April 18, 2014 Retrofit Water Bottle Fill Stations Green Fee Proposal 2013-2014 Brianna Swintek John Khou 700 South Halsted, Chicago, IL 60607 Ph: 847.312.6161 bswint2@uic.edu
April 18, 2014 RETROFIT WATER FILL STATIONS OVERVIEW Over the past year, the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) has been installing many retrofit water bottle fill stations across campus. Using plastic water bottles increases the chances of people improperly disposing of them, which in turn will create trash on our beautiful planet. The students will benefit from buying reusable water bottles because they will not have to keep purchasing plastic water bottles every couple of weeks. Installing more water fill stations across campus will increase the accessibility students and faculty has to obtain clean water on a daily basis. The three previous statements illustrate why UIC needs to invest money from the Green Fee money to replace the existing water fountains with retrofitted water fill stations at UIC. DISPOSING OF WASTES PROPERLY Primarily, by using reusable water bottles, there will be less pollution and trash on the ground and in the landfills. Trash on the ground or in landfills will not decompose for thousands of years, so all of this trash will pile up if people do not clean it up. All of this garbage will pollute our Earth and eventually make it inhospitable for future generations. For instance, UIC has both garbage and recycle bins. However, students do not always correctly place their trash in the respective bins. This is a problem because people are not effectively using the bins to recycle what should be recycled. When these plastic water bottles are not recycled, then companies cannot reuse them to resell later. Thus, we will be paying more money to produce more plastic for the bottles instead of reusing them
When these plastic water bottles are not recycled, then companies cannot reuse them to resell later. Thus, we will be paying more money to produce more plastic for the bottles instead of reusing them for continual use. When people reuse their water bottles instead of purchasing a new one, they run the risk of chemical contamination. By reusing or heating up the water bottle, chemicals from the plastic may leak into the water and may poison the individual. Shipping many plastic water bottles across the United States uses many gallons of fuel. By shipping thousands of water bottles at a time, it will quickly deplete our limited fossil fuel resources. These water bottles create more unnecessary waste when instead they can be substituted by reusable water bottles. By avoiding this extra waste and decreasing the usage of fuel, we will be protecting our environment. This is the main concern for EcoCampus. We want to improve our campus while protecting and preserving the environment. INSERT HEADLINE HERE BOOSTING THE ECONOMY Another pillar of sustainability that the campus strives to preserve is the economy. UIC will be able to Continue proposal text here. Continue proposal text here. Continue proposal text here. Continue sell more reusable plastic water bottles. This will boost revenue and stimulate the economy since students proposal text here. Continue proposal text here. Continue proposal text here. Continue proposal text will refill their water bottles at the water bottle fill stations and they will not have to waste their money here. Continue proposal text here. Continue proposal text here. Continue proposal text here. buying ones that are safe for reusal. Students gave money to the Green Fee Fund to support the sustainable projects on campus and in turn, freely without having to pay for a new one. This will save them and the faculty money because water is free regardless. ACCESSBILITY ON CAMPUS Equity on the UIC campus is important because we want students to have a fair share of all the resources the university has to offer. If the students had greater accessibility to the water bottle fill stations, they would take advantage of what they have to offer. Instead of buying more plastic water bottles and wasting away money, they would simply refill a water bottle at the water fill stations. If these stations are spread out around UIC, it is convenient for those who visit our campus. We will not be restricting people to disposable water bottles and they will not need to make long trip to different buildings when busy with class, work, or other things. These new locations will be closer to the center of the campus in order for there to be less of a hassle for students. The whole campus must be consistently sustainable and for a fact, all of the water fountains in Student Center East and Student Center West have been replaced.
