Campus Building Competition

Penn's Green Campus Partnership runs a three-week competition among a select group of campus buildings represented by various schools and centers to see which one can reduce its electricity the most over the course of the competition. Occupants in each building are challenged to reduce their normal electricity usage and help play a role in Penn’s energy conservation initiatives.

Every week, each building’s energy consumption was calculated and standings results posted on the Building Dashboard website and in participating building lobbies. All reductions compare to a unique baseline for each building.

2012 CAMPUS BUILDING COMPETITION

Campus Building	# in Green Team	% Change	kWh Change	notes
Jaffe, SAS	4	-21.6	-992	#1 in % decrease
Steinhardt Hall, Hillel	3	-12.6	-3415
Huntsman Hall, Wharton	15	-7.4	-35558	#1 in absolute decrease
4040 Chestnut, Department of Public Safety	11	-4.4	-1361
Franklin Building, Office of the EVP	13	-2.8	-2846	The Franklin Building had a 20% reduction during the 2011 competition, the hightest among campus buildings, and a 12% sustained reduction over the rest of the year. Although there were fewer opportunities for energy savings available to occupants during this year's competition, the building still recorded a 2.8% reduction -- a significant accomplishment.
Steinberg Conference Center, Wharton and Aramark	4	-2.5	-3333
Pottruck, PennRec	5	-1.2	-1454
Anatomy-Chemistry, School of Medicine	3	-0.8	-756
Hayden Hall, SAS & SEAS	6	-0.5	-102
Meyerson, Penn Design	2	-0.1	-70
Levine, SEAS	5	+6.6	+3055	The six building heat pumps in Levine were turned off during the baseline period. The FRES engineering team is calculating a revised baseline to normalize the data and provide a more accurate record of performance.

*The Penn Law Complex is participating as a pilot program this year. They will be tracking their results but are not an official part of the Campus Building Competition.

COMPETITION DETAILS

Participating buildings are ranked based on their percent electricity reduction and total kilowatt-hour reduction against their unique baseline. The building with the highest percent reduction and the building with the greatest kilowatt-hour reduction at the end of the competition will be the winners.

TRACKING

View the results for this year's competition on the Power Down Challenge Dashboard [1]. Weekly rankings and building energy usage are posted here. You can also make commitments, discuss best practices, and connect to social media.

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Energy savings are displayed in savings of kWh and dollars. The estimated dollar savings are based on an average rate of $.09/kWh for residential and commercial electricity pricing in our region.