The iCAP 2020 objective 4.1 is to "Reduce potable water consumption to 721,500 kgal/year by FY24, which is a reduction of 45% from the FY08 baseline." The responsible campus unit for championing this objective is F&S.

Water and energy are intricately linked. The challenge of reducing campus GHG emissions should involve looking at the importance of water in at least two ways.

The campus will implement a freeze on new buildings and building additions once current planned projects are completed. Any new space must take an existing space of equal or greater size (or of equal or greater energy usage) out of commission. Furthermore, any building retrofit will be required to “do no harm”; that is, it should not increase the energy consumption of a building—if necessary by packaging together additional energy conservation and renewables as part of a project. New building projects will be net-zero or replace an existing building.

The iCAP 2020 objective 2.2.1 is to "Improve efficiency of space use by minimizing the square footage per person and updating the Space Policy." The responsible campus unit for championing this objective is the Provost Office.

The iCAP 2020 objective 2.2.2 is to "Reduce the total annual energy consumption of each college-level unit by at least 20% from an FY15 baseline by FY35." The responsible campus unit(s) for championing this objective are the individual buildings/units with F&S.

From the 2010 iCAP:

The 2015 iCAP, chapter 7, objective 5 is "Increase carbon sequestration in campus soils by determining the sequestration value of existing plantings and identifying locations for additional plantings, with a specific objective of converting at least 50 acres of U of I farmland to agroforestry by FY20." 

The Sustainable Student Farm is a small-scale vegetable farm operated within the Crop Sciences department of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign located on 10 acres of land at Lincoln Avenue and Windsor Road.  The farm serves as a production farm to supply our residence halls with locally grown, low-input sustainable food. In addition, the farm acts as a living laboratory to connect students, community members, and the state at large with regional, small-scale food systems.

To improve the biodiversity and aesthetics at the front of the Natural Resources Building, volunteers planted sections of native woodland flowers. Four plots of trillium, geranium, native columbine, solomon's seal, jack-in-the-pulpit, and other plants fill in the spaces between dogwood trees.

Sustainable agricultural practices involve remaining conscientious of the effect of agriculture on the environment. The aim of this project is to implement more of such practices on campus in order to promote growing food locally and reduce the University’s food waste, energy use, and carbon footprint. 

Some initiatives that have been taken include the development of a system to reduce phosphorous runoff from campus farmland and establishing and promoting the production of food on campus itself.  

The University of Illinois Arboretum contains gardens, collections, and habitats that transform 160 acres of the south campus. Not only does the Arboretum serve as a beautiful area for the public to enjoy, but as a “living laboratory” for University students studying plants sciences and fine and applied arts.