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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)
Lighting at the Foreign Languages Building Spring 2016 Closed No Energy Occupancy and Daylight Sensors
Local Grains and Locally Processed Foods for Dining Services Fall 2017 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Develop Local Foods Network
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
LW004 Monarchs Need Milkweed Spring 2023 Active Yes Food and Waste Increase Pollinator-Friendly Areas
Main Library Steam Reduction Spring 2012 Closed No Energy Main Library Steam Reduction Project
Makers UIUC Bike Seat Project Spring 2015 Closed Yes Transportation and Infrastructure Engineer for Bikes
Mapping Sustainability at the University of IL Fall 2008 Closed Yes Education and Justice
Measuring Sustainability Metrics of the Green Roof @BIF Fall 2009 Closed No Education and Justice Green Roof on the Business Instructional Facility (BIF)
MechSE Sustainability Senior Design Spring 2009 Closed Yes Education and Justice Independent Student Projects
Media Commons Video Production Studio Lighting Replacement Fall 2018 Closed No Energy LED Interior Lights
Membrane-based Removal of Water from Oil Fall 2019 Closed Yes Energy
Metering of Raw Water at BIF Spring 2017 Closed No Land, Air, and Water BIF Greywater Pipe System
MFSTSA Talk Series: Reimagining Our Food Systems Spring 2022 Closed Yes Food and Waste Project4less
Myco-Cycling Spent Coffee Grounds into Food for Fungi Spring 2023 Active Yes Food and Waste ReImagine Our Future
Native American House Water Dispenser Fall 2024 Active Yes Land, Air, and Water
Native Prairie Planting (2012) Fall 2012 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water Increase Pollinator-Friendly Areas
Natural Resources Building Prairie Spring 2011 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Small Prairie at Natural Resources Building
NCSR Composting Project Fall 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Compost at National Soybean Research Center (NSRC) [ARCHIVED]
New ECE Building Solar Panels Fall 2013 Closed No Energy ECE Rooftop Solar PVs
Nitrile Glove Recycling Fall 2013 Closed No Food and Waste Glove Recycling
Occupancy Sensors Spring 2010 Closed No Energy Occupancy and Daylight Sensors
Off Grid Solar Kiln Spring 2018 Closed Yes Energy Root to Roof Program
Open Geothermal at ISTC Spring 2009 Closed No Energy ISTC Geothermal Loop
Orchard Downs Multifunctional Landscape Spring 2013 Closed No Land, Air, and Water
Part 2 Temple Hoyne Buell Hall DDC Upgrade of Room Equipment Fall 2023 Closed No Energy Retrocommissioning (RCx)

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