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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 descending Year Started Status Student Led? Category Associated Project(s)
Engineering Open House Environmental Education and Sustainability Initiative Fall 2025 Active Yes Education and Justice
Membrane-based Removal of Water from Oil Fall 2019 Closed Yes Energy
Illini Solar Car Competition 2026 Fall 2025 Active Yes Energy
Adapthaus Fall 2019 Closed Yes Energy Illinois Solar Decathlon
Restoration of the Low Mow Area at Orchard Downs Housing Facility Fall 2019 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water Low Mow Zones, Meadow at Orchard Downs
Greenhouse Renovation for the Sustainable Student Farm and Illinois Urban Farmers Student Organization Fall 2024 Active No Food and Waste
Liquid Rocketry at Illinois, Fluid and Internal Structures Fall 2025 Active Yes Energy
SAW Forestry Mower Rental for Invasive Species Control Fall 2025 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water
Engineering Assessment of HVAC Indoor AirQuality: Performance Verification for Energy Efficient Infection Control Fall 2021 Closed No Energy Energy-Efficient HVAC Infection Control
Preventing Window-Strike Bird Fatalities at Beckman Institute Fall 2025 Active No Transportation and Infrastructure
Gable Home - Permanent Location Fall 2018 Closed No Education and Justice Illinois Solar Decathlon
Part 6 Illini Solar Car Fall 2024 Closed Yes Transportation and Infrastructure Illini Solar Car
Biodiversity Improvements in the South Arboretum Woods Fall 2022 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water
Single-day Campus-wide Composting Events Fall 2024 Closed No Food and Waste Plan for Organic Waste
The Hip-Hop Xpress Fall 2019 Closed No Education and Justice
Evaluating the Educational Impact of the SSC-funded Reimagine Our Future Sustainability Competition for Undergraduate Students Fall 2025 Closed No Education and Justice
Diversion of Non-Recyclable Plastic using Pyrolysis Process to Produce Fuels for Campus Fall 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Reduce Emissions from Transportation
Sustainable Food Catering at Divestment Educational Event Fall 2023 Closed Yes Education and Justice Sustainable Food Practices
Illini Union Food Court Lighting Upgrade Fall 2025 Active No Energy
Faculty Insights Gateway (FIG) Fall 2025 Active No Education and Justice
Restoration of Florida Orchard Prairie and South Arboretum Woods Fall 2018 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water Prairie Restoration at Florida & Orchard
Uni High Native Prairie Garden Fall 2025 Active No Land, Air, and Water
Pilot-Scale Implementation of E2E Fall 2018 Closed No Food and Waste Environment-Enhancing Energy Paradigm for Food Waste to Biofuel and Biomaterial [ARCHIVED]
InSPIRE Solar Wireless Drone Charging Station Fall 2025 Active Yes Energy
Woody Perennial Polyculture Educational Outreach Fall 2017 Closed Yes Education and Justice Woody Perennial Polyculture (WPP) Research Site

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