The Urbana-Champaign ENERGY STAR Challenge has exceeded the first two goals in the partnership’s two year effort to engage commercial buildings to save energy. Presently 61 buildings are registered for the Challenge and 28 have submitted documentation of their benchmark energy performance. The goals for the Urbana-Champaign competition were 50 buildings registered and 25 buildings benchmarked. By comparison, similar competitions in Portland, Seattle, and Boise are attracting 64, 110, and 41 registrations respectively. Additional goals for the local effort include achieving energy savings in 10 buildings and helping 5 of these buildings achieve ENERGY STAR Certification.
The Urbana-Champaign ENERGY STAR Challenge is part of the larger efforts of the Challenge Partners to reduce pollution and improve sustainability and prosperity in our region.
Current Participants include:
- UIUC- Snyder Hall
- UIUC- Scott Hall
- UIUC- Lundgren Hall
- UIUC- Lincoln Avenue Residence Hall
- UIUC- Barton Hall
- UIUC-Allen Hall
- International Society of Arboriculture
- UIUC – Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
- UIUC – Wohlers Hall
- UIUC – Physical Plant Services Building
- UIUC – National Soybean Research Center
- UIUC – Natural Resources Building
- UIUC – Illini Union Hall
- UIUC – Fred Turner Student Services Building
- UIUC – Engineering Hall
- UIUC – David Kinley Hall
- UIUC – Admissions and Records
- Busey Bank
- Unitarian-Universalist Church of Urbana-Champaign
- IGBA
- Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment
- Manolo’s Pizza & Empanadas
- The Canopy Club
- University of Illinois Employees Credit Union
- Urbana Business Association
- VE Websites
- Ippatsu Salon
- Shatterglass Studios
- Champaign County Head Start – Urbana
- Westview Elementary School
- Booker T. Washington Elementary School
- Stratton Elementary Elementary School
- South Side Elementary School
- Robeson Elementary School
- Kenwood Elementary School
- Jefferson Middle School
- Garden Hills School
- Franklin Middle School
- Edison Middle School
- Dr. Howard Elementary School
- Columbia Elementary School
- Central High School
- Centennial High School
- Carrie Busey Elementary School
- Bottenfield Elementary School
- Barkstall
- Champaign County Head Start
- C-UPHD Building
- First Mennonite Church of Champaign-Urbana
- Busey Bank
- Champaign Police Station
- Champaign City Building
- Champaign Fire Station 6
- Champaign Fire Station 5
- Chamapaign Fire Station 4
- Champaign Fire Station 3
- Champaign Fire Station 2
- Champaign Fire Station 1
- City of Champaign
- Farm & Fleet of Urbana
- Urbana Fire Department South Substation
- Urbana Fire Department North Substation
- Urbana Civic Center
- Urbana Public Works Building
- Urbana City Building
- Finch Law Office
- Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District
Current Partners include:
- City of Urbana
- City of Champaign
- Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
- Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District
- University of Illinois
- Ameren ActOnEnergy
- Illinois Green Business Association
- Smart Energy Design Assistance Center
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Anyone can watch the progress of the Challenge participants or register themselves at ucenergychallenge.com.
For more information, please contact Scott Tess at 217-384-2381 or srtess@urbanaillinois.us.