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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)
Illini Algae Club Sequestration Project Spring 2015 Closed Yes Energy
Sheltered Bicycle Parking for Chemical Life Sciences Building and Roger Adams Laboratory Spring 2014 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure Bicycle Parking & Storage
Jumpstart: Equipping Campus with Tools for Sustainability Spring 2019 Closed No Education and Justice
Reducing Water Waste in Talbot Laboratory Spring 2022 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Talbot Laboratory: LEED Silver
Portable Farm Stand Spring 2012 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Student Farm
Illini Hillel Sustainability Project (Microgrant) Spring 2019 Closed Yes Education and Justice Reduce Single-Use Plastics
Land Addition to Vermilion River Observatory Spring 2020 Closed No Land, Air, and Water
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)
Bike Parking on Campus (Hazelwood Path Improvements) Spring 2010 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure Bicycle Parking & Storage
Expansion and Increased Utilization of Biomass Heating at the Energy Farm Spring 2019 Closed No Energy Biomass Boiler at the Energy Farm
Bike Registration Signs (2.0) Spring 2022 Closed Yes Transportation and Infrastructure Bicycle Registration
Purchase and Install New Eco-Counters Spring 2022 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure Pedestrian and Bicycle Counts
Effectiveness of Feedback in Reducing Water and Energy Use in Residence Hall Showers Spring 2022 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water Water Conservation [ARCHIVED], Reduce Potable Water Usage
RENU-House Spring 2022 Closed Yes Energy Illinois Solar Decathlon
Social Hack Conference Spring 2020 Closed Yes Education and Justice Design for America
Intelligent Mobile Sensing Unit for Building Energy Efficiency Spring 2022 Closed No Energy Building-Level Energy Efficiency
Improving the Energy Efficiency of an Ultra-low Freezer Used to Store Biological Materials Spring 2022 Closed No Energy Freezer Challenge
Thermal Response Test Unit for Geothermal Pilot Project Spring 2017 Closed Yes Energy Geothermal Test Well at Energy Farm
Engineering a Greener Future Sustainability Mural Project Spring 2022 Closed Yes Education and Justice Siebel Center for Design: LEED Gold
Additive Manufacturing with Waste Spring 2020 Closed Yes Food and Waste
Sustainable Agricultural Food System - Juice Processing Spring 2017 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Agricultural Food System
Solar-Powered Lighting in Lot E37 Spring 2016 Closed No Energy E37 Parking Lot Solar Lighting
Skip the Bag Spring 2016 Closed Yes Food and Waste Decrease Wasteful Practices through Behavior Change
Lighting at the Foreign Languages Building Spring 2016 Closed No Energy Occupancy and Daylight Sensors

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