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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?sort descending Category Associated Project(s)
Composting at Welcome Lunch 2026 Spring 2026 Active No Food and Waste
Bicycle Registration and RFID Tracking Program Spring 2017 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure Bicycle Registration
Illinois Organic Internship Spring 2020 Closed No Education and Justice
ABE Doors and Windows Spring 2019 Closed No Energy Energy Conservation Efforts
Grind2Energy System for Housing Food Stores Spring 2026 Active No Food and Waste
Electrical and Computer Engineering Building (ECEB) Interactive, Energy/Education/Production/Use Display Spring 2019 Active No Education and Justice ECE Net-Zero Energy Building
Green Wall-South Atrium, College of Education Spring 2023 Closed No Education and Justice Green Infrastructure
Agroforestry for Food - Irrigation Initiative Spring 2019 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Sustainable Agricultural Practices
Rising Sprouts and Mazi Food Distribution Collaboration Spring 2020 Closed No Food and Waste
Restoration of Lincoln Avenue Residence Hall’s Native Plant Gardens Spring 2023 Active No Land, Air, and Water Rainwater Management Program, LAR Native Plants
Temple Hoyne Buell Hall DDC Upgrade of Room Equipment Spring 2023 Closed No Energy
Recensus of Trelease Woods Forest Dynamics Plot - Phase 2 (2026) Spring 2026 Active No Land, Air, and Water
Sustainable Design Gallery Spring 2026 Active No Education and Justice
Increased SSF Food Production (Tractor) Fall 2017 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Student Farm
Bike Parking on Campus (Hazelwood Path Improvements) Spring 2010 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure Bicycle Parking & Storage
Student Intern for Sustainable Transportation Spring 2023 Active No Transportation and Infrastructure Appropriately Staff Sustainable Transportation Efforts
Wymer Hall Geothermal Part 1 Spring 2023 Closed No Energy Wymer Hall
Metering of Raw Water at BIF Spring 2017 Closed No Land, Air, and Water BIF Greywater Pipe System
Community-accessible Composting Fall 2025 Active No Food and Waste
Temple Hoyne Buell Hall as an Energy Learning Laboratory Spring 2018 Closed No Energy Building-Level Energy Efficiency
Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) Geothermal Fall 2018 Closed No Energy Geothermal at the Campus Instructional Facility (CIF)
Bevier To-Go Containers Spring 2016 Closed No Food and Waste Bevier Café Reusable Carry-out Program
Low-cost Inspection and Sustainable Repair of Campus Pavements Fall 2021 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure Low-cost Inspection and Sustainable Repair of Campus Pavements
Renewable Energy House Fall 2021 Closed No Energy
Gadget Garage ADA Access Spring 2016 Closed No Food and Waste

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