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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 Statussort descending Student Led? Category Associated Project(s)
Part 6 Illini Solar Car Fall 2024 Active Yes Transportation and Infrastructure Illini Solar Car
InSPIRE Solar Wireless Drone Charging Station Fall 2025 Active Yes Energy
Addressing Sustainability in Research: Pipette Tip Box Spring 2024 Active Yes Food and Waste Implement Solutions for Special Recyclables
Vernal Pool and SAW Improvements Spring 2025 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water
Foundations for Cultivating Indigenous Gardens within the Southern Arboretum Woodlands Spring 2023 Active No Land, Air, and Water
Energy Shaft for Geothermal Exchange at the UIUC Energy Farm Spring 2019 Active Yes Energy Geothermal at the Energy Farm
Uni High Native Prairie Garden Fall 2025 Active No Land, Air, and Water
Illinois Solar Decathlon Build Project (2024) Spring 2024 Active Yes Transportation and Infrastructure Illinois Solar Decathlon
UIUC Student Pollinator Garden Fall 2025 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water
Electrical and Computer Engineering Building (ECEB) Interactive, Energy/Education/Production/Use Display Spring 2019 Active No Education and Justice ECE Net-Zero Energy Building
WaggleNet Fall 2025 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water
Engineered Renewable Nuclease Biocatalyst for Degradation of Antibiotic Resistance Genes from Wastewater. Spring 2025 Active No Land, Air, and Water
Pollinator Garden (Beekeeping Club) Spring 2023 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water Bee Campus USA
Bee Campus (Microgrant) Spring 2020 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water Bee Campus USA
Enhancing Learning and Volunteer Opportunities in SAW Spring 2018 Closed No Land, Air, and Water
Restoration of Florida Orchard Prairie and South Arboretum Woods Fall 2018 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water Prairie Restoration at Florida & Orchard
Sustainable Restoration and Growth of the South Arboretum Woods Spring 2020 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water
Solar Decathlon 2009 Spring 2009 Closed No Education and Justice Illinois Solar Decathlon
Illini Algae Club Sequestration Project Spring 2015 Closed Yes Energy
Woody Polyculture Work Study Spring 2020 Closed No Food and Waste Woody Perennial Polyculture (WPP) Research Site
Sustainable Food Catering at Divestment Educational Event Fall 2023 Closed Yes Education and Justice Sustainable Food Practices
Student Services Arcade Building Water Bottle Fillers Spring 2022 Closed No Food and Waste Reduce Single-Use Plastics
Production of Safe Leafy Greens via Hydroponics by Recycling of Wastewater Nutrients Spring 2020 Closed No Food and Waste Illini Urban Farmers Hydroponics System
Allerton Park Solar Array Spring 2020 Closed Yes Energy
Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) Geothermal - 2 Spring 2019 Closed No Energy Geothermal at the Campus Instructional Facility (CIF)

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