Congratulations to the Quad for winning the 2011 College House competition! Quad residents reduced their electricity consumption by more than 20% over the three-week competition and saved over 25,000 kilowatt horus (kWh) of electricity – equivalent to 17.7 metric tons of carbon dioxide. These savings are equivalent to planting 453 trees, powering 40 homes, and taking 63 cars off the road for one year.
Congratulations to the Franklin Building for winning the 2011 Campus Building Power Down Challenge! Franklin Building occupants reduced their electric consumption by over 20 percent over the three-week competition and saved over 35,000 kilowatt hours (kWh). View the final campus building standings in the chart below.
2011 CUMULATIVE RESULTS FOR WEEKS 1-3 (NOVEMBER 1-20)
| BUILDING |
BASELINE (kWh/day) |
TOTAL REDUCTION (kWh) |
% REDUCTION (+/- % kWh/day) |
|
| 1 | Franklin Building | 8,408 | 35,118 | -20.88% |
| 2 | Meyerson Hall | 5,739 | 11,088 | -9.65% |
| 3 | Levine Hall | 2,563 | 1,653 | -3.22% |
| 4 | Blockley Hall | 6,203 | 2,041 | -1.64% |
| 5 | Steinberg Conference Ctr | 8,564 | 2,786 | -1.63% |