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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)
Measuring Sustainability Metrics of the Green Roof @BIF Fall 2009 Closed No Education and Justice Green Roof on the Business Instructional Facility (BIF)
Restroom Water Use Reduction (Campus Rec) Spring 2009 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Install Low Flow Fixtures throughout Campus
Open Geothermal at ISTC Spring 2009 Closed No Energy ISTC Geothermal Loop
Shut the Sash Model Program Spring 2009 Closed No Energy Fume Hood Shut the Sash Campaign
Vet-Med Tallgrass Prairie Garden Spring 2009 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Vet Med Prairies
Chip PC Thin Client Spring 2009 Closed No Energy Chip PC Thin Client
Student Farm for Local Food Production Fall 2008 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Student Farm
ARC Solar-thermal Panels Fall 2013 Closed No Energy Solar Thermal at ARC
Part 2 Temple Hoyne Buell Hall DDC Upgrade of Room Equipment Fall 2023 Closed No Energy Retrocommissioning (RCx)
Segbin by TerraVortex Spring 2024 Active No Food and Waste Install Appropriate Waste Collection Infrastructure
KCPA Cyc Light Replacement Spring 2024 Closed No Energy LED Interior Lights
Part 2 Wymer Hall Geo-Thermal Fall 2023 Closed No Energy Wymer Hall
Part 3 Wymer Hall Geothermal Spring 2024 Closed No Energy Wymer Hall
Reimagine Our Future Sustainability Contest Fall 2023 Active No Education and Justice ReImagine Our Future
Small Scale Anaerobic Digester Spring 2024 Active No Energy Plan for Organic Waste
Agri Fiber Waste Labs & Sustainable Design Spring 2011 Closed No Food and Waste Reuse Surplus Goods and Valuable "Waste"
Allerton Park Bike Share Spring 2014 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure Bike Sharing
Alternative Energy Innovation at the Hydrosystems Laboratory Spring 2019 Closed No Energy Hydro-Systems Lab Energy Foundations
Baseline Waste Characterization Spring 2015 Closed No Food and Waste
Sustainable Design Workshop and Speaker Series Spring 2025 Active No Education and Justice
Research on the Impact of UIUC Campus Wind Turbine on Wildlife Ecosystems Spring 2025 Active No Land, Air, and Water
Eco Reps Spring 2025 Active No Education and Justice
Power and Ventilation for Shipping Containers for Bike Storage Spring 2025 Active No Transportation and Infrastructure
Shipping Containers for Bike Storage Spring 2024 Active No Transportation and Infrastructure Shipping Containers for Bicycle Storage
Geothermal Exchange at Greenhouses at UIUC Energy Farm Spring 2018 Closed No Energy Geothermal at the Energy Farm

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