This project will update on bicycle infrastructure improvement on campus, which may include bicycle lanes/path, bike racks, bike repair stations, etc.

The Talbot Laboratory Addition was awarded LEED Silver certification on July 10th, 2023. The addition scored high within the Water Efficiency category, scoring 8 out of 10 points. In the Water Reduction sub category, the Laboratory gained a perfect 4 out of 4 points. 

The construction for the three story addition began in Spring of 2019. The addition will house a Nuclear Materials Lab and a Radiation Measurement Laboratory. These new facilities are shared with the Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering as well as the Department of Aerospace Engineering. 

The Illinois Street Residence (ISR) Townsend Hall received LEED silver status on Jun 14th, 2022. Townsend Hall is one of two dormitory facilities which make up ISR Hall. The recent renovations to ISR had strong scores in Location and Transportation, scoring 13 out of 16 possible points. In addition to Water Efficiency, scoring 8 out of 11 possible points. ISR is known for its proximity to the engineering campus and houses many future STEM students. 

Illinois Street Residence (ISR) Dining Hall was awarded LEED Sliver certification on April 18th, 2022. The construction scored 20 out of 26 possible points in the Sustainable sites category, with a prioritization in Alternative Transportation. As one of the largest dining centers, ISR Dining Hall is a hub that see high foot traffic everyday. A unique feature of the new hall is its 8 micro restaurants, which serve a variety of meal options. 

The Illinois Street Residence (ISR) Wardall Hall received LEED silver status on May 13th, 2022. Wardall Hall is one of two dormitory facilities which make up ISR Hall. The recent renovations to ISR had strong scores in Location and Transportation, scoring 13 out of 16 possible points. In addition to Water Efficiency, scoring 8 out of 11 possible points. ISR is known for its proximity to the engineering campus and houses many future STEM students. 

In order to effectively increase recycling rates on campus, the community must be adequately informed on what the Waste Transfer Station can accept, and what it cannot. Campus recycles 5 primary commodities: paper, cardboard, plastic, aluminum, and scrap metal. There are a myriad of other products that present themselves on campus, and community members would benenfit from a resource that outlines the appropriate disposal methods.

Recyclopedia was born of the desire and need to offer the community a comprehensive recycling guide.

In early 2023, undergraduate students Hannah Kim and Sakshi Vaya proposed Project Revert to Earth, with the aim to tackle food waste contamination in recycling streams on campus. Funded by the SSC, the research study aims to understand students' behavior toward recycling and how those behaviors would change if recycling became easier and more accessible.

In 2018, PRI Sustainability Researcher/F&S Zero Waste Coordinator Shantanu Pai began to investigate services which could accurately weigh frontload pans when they were dumped into frontload trucks. Unlike swingpan and rolloff pans, which are individually taken to the Waste Transfer Station for weighing and dumping, many individual frontload containers are dumped into a single truck, and the lump sum is weighed at the Waste Transfer Station.

In 2014, F&S and ISTC began collaboration on a two-phase waste characterization study and waste reduction opportunity assessment through the waste sampling of eight campus buildings and surveying of building occupants. ISTC assessed the buildings’ waste stream and occupant knowledge and satisfaction of current practices.

Champaign County Bikes (CCB), Prairie Cycle Club (PCC), the Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign, Champaign-Urbana Safe Routes to School (C-U SRTS), Champaign-Urbana Bike Month, and other local bicycle groups organize group rides and events in the community. These events are promoted to and are available for participation to the University students, faculty, and staff as well.