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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? Categorysort descending Associated Project(s)
Curb Cut Improvement for Bike Path at the Intersection of Main St and Matthews Ave Fall 2022 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure
Restroom Water Use Reduction (Campus Rec) Spring 2009 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Install Low Flow Fixtures throughout Campus
ACES Farm Drainage Assessment Fall 2019 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Construct Tile-Drainage Wetlands, Reduce Nitrates from Agricultural Stormwater
Foreign Languages Building Garden Renovation Spring 2020 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water Green Roof on Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics Building (formerly called Foreign Language Building)
Joint Pollinator Garden and Composting Systems to Offset Environmental Impact and Reinforce Responsible Stewardship in Research Fall 2019 Active No Land, Air, and Water Davenport Hall Carbon Garden
Climate Change in your Neighborhood Spring 2024 Active No Land, Air, and Water
Solar Farm 2.0 Landscape Buffer Fall 2019 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Solar Farm 2.0
Illini Union Water Fountain Replacement Spring 2015 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Water Fountain Retrofit
Vet-Med Tallgrass Prairie Garden Spring 2009 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Vet Med Prairies
IFSI Water Filtration System Spring 2015 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Illinois Fire Service Institute: LEED Silver
Residential Native Plants Fall 2016 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water LAR Native Plants
Aquaponics System Demonstration Unit Fall 2015 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Bevier Café’s - Aquaponics System Demonstration Unit
Soil Sampling for Sustainable Landscapes Fall 2015 Closed No Land, Air, and Water
Red Oak Rain Garden 2.0 Fall 2017 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Red Oak Rain Garden
Metering of Raw Water at BIF Spring 2017 Closed No Land, Air, and Water BIF Greywater Pipe System
Student-led Census at Trelease Woods Spring 2018 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water
Fly Ash Phosphorous Filtration Spring 2017 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Fly Ash Phosphorous Filtration
ISFP Hand Wash Sink Replacement Fall 2017 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Sustainable Agricultural Food System
Dual Flush Toilet Replacements at UGL Spring 2018 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water Install Low Flow Fixtures throughout Campus
Prosperemos: Safe Haven -Work Order Funding Spring 2022 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water
South Farm Nitrate Monitoring Station Fall 2018 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Reduce Nitrates from Agricultural Stormwater
Resuscitating Soil for Sustainable Futures Spring 2021 Closed No Land, Air, and Water
Root to Roof - DREAAM Fall 2020 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water Root to Roof Program
Hydrologic Spring 2021 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water Enactus
Census of Trelease Woods – Phase 2 Fall 2019 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Committee on Natural Areas

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