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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? Category Associated Project(s)
Engineering Hall VAV box upgrade to DDC controls Fall 2018 Closed Yes Energy Convert Fume Hoods from CAV to VAV
Engineering Open House Environmental Education and Sustainability Initiative Fall 2025 Active Yes Education and Justice
Enhancing Ecosystem Services in the Southern Arboretum Woodlands: Habitat Improvement and Reusing Lumber Spring 2020 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Native Plants at Arboretum
Enhancing Learning and Volunteer Opportunities in SAW Spring 2018 Closed No Land, Air, and Water
Enhancing Water Quality Through Appropriate Woodchip Mulch and Phosphorus Filter Pairing Fall 2023 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water Rainwater Management
Establishing High-Efficiency Cold Storage Capacity for the Miller Lab Spring 2023 Closed No Energy Freezer Challenge
Evaluating the Educational Impact of the SSC-funded Reimagine Our Future Sustainability Competition for Undergraduate Students Fall 2025 Closed No Education and Justice
EV Car Charging Pilot Study Spring 2017 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure Install Public Use Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations
EV Concept Car Fall 2018 Closed Yes Transportation and Infrastructure Encourage Low-Emission Vehicles and Renewable Fuel Options
Expanding Education at the Red Oak Rain Garden through Signage and Photography Spring 2026 Active Yes Education and Justice
Expansion and Increased Utilization of Biomass Heating at the Energy Farm Spring 2019 Closed No Energy Biomass Boiler at the Energy Farm
Facilities & Services Rainwater Management Plan Spring 2023 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Rainwater Management Plans, Land and Water iCAP Team
Faculty Insights Gateway (FIG) Fall 2025 Active No Education and Justice
Farm and Fiber Spring 2014 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Student Farm
Fermentation Club (Microgrant) Fall 2019 Closed Yes Education and Justice
FFCC & NAH Speaker: Tara Houska Fall 2024 Closed No Education and Justice
Field to Fuel-Biomass Heating on Campus Spring 2014 Closed No Energy Biomass Boiler at the Energy Farm
Filify 3D Fall 2017 Closed No Food and Waste Implement Solutions for Special Recyclables
Fly Ash Phosphorous Filtration Spring 2017 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Fly Ash Phosphorous Filtration
Food Compost Facility (Campus Compost Project) Spring 2012 Closed No Food and Waste Large-Scale Food Waste Composting
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)
Foundations for Cultivating Indigenous Gardens within the Southern Arboretum Woodlands Spring 2023 Active No Land, Air, and Water
Freezer Challenge Fall 2017 Closed No Education and Justice Freezer Challenge
Friday Forum Spring 2017 Closed No Education and Justice Friday Forums
From Tap to Tributary, Mapping and Evaluating PFAS Concentrations Across Campus and the C-U Water Systems Fall 2025 Active No Land, Air, and Water

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