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competition will launch with a kickoff and informational session
at 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 25 at the Illinois
Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC), 1 Hazelwood Drive,
Champaign.
Last year the Challenge began in the Central Illinois
communities of Champaign-Urbana, Peoria, and Bloomington-Normal.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering and
Research Laboratory in Champaign was the highest scorer in the
region. This year offices statewide are encouraged to sign up.
Contestants can start piling up points Tuesday, March 1, as they
begin to score points for completing specific sustainability
activities at their facilities.
Money-saving ideas and assistance will be provided by ISTC, a
division of the Prairie Research Institute at the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
The Challenge website provides participants with the information
and tools they need to compete and complete activities, and a
live leaderboard will track their scores, as well as those of
other competitors from across the state. At the end of the
Challenge, participants will be acknowledged for their hard work
through media, peer recognition, and year-end awards. The
Challenge welcomes all public and private buildings that are
used primarily for office space.
There is an administrative fee of $50 for registration, but can be waived if it
is a barrier to participation. Questions can be directed to Bart Bartels:
bbartel@illinois.edu.
A Peoria-area kickoff is scheduled for Thursday March 3. Additional community
meetings and informational workshops will be scheduled as organizations and
communities sign up. For complete information, visit the IGOC website at
https://www.illinoisgoc.com/.
[Jim Dexter, Illinois Sustainable
Technology Center, Prairie Research Institute]
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