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Edgewater Environmental Sustainability Project - Welcome
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Project Overview (Click Blue Link for Details)
____________________________________________ Another Renewable Energy Project in Edgewater Loyola's "Center for Sustainable Urban Living" is constructing a dormitory named San Francisco Hall on Kenmore Avenue which will have 213 student units for incoming freshmen. Highlights include:
Renewable energy features include a 90 well geothermal field that will use deep ground water for heating and cooling the building; 50 percent of the roof will be green, there will be solar panels installed; and a gray-water system in which shower wastewater will be reused in the toilets. San Francisco Hall will be LEED gold-certified by USGBC.
Sustainability features include a green roof, green courtyard and a separate greenhouse. The greenhouse will be just to the south of Wright Hall, and will house a clean energy lab, teaching labs, and classrooms and offices for several departments in both the hard and social sciences. The greenhouse will also be used to grow the food for a café in Wright Hall. Storm water will be used to irrigate the plants in the greenhouse.
Students living in the dorm will be subdivided into 30 “neighborhoods,” which will be monitored for electricity consumption, heat and water use. Competitions will be held between the “neighborhoods” to see which one is the most energy-efficient. ____________________________________________ Awards Received by EESP 2010
2011
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Project Section (Click Blue Link for Details)
___________________________________________ Project Blueprint [click cover]
ENERGY EFFICIENCY OPPORTUNITY FOR EDGEWATER HOMEOWNERS
CNT is administering the program and has chosen Edgewater as one of the first two Chicago communities to launch it. Pre-Qualitied Energy Auditors and Contractors are part of the process. A homeowner who (after making the qualified improvements) meets the energy savings criteria receives a certification from CNT. CNT has arrangements with service providers to automatically track the savings. This will confirm for the homeowner the benefit to cost results of the work. In addition CNT is asking for volunteers to help get the word out. This is an excellent opportunity to have a positive impact on reducing energy use and saving homeowner's money.
________________________________________ EESP Members in the 48th Ward Comprehensive Master Plan Committees
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2012 Project Objectives - Action Highlights
Announcement: Next Core Committee Meeting- June 13, 2012, Wednesday, 8:00 am 5533 N. Broadway ___________________________________________ Planning, Development & Transportation
Air & Water
Renewable Energy
Energy Efficiency
Parks and Green Spaces
Recycling
Green Schools
Cleaning the Neighborhood
Education & Public Awareness
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EESP-Related Events and Activities
2012: Environmental & Sustainability Activities
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Links
Links to Renewable Energy Resources & Information Illinois Solar Energy Association (ISEA) Illinois Renewable Energy Association (IREA) Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Illinois Wind Solar Photovoltaic
Solar Thermal
Offshore Wind
Electric Car Charging Stations
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ENERGY SAVING TIPS
US DoE-Energy Savers _________________________________________ Keep Our Summer Air Breathable
Ozone can irritate your respiratory system, reduce lung function, make asthma symptoms worse, inflame and damage the lining of the lung, and may aggravate chronic lung diseases, such as emphysema and bronchitis. In the summer Chicago is typically in non-compliance with ozone levels on 15 or more days. Where does it come from? Ozone = VOCs + NOx + Sunlight The sunlight we welcome, the ozone we don’t. To keep ozone low we need to cut NOx and VOC emissions:
See: http://www.cleanaircounts.org/municipalities_strategies.aspx http://www.sbcapcd.org/sbc/ozonehealth.htm http://www.lungchicago.org/advocacy-air-quality/ |
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