April 18, 2014 The library and recreation facilities on both East and West campus have also been retrofitted. By installing more on campus, we will reinforce the idea that the whole campus is sustainable, not just a part of it. PLACES TO WATCH With this Green Fee money, the water fountain stations that will be retrofitted will benefit the student body and AWARENESS In order to ensure students can access the water bottle fill stations, a digital map of all of the locations of them will be uploaded onto one of UIC s websites. Then, anyone can look faculty because they will be closer to classes. These at this information and find a stations will be located near the center of campus, the quad. Fixing the fountains in the following locations will be most beneficial: Lecture Center C, Lecture Center F, Lecture Center D, Taft Hall, and Burnham Hall. This is beneficial to students since it will be near most of their classes. Provided in the final budget are two different fountain. For educational value, 11 by 17 posters will be hung up next to the water fill stations to illustrate how these stations help the environment. proposal plans. Plan A focuses on the quality of the fountains. By installing new fountains, there is less chance for them to break down for a while. Plan B focuses on quantity and this will be beneficial if we just want to replace many of them, but do not care about the quality of them.
EcoCampus Project Leader 700 South Halsted, Chicago, IL 60607 Phone: 847.312.6161 Bswint2@uic.edu https://sites.google.com/a/uic.edu/ecocampus/
Brianna Swintek University of Illinois at Chicago EcoCampus Project Leader TO: FROM: UIC Green Fee Advisory Board Brianna Swintek, Project Leader Jonathan Khou, UIC EcoCampus Treasurer 04/17/14 Green Fee Retrofit Water Fill Stations Final Budget The costs of installation and materials have been extrapolated from the websites of Elkay, Brita, and Oasis. Additionally, the Vendor Sales information has been extracted from Inland Sales Group, Plumbing Supply, and Commercial Restroom Products. Moreover, we contacted the facilities management of the UIC Student Centers, Recreation facilities, and Campus Housing. More and more universities are promoting healthier choices to the student body through the retrofit water fill stations. By doing so, the university will also make the campus more sustainable and environmentally friendly. The comprehensive cost analysis is shown below: Provider Model Type Model Num. Elkay Brita Water Fill Station Cost Comparison Analysis Listed Price ea. Vendor Price ea. Price Difference Qty Total Cost* Retrofit Unit LZWSRK $729.00 $437.40 $291.60 9 $3,936.60 Single Complete Unit LZS8WSLK $1,493.00 $895.80 $597.20 9 $8,062.20 Double Complete Unit LZSTL8WSLK $2,075.00 $1,245.00 $830.00 9 $11,205.00 Recessed Mount 2000 N/A $1,935.91 N/A 9 $17,423.19 Surface Mount 2000SM N/A $1,845.68 N/A 9 $16,611.12 Oasis Retrofit Unit PWSBF $560.00 $444.00 $116.00 9 $3,996.00 Single Complete Unit P8SBF $1,171.00 $896.00 $275.00 9 $8,064.00 Double Complete Unit P8SBFSL-ST $1,627.00 $1249.00 $378.00 9 $11,241.00 Things to note: Total Cost does not account for installation/labor costs, or shipping details Elkay information obtained from a price quote as provided below Brita and Oasis Vendor Sales Price obtained from vendor site catalogs and state sales differentials All data gathered is current information (2014) **NOTE: The comprehensive analysis of the Water Fill Station Cost-Comparison data and Proposal plan information was compiled and assessed by EcoCampus Treasurer John Khou. For more information/verification on data collection and analysis, or if interested in examining the data spreadsheet, please contact: John Khou at (773) 981-1913 or email at Jkhou2@uic.edu
Green Fee Proposal Plans: Provider Elkay UIC Publications Model Type Model Num. Plan A "QUALITY" Listed Price Vendor Sales Price Price Difference Qty Total Cost* Money Saved Retrofit Unit LZWSRK $729.00 $437.40 $291.60 0 $0.00 $0.00 Single Complete Unit LZS8WSLK $1,493.00 $895.80 $597.20 2 $1,791.60 $1,194.40 Double Complete Unit LZSTL8WSLK $2,075.00 $1,245.00 $830.00 5 $6,225.00 $4,150.00 Full-Color Poster 11x17 $1.00 $1.00 $0.00 20 $20.00 $0.00 Sum = $8,036.60 $5,344.40 Provider Elkay UIC Publications Model Type Model Num. Plan B "QUANTITY" Listed Price Vendor Sales Price Price Difference Qty Total Cost* Money Saved Retrofit Unit LZWSRK $729.00 $437.40 $291.60 5 $2,187.00 $1,458.00 Single Complete Unit LZS8WSLK $1,493.00 $895.80 $597.20 4 $3,583.20 $2,388.80 Double Complete Unit LZSTL8WSLK $2,075.00 $1,245.00 $830.00 0 $0.00 $0.00 Full-Color Poster 11x17 $1.00 $1.00 $0.00 20 $20.00 $0.00 Sum = $5,790.20 $3,846.80 Things to note: We openly support and prefer plan A Quality in consideration of making longer lasting changes to the campus and upholding the standards of a higher quality institution Total Cost does not account for installation/labor costs, or shipping details Sum accounts for only the Final Cost of the listed expenses (not installation/labor) Money Saved is a category derived from the amount saved buying from the designated vendor/sales representative, as opposed to directly from the company Educational Aspect: UIC Publications would be used for printing 11x17 full-color posters with information about the water bottle filling stations Posters will include facts on saving water, and the benefits of a re-usable water bottle
Budget Analysis: Interpretation: 77.46% of the total $8,036.00 proposed budget (without installation costs/labor costs, or shipping) is used for the Double Complete Units 22.29% will be used for the Single Complete Units Total Budget Breakdown: Plan A 0.25% 77.46% 0.00% 22.29% Retrofit Unit Single Complete Unit Double Complete Unit Full-Color Poster Interpretation: 61.88% of the total $5,790.20 proposed budget (without installation costs/labor costs, or shipping) is used for the Single Complete Units 37.77% will be used for the Retrofit Units Total Budget Breakdown: Plan B 0.35% 37.77% 61.88% 0.00% Retrofit Unit Single Complete Unit Double Complete Unit Full-Color Poster
Elkay Water Fill Station Quotes:
Plumbing Supply Company Quote: Commercial Restroom Products (CRP) Quotes: *To save both paper and space, we will note here that the Elkay Retrofit, Single complete unit, and double complete unit models have only a slight variation of difference than do the Oasis Brand models sold from CRP *The models seen online are essentially the same design. Oasis brand fountains differ in that they have a more robust figure and are less refined in design
Sources: 1. Inland Sales Group: http://www.inlandsalesgroup.com/ 2. Plumbing Supply: http://www.plumbingsupply.com/bottle-filling-stations.html#brita 3. Commercial Restroom Products (CRP): http://www.commercialrestroomproducts.com/versafiller.htm Things to Note: We have been in contact with the sales representative Paul McLafferty from Inland Sales Group in regards to the Elkay products we propose in our Green Fee Initiative Plumbing Supply and Commercial Restroom Products (CRP) from out of state Warm Regards, Jonathan Khou Jonathan Khou EcoCampus Treasurer Jkhou2@uic.edu
04/16/14 TO: FROM: UIC Green Fee Advisory Board David Klawitter, President, UIC EcoCampus Letter of Support Water Bottle Fill Stations Hello Green Fee Advisory Board, I am writing to you to show support for the Green Fee proposal for water bottle fill stations at UIC. I believe this initiative will be highly beneficial for students at UIC, as well as UIC s future of sustainability in disposable water bottle use reduction. It has long been a campaign of EcoCampus to reduce the prevalence of disposable plastic water bottle on campus, whether working with UIC USG on a ban of the sale of plastic water bottle, or implementing campaigns to provide students with more options. This will address the ladder. By providing these fill stations, students will have more of an option to have refillable water bottles that they can have filled at most places on campus. This will make it easier for students to get water, other than relying on disposable water bottles. Thus, the idea is that refillable water bottles can be more easily used by students, and will begin to replace traditional, disposable bottles. From this change, EcoCampus plans to begin a more rigorous awareness campaign to make students more aware of the impact of their disposable bottle, and show them more of their options around campus. However, the necessary first step would be these filling stations. Beyond student awareness and access, the intended reduction in use of disposable bottles will reduce the amount of litter on campus and the number of wasted bottles thrown in the trash. Thus pollution and unwise resource use will be reduced. Ideally, this habit of saving resources will carry with students into their future lives and be spread to the lives of people they know as well. I strongly urge you to consider this proposal based on the impact it will have on the students, the campus, and future sustainable efforts. Sincerely, David M Klawitter EcoCampus President klawitt2@uic.edu