| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.69 |
| Liaison | Kelsey Beal |
| Submission Date | Jan. 5, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Indiana University Bloomington
ER-2: Student Sustainability Outreach Campaign
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
5.00 / 5.00 |
Jamie
Panunzio Sustainability Research Reporting and Database Intern Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution hold a campaign that meets the criteria for this credit?:
The name of the campaign(s):
A brief description of the campaign(s):
Over the course of the four week competition, participating dorms,houses, and academic buildings will compete to reduce their electricity and water consumption.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign(s):
The ten residence halls combined saved a total of 709,211 Kilowatts of electricity, a 59% increase over last year and 1,120,813 gallons of water, an 83% increase over last year. Approximately 1,103,532 pounds of avoided CO2 emissions and an estimated $42,000 in avoided utility costs resulted from this enormous conservation effort. The eighteen Greek houses who participated saved a combined total of 30,975 kilowatts of electricity and 509,475 gallons of water. Their efforts attributed to 48,197 pounds of avoided CO2 emissions and an estimated utility cost savings of $5000. Total pounds of avoided CO2 emissions: 1,150,729
For the Fall 2010 semester 12 new academic and administrative buildings have been added as participants in the competition.
The website URL for the campaign:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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