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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)
Increased SSF Food Production (Tractor) Fall 2017 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Student Farm
iSEE Collaboratory Spring 2017 Closed No Education and Justice iSEE Collaboratory
ISFP Tortilla Expansion Fall 2017 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Agricultural Food System
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts (KCPA) Lobby Lighting Spring 2017 Closed No Energy KCPA Lobby Lighting
Metering of Raw Water at BIF Spring 2017 Closed No Land, Air, and Water BIF Greywater Pipe System
Low-cost Inspection and Sustainable Repair of Campus Pavements Fall 2021 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure Low-cost Inspection and Sustainable Repair of Campus Pavements
Renewable Energy House Fall 2021 Closed No Energy
Red Oak Rain Garden 2.0 Fall 2017 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Red Oak Rain Garden
Root to Roof Spring 2017 Closed No Food and Waste Root to Roof Program
Solar at Master Gardener Idea Garden Fall 2017 Closed No Energy Solar PVs at Idea Garden
iCAP Resilience Theme Project Management Fall 2021 Closed No Education and Justice Resilience iCAP Team
Solar Decathlon 2009 Spring 2009 Closed No Education and Justice Illinois Solar Decathlon
Single-day Campus-wide Composting Events Fall 2024 Active No Food and Waste Plan for Organic Waste
Bee Research Facility Sustainable Auxiliary Building Spring 2019 Closed No Education and Justice Bee Campus USA
Temple Hoyne Buell Hall as an Energy Learning Laboratory Spring 2018 Closed No Energy Building-Level Energy Efficiency
Single-use Plastics Reuse and Elimination Protocols Fall 2021 Closed No Food and Waste Reuse Surplus Goods and Valuable "Waste"
Science Policy Workshop Spring 2017 Closed No Education and Justice
Bevier To-Go Containers Spring 2016 Closed No Food and Waste Bevier Café Reusable Carry-out Program
Intelligent Mobile Sensing Unit for Building Energy Efficiency Spring 2022 Closed No Energy Building-Level Energy Efficiency
Brewing the Best Bankable Biodiesel Spring 2017 Closed No Energy Illinois Biodiesel Initiative (IBI)
Arboretum Native Plantings Spring 2015 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Native Plants at Arboretum
Styrofoam Densifier Fall 2014 Closed No Food and Waste Styrecycle: Expanded polystyrene (EPS) recycling program [ARCHIVED]
Soil Sampling for Sustainable Landscapes Fall 2015 Closed No Land, Air, and Water
High Resolution Geothermal Profiling Spring 2016 Closed No Energy Geothermal on Campus
Solar Feasibility Study Spring 2011 Closed No Energy Rooftop Solar Potential

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