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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)
Brewing the Best Bankable Biodiesel Spring 2017 Closed No Energy Illinois Biodiesel Initiative (IBI)
Soil Sampling for Sustainable Landscapes Fall 2015 Closed No Land, Air, and Water
Enhancing Learning and Volunteer Opportunities in SAW Spring 2018 Closed No Land, Air, and Water
Solar-Powered Lighting in Lot E37 Spring 2016 Closed No Energy E37 Parking Lot Solar Lighting
Clean Meat at Illinois Fall 2020 Closed No Food and Waste Clean Meat at Illinois
Let It Flow (Control the Flow) Fall 2020 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Let It Flow
Green Labs Interns Spring 2018 Closed No Education and Justice
CETACEAN (The Whale) Fall 2021 Closed No Education and Justice Sculptures
Recycling Pods Spring 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Install Appropriate Waste Collection Infrastructure
Krannert Center Recycling Project Fall 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Increase Recycling Rates
Red Oak Rain Garden Sidewalk Phase Fall 2018 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Red Oak Rain Garden
Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) Geothermal Fall 2018 Closed No Energy Geothermal at the Campus Instructional Facility (CIF)
Zero Waste Coordination Spring 2016 Closed No Food and Waste
South Farm Draper Purchase Spring 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Agricultural Practices
Resuscitating Soil for Sustainable Futures Spring 2021 Closed No Land, Air, and Water
Pilot-Scale Implementation of E2E Fall 2018 Closed No Food and Waste Environment-Enhancing Energy Paradigm for Food Waste to Biofuel and Biomaterial [ARCHIVED]
South Farm Nitrate Monitoring Station Fall 2018 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Reduce Nitrates from Agricultural Stormwater
Zero Waste Quad Days Fall 2018 Closed No Food and Waste
KCPA Lighting Replacement Spring 2014 Closed No Energy
Vision Zero for UI Spring 2019 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure Vision Zero
Electrical and Computer Engineering Building (ECEB) Interactive, Energy/Education/Production/Use Display Spring 2019 Active No Education and Justice ECE Net-Zero Energy Building
Improved Recycling at CEE Fall 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Increase Recycling Rates
Green Wall-South Atrium, College of Education Spring 2023 Closed No Education and Justice Green Infrastructure
A Living-lab Platform Based on the CIF Geothermal Project Fall 2020 Closed No Education and Justice Geothermal at the Campus Instructional Facility (CIF)
SAFS Flour Milling Spring 2016 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Agricultural Food System

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