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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)
iCAP Resilience Theme Project Management Fall 2021 Closed No Education and Justice Resilience iCAP Team
Bevier Café - Dishroom Sustainability Project Fall 2018 Closed No Energy
Single-use Plastics Reuse and Elimination Protocols Fall 2021 Closed No Food and Waste Reuse Surplus Goods and Valuable "Waste"
Improving the Energy Efficiency of an Ultra-low Freezer Used to Store Biological Materials Spring 2022 Closed No Energy Freezer Challenge
Intelligent Mobile Sensing Unit for Building Energy Efficiency Spring 2022 Closed No Energy Building-Level Energy Efficiency
Census of Trelease Woods – Phase 2 Fall 2019 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Committee on Natural Areas
CETACEAN (The Whale) Fall 2021 Closed No Education and Justice Sculptures
Purchase and Install New Eco-Counters Spring 2022 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure Pedestrian and Bicycle Counts
Red Oak Rain Garden Sidewalk Phase Fall 2018 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Red Oak Rain Garden
Krannert Art Museum-East Gallery Lighting Systems Replacement Fall 2018 Closed No Energy LED Interior Lights
Media Commons Video Production Studio Lighting Replacement Fall 2018 Closed No Energy LED Interior Lights
Expansion and Increased Utilization of Biomass Heating at the Energy Farm Spring 2019 Closed No Energy Biomass Boiler at the Energy Farm
South Farm Nitrate Monitoring Station Fall 2018 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Reduce Nitrates from Agricultural Stormwater
Krannert Center Recycling Project Fall 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Increase Recycling Rates
Towards Zero Waste: Classification via Spectroscopy Enabled Computer Vision at Campus Waste Transfer Station Fall 2023 Active No Food and Waste Increase Recycling through the WTS
Understanding and Learning Electric Vehicle Charging Behaviors on Campus Fall 2022 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure
Gable Home - Permanent Location Fall 2018 Closed No Education and Justice Illinois Solar Decathlon
Jumpstart: Equipping Campus with Tools for Sustainability Spring 2019 Closed No Education and Justice
Engineered Renewable Nuclease Biocatalyst for Degradation of Antibiotic Resistance Genes from Wastewater. Spring 2025 Active No Land, Air, and Water
Sustainable World Network Fall 2021 Closed No Education and Justice Sustainable World Network
Pilot for National Green Infrastructure Certification Program for University Operations Fall 2021 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Green Jobs
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
Filify 3D Fall 2017 Closed No Food and Waste Implement Solutions for Special Recyclables
Precious Plastics UIUC Recycling Station Spring 2024 Closed No Food and Waste Implement Solutions for Special Recyclables
Allerton Solid Waste Receptacles Spring 2015 Closed No Food and Waste Allerton Climate Action Plan (apCAP)

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