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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 Semestersort ascending Year Started Status Student Led? Category Associated Project(s)
Improving the Energy Efficiency of an Ultra-low Freezer Used to Store Biological Materials Spring 2022 Closed No Energy Freezer Challenge
Intelligent Mobile Sensing Unit for Building Energy Efficiency Spring 2022 Closed No Energy Building-Level Energy Efficiency
RENU-House Spring 2022 Closed Yes Energy Illinois Solar Decathlon
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
Purchase and Install New Eco-Counters Spring 2022 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure Pedestrian and Bicycle Counts
Bike Registration Signs (2.0) Spring 2022 Closed Yes Transportation and Infrastructure Bicycle Registration
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
Recycling Pods Spring 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Install Appropriate Waste Collection Infrastructure
Campus Compost Tumblers Spring 2021 Closed Yes Food and Waste
Student Weatherization Program Fall 2010 Closed No Education and Justice
iHelp Fall 2017 Closed Yes Food and Waste Reduce Foodwaste
Freezer Challenge Fall 2017 Closed No Education and Justice Freezer Challenge
Styrofoam Densifier Fall 2014 Closed No Food and Waste Styrecycle: Expanded polystyrene (EPS) recycling program [ARCHIVED]
Local Grains and Locally Processed Foods for Dining Services Fall 2017 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Develop Local Foods Network
Bike Parking on Campus Fall 2008 Closed Yes Transportation and Infrastructure Bicycle Parking & Storage
Bevier Café - Dishroom Sustainability Project Fall 2018 Closed No Energy
Illini Electric Motorsports - High Efficiency EV Racecar Fall 2024 Active Yes Transportation and Infrastructure
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
InSPIRE Solar Wireless Drone Charging Station Fall 2025 Active Yes Energy
ISFP Pumpkin & Puree Expansion Fall 2017 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Agricultural Food System
Illini EV Concept EV3 Fall 2024 Active Yes Transportation and Infrastructure

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