Illinois Sustainable Technology Center

2013 Illinois Governor's Sustainability Award

The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) is accepting applications for the 2013 Governor’s Sustainability Awards. The Center, in cooperation with the office of the Governor, has honored organizations for their efforts in sustainability and pollution prevention since 1987. The award ceremony and technical symposium will be held this fall in Peoria. More details can be found here.

Governor's Sustainability Award applications must be submitted electronically by 5:00 p.m. CST on May 31, 2013 for consideration (Apply here).

ISTC Initiatives

Prairie Research Institute Science Camp 2013

The Prairie Research Institute is pleased to present the first ever Prairie Research Institute Science Camp from July 15-19, 2013. At the camp, students will have the opportunity to learn about water science, environmental/biological sciences, geology, archaeology, and sustainable technology. More...

Indoor Climate Research & Training

The Indoor Climate Research and Training program of the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, in its capacity as a member of the Partnership for Advancing Residential Retrofit team of the U.S. DOE’s Building America Program, is conducting a pilot study on radon reduction through low-cost measures. More...

Learn more about radon on the U.S. EPA's radon website or the Illinois Emergency Managment Agency's radon website.

SEI is geared toward conducting and sponsoring research, as well as enhancing education, about integrating sustainable practices into the design, manufacture, and consumption of electronic products. More...

The Illinois River project is looking at how to remove sediment from the Illinois River in a cost effective and safe manner.

Researchers at ISTC are currently studying how pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) enter the environment via farms. More...

Biochar Initiative - Research on biochar - a solid material obtained from the carbonization of biomass - has grown exponentially in the past five years. ISTC's biochar studies include: production of biochar from a variety of waste biomass, characteristics of biochar, biochar for sustainable agriculture, and potential environmental implication associated with biochar use. More...