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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 ascending Category Associated Project(s)
Renewable Energy House Fall 2021 Closed No Energy
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
Ecojustice Series Fall 2025 Active No Education and Justice
Community-accessible Composting Fall 2025 Active No Food and Waste
Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) Geothermal Fall 2018 Closed No Energy Geothermal at the Campus Instructional Facility (CIF)
Wymer Hall Geothermal Part 1 Spring 2023 Closed No Energy Wymer Hall
Student Intern for Sustainable Transportation Spring 2023 Active No Transportation and Infrastructure Appropriately Staff Sustainable Transportation Efforts
Sustainable Design Gallery Spring 2026 Active No Education and Justice
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
Automated Waste Sorting via Computer Vision & Robotics: A Feasibility Study Fall 2025 Closed No Food and Waste
Bike Parking on Campus (Hazelwood Path Improvements) Spring 2010 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure Bicycle Parking & Storage
Restoration of Lincoln Avenue Residence Hall’s Native Plant Gardens Spring 2023 Active No Land, Air, and Water Rainwater Management Program, LAR Native Plants
Rising Sprouts and Mazi Food Distribution Collaboration Spring 2020 Closed No Food and Waste
Agroforestry for Food - Irrigation Initiative Spring 2019 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Sustainable Agricultural Practices
Green Wall-South Atrium, College of Education Spring 2023 Closed No Education and Justice Green Infrastructure
Off Grid Solar Kiln Spring 2026 Active No Land, Air, and Water
Magnetically Driven Biodiesel Catalysis With Deep Eutectic Solvent-Functionalized Nanoparticles Fall 2025 Active No Education and Justice
Electrical and Computer Engineering Building (ECEB) Interactive, Energy/Education/Production/Use Display Spring 2019 Active No Education and Justice ECE Net-Zero Energy Building
Grind2Energy System for Housing Food Stores Spring 2026 Active No Food and Waste
ABE Doors and Windows Spring 2019 Closed No Energy Energy Conservation Efforts
Illinois Organic Internship Spring 2020 Closed No Education and Justice
Lorado Taft Path from 4th St to 6th St - Construction Spring 2026 Active No Transportation and Infrastructure
Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) Geothermal - 2 Spring 2019 Closed No Energy Geothermal at the Campus Instructional Facility (CIF)
Composting at Welcome Lunch 2026 Spring 2026 Active No Food and Waste

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