A building’s energy use can be made more efficient if the envelope—its outermost walls, windows, and doors—is tight enough to prevent air leakage.
F&S worked with The Grainger College of Engineering to test the building envelope tightness of the Transportation Building on May 21. Continue reading Consider the Envelope
The university has its sights set on new Illinois legislation regarding diversity of the people who are contracted to perform work on campus. Continue reading Growing Vendor Community Benefits University, State, Local Community
Brent Lewis excellent teacher Continue reading Lewis Leads ‘Lifelong Learning’
On Arbor Day, April 29, 2022, F&S staff and grounds experts, along with students and campus leaders, planted a tree! The University of Illinois is a Tree Campus USA once again, earning the honor from the Arbor Day Foundation for the following: “To obtain this distinction, your campus has met the five core standards for sustainable campus forestry required by Tree Campus Higher Education, including establishment … Continue reading Arbor Day 2022
Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) researchers have given the thumbs up to an innovative biphasic solvent system for its efficiency and effectiveness in absorbing CO₂ from flue gas at Abbott Power Plant. Continue reading Hey, Abbott! Technology to absorb CO₂ at power plants is promising
sity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus need a plan. Continue reading Planning the Illinois Landscape
A row of Austrian pines borders the land surrounding the Siebel Center for Design (SCD), their weathered branches softening the modern lines of the stone and glass building. Continue reading Rooted in Campus History: Century-Old Trees Near Siebel Center Preserved
Talbot Laboratory, home to the Grainger College of Engineering, now hosts a 39-piece art display from a University of Illinois graduate. Artist Cynthia Miller specializes in copper enameling and is extremely appreciative of the effort it took to install, which included F&S in both planning and execution. Miller’s work, called ‘Cosmic Vision,’ is large-scale—nearly twice as large as anything she has made—and is featured in … Continue reading Capital Programs, Carpenters Complete Artist’s ‘Vision’
A sight for those days made darker by the day: the beautiful, glass tower at Beckman Institute brilliantly lit up by 40 new lights. Continue reading Beautified Beckman
F&S was more than prepared for a winter storm—and the first few days of February represented a key organizational responsibility of clearing snow and ice from parking lots, building entrances, and other thoroughfares throughout campus. Continue reading Snow: Where Preparation Meets Hard Work
