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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?sort descending Category Associated Project(s)
Lorado Taft Path from 4th St to 6th St - Construction Spring 2026 Active No Transportation and Infrastructure
Grind2Energy System for Housing Food Stores Spring 2026 Active No Food and Waste
Off Grid Solar Kiln Spring 2026 Active No Land, Air, and Water
Magnetically Driven Biodiesel Catalysis With Deep Eutectic Solvent-Functionalized Nanoparticles Fall 2025 Active No Education and Justice
Recensus of Trelease Woods Forest Dynamics Plot - Phase 2 (2026) Spring 2026 Active No Land, Air, and Water
Sustainable Design Gallery Spring 2026 Active No Education and Justice
Bike Parking on Campus (Hazelwood Path Improvements) Spring 2010 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure Bicycle Parking & Storage
Identifying the Campus Benefits of a Large-Scale Prairie Experiment (Part 2) Fall 2021 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Benefits of a Large-Scale Prairie Experiment
Community-accessible Composting Fall 2025 Active No Food and Waste
Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) Geothermal Fall 2018 Closed No Energy Geothermal at the Campus Instructional Facility (CIF)
Ecojustice Series Fall 2025 Active No Education and Justice
Intelligent Mobile Sensing Unit for Building Energy Efficiency Spring 2022 Closed No Energy Building-Level Energy Efficiency
Bevier Café - Dishroom Sustainability Project Fall 2018 Closed No Energy
Freezer Challenge Fall 2017 Closed No Education and Justice Freezer Challenge
Census of Trelease Woods – Phase 2 Fall 2019 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Committee on Natural Areas
Land Addition to Vermilion River Observatory Spring 2020 Closed No Land, Air, and Water
KCPA Lighting Replacement Spring 2014 Closed No Energy
Sheltered Bicycle Parking for Chemical Life Sciences Building and Roger Adams Laboratory Spring 2014 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure Bicycle Parking & Storage
Krannert Center Recycling Project Fall 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Increase Recycling Rates
Understanding and Learning Electric Vehicle Charging Behaviors on Campus Fall 2022 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure
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
From Tap to Tributary, Mapping and Evaluating PFAS Concentrations Across Campus and the C-U Water Systems Fall 2025 Active No Land, Air, and Water
Precious Plastics UIUC Recycling Station Spring 2024 Closed No Food and Waste Implement Solutions for Special Recyclables
Gable Home - Permanent Location Fall 2018 Closed No Education and Justice Illinois Solar Decathlon

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