| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 83.26 |
| Liaison | Megan Litke |
| Submission Date | Feb. 12, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
American University
ER-2: Student Sustainability Outreach Campaign
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
5.00 / 5.00 |
Joshua
Kaplan Sustainability Outreach Specialist Office of Sustainability |
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Does the institution hold a campaign that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes
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The name of the campaign(s):
Do It in the Dark & Kill-A-Watt Challenge
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A brief description of the campaign(s):
From November 12, 2012 to November 30, 2012 residence halls, office buildings, classrooms, and laboratories competed to see who could reduce the most energy. Participants were encouraged to sign a pledge to save energy to increase their commitment. Energy savings were tracked with the building dashboard run by Lucid.
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A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign(s):
Our energy reductions summed to 138,509 kilowatt hours of electricity saved campus-wide, which is equivalent to 464,435 tons of carbon dioxide and $15,421 dollars.
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The website URL where information about the sustainability outreach campaign(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Tons of carbon saved was calculated using the EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalency Calculator: http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy
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