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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? Category Associated Project(s)
Occupancy Sensors Spring 2010 Closed No Energy Occupancy and Daylight Sensors
Off Grid Solar Kiln Spring 2018 Closed Yes Energy Root to Roof Program
Open Geothermal at ISTC Spring 2009 Closed No Energy ISTC Geothermal Loop
Orchard Downs Multifunctional Landscape Spring 2013 Closed No Land, Air, and Water
Part 2 Temple Hoyne Buell Hall DDC Upgrade of Room Equipment Fall 2023 Closed No Energy Retrocommissioning (RCx)
Part 2 Wymer Hall Geo-Thermal Fall 2023 Active No Energy Wymer Hall
Part 3 Wymer Hall Geothermal Spring 2024 Active No Energy Wymer Hall
Part 6 Illini Solar Car Fall 2024 Active Yes Transportation and Infrastructure Illini Solar Car
Pilot for National Green Infrastructure Certification Program for University Operations Fall 2021 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Green Jobs
Pilot-Scale Implementation of E2E Fall 2018 Active No Food and Waste Environment-Enhancing Energy Paradigm for Food Waste to Biofuel and Biomaterial [ARCHIVED]
Plant Sci Lab Greenhouses Shade Curtain Retrofit Loan Spring 2010 Closed No Energy
Pollinator Garden (Beekeeping Club) Spring 2023 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water Bee Campus USA
Pollinator Signage Spring 2018 Closed Yes Education and Justice Increase Pollinator-Friendly Areas
Portable Farm Stand Spring 2012 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Student Farm
Post Landfill Action Network Membership (PLAN) Spring 2020 Closed Yes Food and Waste Post Landfill Action Network (PLAN) [ARCHIVED]
Power Plant Carbon Sequestration via Algae Biodiesel Production Fall 2008 Closed Yes Energy Power Plant Carbon Sequestration via Algae Biodiesel Production
Power Station Fall 2023 Active Yes Energy
Prairie Project Instructional Workshop Spring 2010 Closed No Education and Justice
Precious Plastic Campus Recycling Hub Fall 2020 Active No Food and Waste Implement Solutions for Special Recyclables
Precious Plastics UIUC Recycling Station Spring 2024 Active No Food and Waste Implement Solutions for Special Recyclables
Production of Safe Leafy Greens via Hydroponics by Recycling of Wastewater Nutrients Spring 2020 Closed No Food and Waste Illini Urban Farmers Hydroponics System
Project 4 Less Fall 2019 Closed Yes Food and Waste Project4less
Project Paplet Spring 2017 Closed Yes Food and Waste
Prosperemos: Safe Haven -Work Order Funding Spring 2022 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water
Purchase and Install bike racks for Covered, Secure Bike Cage at ECE Spring 2022 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure

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