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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 ascending Category Associated Project(s)
Zero Waste Coordination Spring 2016 Closed No Food and Waste
Campus Contributions for Dump and Run Fall 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Dump and Run
Illini Union Water Fountain Replacement Spring 2015 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Water Fountain Retrofit
Allerton Park Compost Toilet Spring 2015 Closed No Food and Waste
NCSR Composting Project Fall 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Compost at National Soybean Research Center (NSRC) [ARCHIVED]
Improved Recycling at CEE Fall 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Increase Recycling Rates
Solar Farm 2.0 Landscape Buffer Fall 2019 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Solar Farm 2.0
Joint Pollinator Garden and Composting Systems to Offset Environmental Impact and Reinforce Responsible Stewardship in Research Fall 2019 Active No Land, Air, and Water Davenport Hall Carbon Garden
A Living-lab Platform Based on the CIF Geothermal Project Fall 2020 Closed No Education and Justice Geothermal at the Campus Instructional Facility (CIF)
Re_Home Wall Rehab & Siding Fall 2020 Closed No Energy Illinois Solar Decathlon
ISTC-UIUC Waste Characterization Study & Opportunity Assessment Spring 2023 Closed No Food and Waste Waste Stream Characterization Study Phase 1, Waste Stream Characterization Study Phase 2, Waste Stream Characterization Study Phase 3
Diversity and Inclusion Center Spring 2020 Closed No Education and Justice Diversity and Inclusion Center
Energy Farm LED Lighting and Occupancy Sensor Upgrade Fall 2020 Closed No Energy Energy Farm LED
Establishing High-Efficiency Cold Storage Capacity for the Miller Lab Spring 2023 Closed No Energy Freezer Challenge
SAFS Flour Milling Spring 2016 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Agricultural Food System
ACES Farm Drainage Assessment Fall 2019 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Construct Tile-Drainage Wetlands, Reduce Nitrates from Agricultural Stormwater
Reusable Foodware Containers Spring 2020 Closed No Food and Waste Bevier Café Reusable Carry-out Program
Sonified Sustainability Festival (2015) Spring 2015 Closed No Education and Justice
Allerton Solid Waste Receptacles Spring 2015 Closed No Food and Waste Allerton Climate Action Plan (apCAP)
Anaerobic Digester Pilot Study Spring 2015 Closed No Energy Plan for Organic Waste
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]
Element House at the Energy Farm Spring 2014 Closed No Food and Waste Illinois Solar Decathlon
Energy Shade Curtains-Phase III Spring 2014 Closed No Energy Plant Sciences Window Shades [ARCHIVED]
Valorizing Archived Soils and Long-Term Carbon Budgets Fall 2019 Closed No Land, Air, and Water

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