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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)
MechSE Sustainability Senior Design Spring 2009 Closed Yes Education and Justice Independent Student Projects
Media Commons Video Production Studio Lighting Replacement Fall 2018 Closed No Energy LED Interior Lights
Membrane-based Removal of Water from Oil Fall 2019 Closed Yes Energy
Metering of Raw Water at BIF Spring 2017 Closed No Land, Air, and Water BIF Greywater Pipe System
MFSTSA Talk Series: Reimagining Our Food Systems Spring 2022 Closed Yes Food and Waste Project4less
Myco-Cycling Spent Coffee Grounds into Food for Fungi Spring 2023 Closed Yes Food and Waste ReImagine Our Future
Native American Heritage Month Speaker: Dr. Jessica Hernandez Fall 2025 Closed Yes Education and Justice
Native American House Water Dispenser Fall 2024 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water
Native Prairie Planting (2012) Fall 2013 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water Increase Pollinator-Friendly Areas
Natural Resources Building Prairie Spring 2011 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Small Prairie at Natural Resources Building
NCSR Composting Project Fall 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Compost at National Soybean Research Center (NSRC) [ARCHIVED]
New ECE Building Solar Panels Fall 2013 Closed No Energy ECE Rooftop Solar PVs
Nitrile Glove Recycling Fall 2013 Closed No Food and Waste Glove Recycling
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 Closed No Energy Wymer Hall
Part 3 Wymer Hall Geothermal Spring 2024 Closed 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 Closed 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

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