POWERless Energy Competition 2010 – Week 1 Results

More than three-quarters of the 41 campus buildings taking part in the 2010 POWERless Energy Competition showed a reduction in energy consumption for the first week of the contest. Each residential area, except one which reported no change in energy usage, reported a decline in consumption.

The top building of the week in Division I was Oaks C, reporting a 15.6 percent reduction. In Division II, the top building was the Kenan Pavilion in the Academic Village, reporting a 17.1 percent reduction.

Don’t forget to visit the Building Dashboard Web site to monitor your building’s energy usage – click the link to the right.

Building energy reduction to date (free T-shirt category)

Division I

Oaks C – 15.6%
Oaks A – 14.9%
Virginia and West – 11.9%

Division II

Academic Village Kenan Pavilion – 17.1%
Academic Village Cannon Pavilion – 15.7%
Danieley O – 13.5%

Area energy reduction to date (trophy award category)

Division I

Oaks – 11.3%
West Area & Trollinger – 7.5%
North Area – 0.3%

Division II

East Area, Kenan & Cannon pavilions – 16.3%
Danieley Center – 7.9%
Loy Center – 7.8%

For the full results and more information visit the POWERless Web site by clicking the second link to the right.

Tip of the Week: Use cold water when washing your clothes.

If you have involvement stories to share, please email Elaine Durr, Elon’s sustainability coordinator, at edurr@elon.edu.

Information submitted by Devon Brown ’10.