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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)
Illini Lights Out (2018) Spring 2018 Closed Yes Education and Justice
Pollinator Signage Spring 2018 Closed Yes Education and Justice Increase Pollinator-Friendly Areas
Art and Design Hallway Lighting Spring 2019 Closed No Energy Energy Conservation Incentive Program (ECIP)
Bee Research Facility Sustainable Auxiliary Building Spring 2019 Closed No Education and Justice Bee Campus USA
Illinois Language and Linguistics Society 12th Annual Conference Fall 2019 Closed Yes Food and Waste
Diversion of Non-Recyclable Plastic using Pyrolysis Process to Produce Fuels for Campus Fall 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Reduce Emissions from Transportation
Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) Geothermal - 2 Spring 2019 Closed No Energy Geothermal at the Campus Instructional Facility (CIF)
An Energy Saving Demonstration for Remolding Old Structures at the ABE Farm – Phase 2 Fall 2019 Closed No Energy
Census of Trelease Woods – Phase 2 Fall 2019 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Committee on Natural Areas
Illinois Space Society Hybrid Rocket Engine Fall 2019 Active Yes Transportation and Infrastructure
Krannert Center Recycling Project Fall 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Increase Recycling Rates
Membrane-based Removal of Water from Oil Fall 2019 Closed Yes Energy
Adapthaus Fall 2019 Closed Yes Energy Illinois Solar Decathlon
Restoration of the Low Mow Area at Orchard Downs Housing Facility Fall 2019 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water Low Mow Zones, Meadow at Orchard Downs
The Hip-Hop Xpress Fall 2019 Closed No Education and Justice
Fermentation Club (Microgrant) Fall 2019 Closed Yes Education and Justice
Illini Box (Microgrant) Fall 2019 Closed Yes Food and Waste
ABE Doors and Windows Spring 2019 Closed No Energy Energy Conservation Efforts
Eco-Olympics Energy Conservation Competition Marketing (Microgrant) Spring 2019 Closed Yes Energy Eco-Olympics
Electrical and Computer Engineering Building (ECEB) Interactive, Energy/Education/Production/Use Display Spring 2019 Active No Education and Justice ECE Net-Zero Energy Building
Agroforestry for Food - Irrigation Initiative Spring 2019 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Sustainable Agricultural Practices
Expansion and Increased Utilization of Biomass Heating at the Energy Farm Spring 2019 Closed No Energy Biomass Boiler at the Energy Farm
Illini Hillel Sustainability Project (Microgrant) Spring 2019 Closed Yes Education and Justice Reduce Single-Use Plastics
Jumpstart: Equipping Campus with Tools for Sustainability Spring 2019 Closed No Education and Justice
Illinois Water Day (Microgrant) Spring 2019 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water

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