| Proposal | Description | Proposed by | Award | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geothermal Test Well | Drill test well on Trinity campus to determine feasibility of geothermal heating/cooling system. | Elizabeth Palchak | $127,000 | 2024 |
| A Zero-Waste Hygiene-Equity Program | Install a laundry sheet dispenser in the Davis Center, create a program to support low income and first-generation students, hire intern to maintain social media presence and evaluate success of the program. | Montana Bailey | $4,000 | 2022 |
| Transition to a greener UVM Fleet | Greate an incentive fund that will assist departments looking to purchase EVs | Clare Nelson | $10,900 | 2022 |
| UVM Grounds Electric Lawn Equipment Purchase Phase 2 | Purchase of electric powered lawn equipment (leaf blowers, weed whackers, push mower) for use by UVM Groundskeeping | Matt Walker | $15,600 | 2022 |
| Electric Vehicle Charging Station Master Plan | An evaluation of campus and any upcoming needs it will have to support EVs as students, faculty, and staff begin to drive them. | Abby Bleything | $2,600 | 2021 |
| Covered Bicycle Parking for Trinity Campus | Install covered bicycles parking on Trinity Campus | Jaydon Fisher and Abby Bleything | $150,310 | 2021 |
| Surplus Tracking Feasibility Study | Determining the best route to create a system for connecting resources no longer needed in one part of the university community with other places that do need these resources. | Corey Berman | $2,000 | 2021 |
| Howe Library Stack Light Renovation: Phase 3 | The proposal continues the work on high efficiency, motion-detection lighting in the library on the 2nd floor. | Lynn Wood, Physical Plant Department | $40,000. | 2020 |
| Phase 2: Covered Bike Parking | Funding for the construction of two covered bike racks - one at Harris Millis Complex and one at the Davis Center. | Abby Bleything, Adam Frasier and Jim Barr, Transportation & Parking Services | $229,345 | 2020 |
| UVM Electric Lawn Equipment Pilot | Fund commercial electric lawn mower for Physical Plant Department (PPD) pilot and student intern for data analysis. | Niels Arentzen, GSB; VT Clean Cities Coalition; Transportation & Parking Services | $16,900 | 2020 |
Zero Emissions Residence Hall Organics Collection | Covers one-time, up-front cost of purchasing an e-assist bicycle and trailer for compost collection at 23 residence halls. | Corey Berman, Program Manager, UVM Recycling | $6,000. | 2019 |
| Allen House Electric Vehicle Charging Station | Install an EV Charging Station by University Building Allen House to further prepare UVM for increased number of Electric Vehicles around campus | Gioia Thompson | $22,563 | 2019 |
Howe Library Stack Light Renovation: Phase 2 | Replace outdated, non-LED/CFL lighting above the book shelves on the 2nd floor of the Howe library with motion-sensor activated LEDs. | Aidan Doherty CAS, Political Science and and Rich Wolbach, Energy Manager | $40,000 | 2019 |
Shower Timer Provision to On-Campus Residents | Provide shower timers for up to 500 on-campus students to reduce water and energy use, thus reducing carbon emissions. | Zach Merson, Undergrad, Natural Resources, RSENR | $3,595 | 2019 |
| Updated Interpretive Signage for Existing Renewable Energy Installations | Update the signage near the central heating plant to describe the solar panels on the building and signage near the Bergey wind turbine. | Erica Spiegel, Physical Plant Dept. | $3,100 | 2019 |
| Green Labs - Refrigerator & Freezer Maintenance | This pilot program replaces some of the College of Medicine's fridge and freezers and evaluated the reduction in costs and emissions. If promising, the relative departments have promised to replace the remaining machines, train employees in proper maintenance, and endeavor to create a campus standard of efficacy. | Michael Lane | $38,798 | 2018 |
| Garden Solar Shed | Build a demonstration garden shed near Jefford's Hall with solar panels which would charge electrical lawn and garden equipment. | Mark Starrett, CALS | $14,050 | 2018 |
| Phase 1: Covered Bike Parking | A feasibility study to determine where covered bike shelters should be built on campus and what the related costs and benefits would be. | Jim Barr, Abby Bleything, TPS; students | $18,700 | 2018 |
| RSENR Net-Zero | The Rubenstien School requested funding to run an audit and convert facilities within Aiken, Bittersweet, and the Rubenstein Lab to achieve net-zero carbon emissions from these buildings. | Gary Hawley, Jon Erickson, RSENR | $3,000 | 2018 |
| Bailey-Howe lighting | Funding the replacement of the main campus library's 1st floor's lighting system to save 80,000 kWh per year. This is a pilot to determine if it can be replicated on other floors. | Aidan Doherty | $38,000 | 2017 |
| Bike Share | Support the launching of the Greenride Bikeshare (in cooperation with Champlain College and CATMA) and ensure the installation of several bike hubs on campus for student use | Abby Bleything, Jim Barr, TPS | $83,000 | 2017 |
| No Idling | Purchase and install an emissions managing system (IdleRight) which will be used on campus emergency vehicles to reduce the various effects of idling while on patrol. | Abby Bleything, Zach Borst, TRC | $10,000 | 2017 |
| Bike shelter for first-year residential hall | Luce Hillman, Michael Pelletier, Physical Plant | $100,000 | 2016 | |
| Building energy tracking & savings software | $120,000 | 2014 | ||
| Improve bicycle access at UVM | Jim Barr, Doug Connelly, TPS | $32,000 | 2014 | |
| UVM electric vehicle charging station feasibility study | Michelle McCutcheon-Schour, TRC | $5,100 | 2014 | |
| Johnson House renewable energy feasibility review | Michelle Smith; Gund Institute | $5,500 | 2014 | |
| UVM central heat plant - solar array upgrade & optimization | This was a two-phase project that involved upgrading existing solar panels and the installation of additional solar panels. | Rich Wollach, Physical Plant, Capital Planning & Management | $131,344 | 2013 |
| UVM/community biomass feasibility study | Gioia Thompson, Capital Planning & Management, UVM Medical Center, Burlington District Energy Service, Burlington Electric Department | $26,819 | 2013 | |
| Virtualized desktop computer lab in Kalkin | Thomas Chittenden, Michelle Smith, School of Business, Enterprise Technology Services | $24,865 | 2012 | |
| Comprehensive campus renewable energy feasibility study | This feasibility study analyzed locations where potential renewable energy technology could be installed on UVM’s campus. The study is a tool for the CEF and key stakeholders for future decision-making and to guide future renewable energy installation projects. | Michelle Smith, Capital Planning | $63,030 | 2011 |
| Green labs program | Francis Churchill, TSP | $60,663 | 2011 | |
| Equine Center solar photovoltaic system | This project involved the installation of 134 solar panels mounted on the roof of the equine center barn. They generate 8.5% of the research farm's electricity needs. | Dr. Josie Davis, CAS | $86,340 | 2010 |
| Aiken solar trackers | The installation of 17 solar trackers on UVM property located on Spear Street which feed into the UVM power grid and contribute to Aiken's LEED certification. | Gary Hawley, RSENR | $200,000 | 2010 |
| Solar power & smart grid lab at Votey | Dr. Paul Hines, Dr. Jeff Frolik, CEMS | $27,000 | 2010 | |
| Biomass feasibility study for Trinity campus | Gioia Thompson; Physical Plant | $1,824 | 2010 |
