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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)
Adapthaus Fall 2019 Closed Yes Energy Illinois Solar Decathlon
Temple Buell Hall Lighting Project Spring 2013 Closed Yes Energy TBH Lighting Project
Improving the Sustainability of the Freezer Room at the Wildlife Veterinary Epidemiology Laboratory Spring 2023 Closed Yes Energy Freezer Challenge
Illini Union Bookstore Retrocommissioning/Occupancy Sensors Loan Spring 2010 Closed No Energy Occupancy and Daylight Sensors
Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) Geothermal Fall 2018 Closed No Energy Geothermal at the Campus Instructional Facility (CIF)
SECS Re_Home Landscaping Spring 2014 Closed Yes Energy Illinois Solar Decathlon
Fume Hood Pilot Study Spring 2016 Closed Yes Energy Fume Hood Shut the Sash Campaign
LED Adaptive Lighting Technology for Parking Fall 2012 Closed No Energy LED Exterior Lights
Energy Displays and Metering Spring 2012 Closed No Energy Energy Dashboard Project
Solar Feasibility Study Spring 2011 Closed No Energy Rooftop Solar Potential
Lighting at the Foreign Languages Building Spring 2016 Closed No Energy Occupancy and Daylight Sensors
Geothermal Exchange at Greenhouses at UIUC Energy Farm Spring 2018 Closed No Energy Geothermal at the Energy Farm
Pilot-Scale Implementation of E2E Fall 2018 Closed No Food and Waste Environment-Enhancing Energy Paradigm for Food Waste to Biofuel and Biomaterial [ARCHIVED]
Illini Gadget Garage Spring 2015 Closed No Food and Waste Illini Gadget Garage [ARCHIVED]
South Farm Draper Purchase Spring 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Agricultural Practices
Element House at the Energy Farm Spring 2014 Closed No Food and Waste Illinois Solar Decathlon
Farm and Fiber Spring 2014 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Student Farm
Campus Compost Tumblers Spring 2021 Closed Yes Food and Waste
Recycling Pods Spring 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Install Appropriate Waste Collection Infrastructure
Vet Med Pipette Recycling Spring 2014 Closed No Food and Waste Implement Solutions for Special Recyclables
Illini Union Recycling Center Shadow Boxes Fall 2020 Closed Yes Food and Waste Recycling Bins at the Illini Union
Clean Meat at Illinois Fall 2020 Closed No Food and Waste Clean Meat at Illinois
Woody Polyculture Work Study Spring 2020 Closed No Food and Waste Woody Perennial Polyculture (WPP) Research Site
Styrofoam Densifier Fall 2014 Closed No Food and Waste Styrecycle: Expanded polystyrene (EPS) recycling program [ARCHIVED]
Coffee Ground Repurposing Fall 2013 Closed No Food and Waste

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