Quarterly Management Report on Research Progress - Illinois ...

<strong>Quarterly</strong> Progress <strong>Report</strong>
Project Title: Green Friendly Best <strong>Management</strong> Practices (BMP) for Interstate
Rest Areas - Phase 2
QPR Author Name: Khaled El-Rayes
Telephone: 217-265-0557 Project Completed: 65%
Percent Time Used to Date: 100 %
Research <strong>Quarterly</strong> Progress
<strong>Report</strong>
Ending MARCH 2012
Last Updated: 6/22/2012 <strong>Report</strong> Generated:6/27/2012
TRP Chair Approved: 2/1/2012
Project Number: R27-103 Function Code: R27-103
Estimated Dates
Fiscal Year: 2012
Project Status: On Schedule
(green)
Task Title Start Complete Progress this
Quarter
Task 1: Conduct Surveys of State DOTs and Investigate Feasibility of Metering
Systems
Completed
1/1/2011 5/31/2011 No Yes
Task 2: Conduct On-site Assessments of Six Selected Rest Areas 3/1/2011 8/31/2011 No Yes
Task 3: Identify Promising Green Friendly Best <strong>Management</strong> Practices 9/1/2011 2/29/2012 No Yes
Task 4: Analyze the Economic and Environmental Impact of BMPs 12/1/2011 2/29/2012 No Yes
Task 5: Develop Practical Decision Support Tool for Optimizing Upgrade
Decisions
1/1/2012 8/31/2012 No No
Task 6: Develop Recommendations for Selected Rest Areas 8/1/2012 10/31/2012 No No
Project Start Date: 2/28/2011 Original Project End Date: Number of Extentions: 0 Current Project End Date: 12/31/2012
Original Project Budget: $220000 Number of Budget Changes: 0 Current Project Budget: $220000
Total Funds Expended this Quarter: $0 Total Project Expenses to Date: $0 Total % Of Budget Spent To Date: 0%
Project Description:
Energy costs have risen at the Rest Areas and are expected to increase over time. This means we can expect both higher visitation numbers and
increased annual energy bills for these sites. Any preventative measures, especially in the area of "Green Friendly" techniques, that will save money
and at the same time show our commitment by the State to be more environmentally conscious would be very beneficial and well received.
The research tasks of this project would allow us to study six rest areas that have the highest energy bills and determine what modifications could
be made from the simple to the complex for generating energy savings (dollars) while being "Green Friendly" (environmentally aware). When
added to the fact that this would take place at state facilities that are now experiencing nearly 40 million visitors a year, this would go a long way to
improve the fiscal and environmental image of Illinois on both a state and national level.
Keywords: Green, BMP, rest area
Principal Investigator:
Name: Khaled El-Rayes Organization / Address
Telephone: 217-265-0557
Email: elrayes@illinois.edu
UIUC
3112 Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory 205 N. Mathews Ave. Urbana, IL 61801
Co-Investigator:
Name: Liang Liu Organization / Address
UIUC
Telephone: 217-333-6951
Email: lliu1@uiuc.edu
Research Student Team Members: Moatassem Abdallah
Technical Review Panel:
Members Telephone Email Address
Craig Mitckes (Chair) 217-782-2984 Craig.Mitckes@illinois.gov
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