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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? Categorysort ascending Associated Project(s)
Zero Waste Quad Days Fall 2018 Closed No Food and Waste
Sustainable Agricultural Food System - Juice Processing Spring 2017 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Agricultural Food System
VermiCUlture Spring 2021 Closed Yes Food and Waste Vermicompost
Gadget Garage ADA Access Spring 2016 Closed No Food and Waste
(SAFS) Fermenting Foods for Education and Waste Reduction Spring 2016 Closed No Food and Waste
Integrated Pest Management Spring 2011 Closed No Food and Waste Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
A Campus Circular Economy Spring 2016 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Student Farm
Revert to Earth; Student Recycling Behavior Research Spring 2023 Closed Yes Food and Waste Project Revert to Earth
Composting Feasibility Study Spring 2011 Closed No Food and Waste Large-Scale Food Waste Composting
Sustainable Food Event Fall 2024 Closed Yes Food and Waste Sustainable Food Practices
Waste to 3D Production Fall 2018 Closed Yes Food and Waste Implement Solutions for Special Recyclables
Zero Waste Coordination Spring 2016 Closed No Food and Waste
Geothermal Exchange at Greenhouses at UIUC Energy Farm Spring 2018 Closed No Energy Geothermal at the Energy Farm
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
LED Farming (Micro Grant) Fall 2018 Closed Yes Energy
Engineering Hall VAV box upgrade to DDC controls Fall 2018 Closed Yes Energy Convert Fume Hoods from CAV to VAV
Illini Light Savers Fall 2018 Closed Yes Energy Occupancy and Daylight Sensors
Biomass Boiler Upgrades to Ash Handling System Spring 2022 Closed No Energy Biomass Boiler at the Energy Farm
LED Lighting Replacement Project Spring 2026 Active Yes Energy
Illini Lights Out 2026 Spring 2026 Active Yes Energy
Eco Illini Supermileage (2026) Spring 2026 Active Yes Energy
Art and Design Hallway Lighting Spring 2019 Closed No Energy Energy Conservation Incentive Program (ECIP)
Bevier Hall Occupancy Sensors Fall 2017 Closed No Energy Occupancy and Daylight Sensors
E2E Paradigm for Food Waste to Biofuel and Biomaterial Fall 2017 Closed No Energy

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