Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.27
Liaison Katie Maynard
Submission Date May 9, 2012
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STARS v1.2

University of California, Santa Barbara
ER-2: Student Sustainability Outreach Campaign

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.00 / 5.00 Katie Maynard
Sustainability Coordinator
Geography & Sustainability
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Does the institution hold a campaign that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

The name of the campaign(s):
Green Campus' Yearly Dorm Energy Competition

A brief description of the campaign(s):

This is a dorm vs. dorm energy conservation competition during which on-campus residences learn energy conservation tips and tools. To measure the impact of the campaign, the university compares dorm energy consumption during the months before the competition to the month of the competition, in addition to comparing energy use in prior years. There was a decrease in the amount of energy used in the months of the last competition.


A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign(s):

In 2010, at the end of May, Santa Catalina Residence Hall took first place with a total of nearly 500,000 kWh saved. Santa Cruz came in second (savings of 8,900 kWh), and Anacapa took third (5,760 kWh).


The website URL where information about the sustainability outreach campaign(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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