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SSC Projects

Since 2008, the Student Sustainability Committee (SSC) has funded hundreds of sustainability projects across the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. Filter and search the SSC Project listing below to learn more about the initiatives the SSC has supported.

Title Semestersort ascending Year Started Status Student Led? Category Associated Project(s)
Recycling Bins for Residence Halls Spring 2015 Closed Yes Food and Waste Install Appropriate Waste Collection Infrastructure
Engineering a Greener Future Sustainability Mural Project Spring 2022 Closed Yes Education and Justice Siebel Center for Design: LEED Gold
SUSTAINAPALOOZA 2026 Spring 2026 Active Yes Education and Justice
Improving the Energy Efficiency of an Ultra-low Freezer Used to Store Biological Materials Spring 2022 Closed No Energy Freezer Challenge
Intelligent Mobile Sensing Unit for Building Energy Efficiency Spring 2022 Closed No Energy Building-Level Energy Efficiency
RENU-House Spring 2022 Closed Yes Energy Illinois Solar Decathlon
Effectiveness of Feedback in Reducing Water and Energy Use in Residence Hall Showers Spring 2022 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water Water Conservation [ARCHIVED], Reduce Potable Water Usage
Purchase and Install New Eco-Counters Spring 2022 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure Pedestrian and Bicycle Counts
Bike Registration Signs (2.0) Spring 2022 Closed Yes Transportation and Infrastructure Bicycle Registration
LED Lighting Replacement Project Spring 2026 Active Yes Energy
South Farm Draper Purchase Spring 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Agricultural Practices
Expansion and Increased Utilization of Biomass Heating at the Energy Farm Spring 2019 Closed No Energy Biomass Boiler at the Energy Farm
Improving the Sustainability of the Freezer Room at the Wildlife Veterinary Epidemiology Laboratory Spring 2023 Closed Yes Energy Freezer Challenge
Illini Hillel Sustainability Project (Microgrant) Spring 2019 Closed Yes Education and Justice Reduce Single-Use Plastics
KCPA Lighting Replacement Spring 2014 Closed No Energy
Prosperemos: Safe Haven -Work Order Funding Spring 2022 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water
WaggleNet Spring 2019 Closed Yes Education and Justice
Jumpstart: Equipping Campus with Tools for Sustainability Spring 2019 Closed No Education and Justice
Engineered Renewable Nuclease Biocatalyst for Degradation of Antibiotic Resistance Genes from Wastewater. Spring 2025 Active No Land, Air, and Water
Improving the Sustainability of the Freezer Room at the Wildlife Veterinary Epidemiology Laboratory Spring 2023 Closed No Energy Freezer Challenge
Beginner Bike Maintenance Education Spring 2017 Closed No Education and Justice Bicycle Education
BIF Solar Installation Spring 2017 Closed No Energy BIF Rooftop Solar PVs
Illinois Water Day (Microgrant) Spring 2019 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water
Precious Plastics UIUC Recycling Station Spring 2024 Closed No Food and Waste Implement Solutions for Special Recyclables
Sonified Sustainability Festival (2015) Spring 2015 Closed No Education and Justice

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