxide equivalent saved through Spring 2025 Approximate dollars of savings on energy bills through Spring 2025 Not in use? Turn off the juice! iSEE’s Illini Lights Out (ILO) program...