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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 Startedsort descending Status Student Led? Category Associated Project(s)
Effectiveness of Feedback in Reducing Water and Energy Use in Residence Hall Showers Spring 2022 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water Water Conservation [ARCHIVED], Reduce Potable Water Usage
RENU-House Spring 2022 Closed Yes Energy Illinois Solar Decathlon
Purchase and Install New Eco-Counters Spring 2022 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure Pedestrian and Bicycle Counts
Improving the Energy Efficiency of an Ultra-low Freezer Used to Store Biological Materials Spring 2022 Closed No Energy Freezer Challenge
Engineering a Greener Future Sustainability Mural Project Spring 2022 Closed Yes Education and Justice Siebel Center for Design: LEED Gold
Biomass Boiler Upgrades to Ash Handling System Spring 2022 Closed No Energy Biomass Boiler at the Energy Farm
Student Driven recensus of the Trelease Woods Forest Dynamics plot Fall 2022 Active Yes Education and Justice
Student Services Arcade Building Water Bottle Fillers Spring 2022 Closed No Food and Waste Reduce Single-Use Plastics
Reducing Water Waste in Talbot Laboratory Spring 2022 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Talbot Laboratory: LEED Silver
Towards a Battery-Free Environment Sensing System for Urban Heat Island Identification Fall 2022 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water
Illini Formula Electric SiCVerter & Powertrain Fall 2022 Active Yes Education and Justice
Biodiversity Improvements in the South Arboretum Woods Fall 2022 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water
Soil Boring Database for UIUC Students Spring 2022 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water Geothermal on Campus
Aluminum Tensegrity Shelter at Bike Parking Area at Newmark Civil Building Spring 2022 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure
Illinois Language and Linguistics Society 15th Annual Conference Fall 2022 Closed Yes Education and Justice
Curb Cut Improvement for Bike Path at the Intersection of Main St and Matthews Ave Fall 2022 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure
Zero Waste Red Bison T-Shirts Fall 2022 Closed Yes Food and Waste
The Safe Pyrotechnic Analyzer Reusable Kit (SPARK) Fall 2023 Active Yes Food and Waste
Eco Illini Tools and Outreach Events Spring 2023 Active Yes Transportation and Infrastructure Eco Illini Supermileage
Green Wall-South Atrium, College of Education Spring 2023 Closed No Education and Justice Green Infrastructure
Temple Hoyne Buell Hall DDC Upgrade of Room Equipment Spring 2023 Closed No Energy
Restoration of Lincoln Avenue Residence Hall’s Native Plant Gardens Spring 2023 Active No Land, Air, and Water Rainwater Management Program, LAR Native Plants
Revert to Earth; Student Recycling Behavior Research Spring 2023 Closed Yes Food and Waste Project Revert to Earth
Myco-Cycling Spent Coffee Grounds into Food for Fungi Spring 2023 Closed Yes Food and Waste ReImagine Our Future
Wymer Hall (2023-2024) Spring 2023 Closed No Energy Wymer Hall

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