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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 Semester Year Started Status Student Led? Categorysort descending Associated Project(s)
Eco-Olympics Energy Conservation Competition Marketing (Microgrant) Spring 2019 Closed Yes Energy Eco-Olympics
ABE Doors and Windows Spring 2019 Closed No Energy Energy Conservation Efforts
Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) Geothermal - 2 Spring 2019 Closed No Energy Geothermal at the Campus Instructional Facility (CIF)
Establishing High-Efficiency Cold Storage Capacity for the Miller Lab Spring 2023 Closed No Energy Freezer Challenge
Illini Light Savers Fall 2018 Closed Yes Energy Occupancy and Daylight Sensors
LED Farming (Micro Grant) Fall 2018 Closed Yes Energy
InSPIRE Solar Wireless Drone Charging Station Fall 2025 Active Yes Energy
Biomass Burner at Sustainable Farm Spring 2014 Closed No Energy
Expansion and Increased Utilization of Biomass Heating at the Energy Farm Spring 2019 Closed No Energy Biomass Boiler at the Energy Farm
Engineering Hall VAV box upgrade to DDC controls Fall 2018 Closed Yes Energy Convert Fume Hoods from CAV to VAV
Re_Home Wall Rehab & Siding Fall 2020 Closed No Energy Illinois Solar Decathlon
Solar Car Electrical System Prototype Spring 2015 Closed Yes Energy Illini Solar Car
LED Adaptive Lighting Technology for Parking Fall 2012 Closed No Energy LED Exterior Lights
Demonstration of Enerdrape Thermal Energy Exchange System in Steam Tunnel Spring 2023 Closed Yes Energy
Art and Design Hallway Lighting Spring 2019 Closed No Energy Energy Conservation Incentive Program (ECIP)
E2E Paradigm for Food Waste to Biofuel and Biomaterial Fall 2017 Closed No Energy
Illini Union Food Court Lighting Upgrade Fall 2025 Active No Energy
High Resolution Geothermal Profiling Spring 2016 Closed No Energy Geothermal on Campus
Allerton Park Solar Array Spring 2020 Closed Yes Energy
Fume Hood Pilot Study Spring 2016 Closed Yes Energy Fume Hood Shut the Sash Campaign
Lighting at the Foreign Languages Building Spring 2016 Closed No Energy Occupancy and Daylight Sensors
Solar-Powered Workstation for New Campus Recreation Green Space Spring 2023 Closed Yes Energy Solar Power on Campus
Temple Hoyne Buell Hall as an Energy Learning Laboratory Spring 2018 Closed No Energy Building-Level Energy Efficiency
Renewable Energy House Fall 2021 Closed No Energy
Brewing the Best Bankable Biodiesel Spring 2017 Closed No Energy Illinois Biodiesel Initiative (IBI)

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