North Campus Residential Resources Battle
I want to check my residential hall's progress.
What is the North Campus Resources Battle?
When does it take place?
What can I win?
How exactly is the winner determined?
Energy and water saving tips.
Why is my residential hall not on the progress board?
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What is the North Campus Resources Battle?
The North Campus Resources Battle is a competition co-sponsored by Engineers for a Sustainable World, Community Center Programs, and the Residential Student Congress. North campus residential halls will compete against each other and themselves to see which one can save the most energy or water in the month of February.
Keep track of your progress using the boards on the 2nd floors of RPCC and Appel!
When does it take place?
Measurements will take place each week between February 1 and March 1, 2009. Updates will be made on poster boards in RPCC and Appel Commons each week for residents to track their progress.
The awards party will be held in RPCC on March 28, 2009 from 12:00 to 4:30 pm. This is when the prizes will be awarded to residents of the winning residence halls, and food from Collegetown Bagels and Cornell Catering will be provided to those who attend!
What can I win?
Prizes will be raffled off to members of the winning residential halls in the Most Water Saved and Most Energy Saved categories at the awards party.
Currently our prizes include:
Two $25 Cornell Store gift cards
Two pairs of CU Cinema tickets
Ten $5 gift cards to Manndible Cafe
Two $10 gift cards to Collegetown Pizza
Three $10 gift cards to Subway
Two $5 gift cards to Pita Pit
Reusable tote bags for all residents
We are looking to have the following prizes:
Gift cards to collegetown eateries
Donations from the Dairy Bar
How is my residential hall's progress?
| Water | Energy | |
| 1st | ||
| 2nd | ||
| 3rd |
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How exactly is the winner determined?
Each residence hall will be competing against themselves. We will average the energy and water usage during the years of 2005-2008 for the month of February. The difference between this amount and this month's energy and water usages will be calculated, and the residential hall that has saved the most per capita will be the winner!
Contact Carmen to be part of our voice.
Here are some energy and water saving tips:
1. A typical room uses 20-40 watts of energy when appliances are turned off but left plugged in. Unplug all appliances—even your computer, minifridge and cell phone charger—when you're not using them. Plugging these items into a surge protector makes it easy to turn off everything when you leave the room or go to sleep.
2. Compact fluorescent light bulbs uses 75% less energy than regular incandescent light bulbs. Replace incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent ones.
3. Only wash full loads of clothes, and air dry your clothes after washing them. Electric dryers use 3.8 kilowatt hours during 45 minutes of drying- more than your room uses in a day!
4. Take shorter showers. A ten-minute hot shower uses the equivalent of 2.9 kilowatt hours to heat the water.
5. Use natural lighting during the day, and make sure to turn lights off when leaving a room – even a classroom or bathroom. Leaving the lights off for even a short period of time saves energy.
6. Set your computer to sleep after 10 minutes of inactivity. Screensavers do not save energy – but sleep mode does!
7. Keep windows and doors closed in heated and air-conditioned areas to save energy.
8. Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or washing your face.
9. When shaving, fill a small cup with water for rinsing your razor rather than leaving the faucet running.
10. Report any leaks or dripping sinks, showers or toilets by submitting a maintenance request at http://tma.campuslife.cornell.edu/request.html
11. If you cook, use lids to heat water or other liquids! It will make it boil faster and you'll save energy.
Other tips you can think of? Email them to us!
Why is my residential hall not on the progress board?
Due to the way water, electricity, and steam is hooked up through north campus, some buildings, such as the low rises (including the program houses) may share a single meter.
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