Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
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Overall Score | |
Liaison | Keisha Payson |
Submission Date | Nov. 22, 2011 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Bowdoin College
ER-2: Student Sustainability Outreach Campaign
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Reporter |
Spencer
Eusden Sustainable Bowdoin Assistant Sustainable Bowdoin |
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Does the institution hold a campaign that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes
The name of the campaign(s):
Dorm Energy Conservation Competition, Recyclemania
A brief description of the campaign(s):
1. Based around the college's Building Dashboard energy consumption tracking program, the Dorm Energy Conservation Competition is a month long competition normally held in October or November every year. The competition offers prizes for the residence halls that reduce their energy consumption the most, in comparison to a base period. 2. Bowdoin's Recycle"Maine"ia is a four week long recycling competition among Bowdoin's dorms, and in some years we also compete against our Maine peers, Bates and/or Colby College. The competition is an opportunity promote recycling and waste reduction on campus. The competition is measured in per capita pounds of recycled material.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign(s):
During the 2010 Dorm Energy Conservation Competition Bowdoin College Dorms reduced their energy consumption by 16893 Kilowatt/Hours. The Recyclemania competition is based on per captia pounds of recycled material, where data from this 4 week long competition can be compared with the year round data we keep on weight of recycled material in order to judge the effectiveness of this competition.
The website URL for the campaign:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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