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Know Your Impacts: Energy Conservation in Dorm Life

Know Your Impacts: Energy Conservation in Dorm Life. By: Ashley Magnuson, Alyson McGonigle , Kelly Kurz , Jack Winkler, Leonard Hsu, and Lily Simek. Why is Energy Conservation important on a College Campus?.

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Know Your Impacts: Energy Conservation in Dorm Life

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  1. Know Your Impacts:Energy Conservation in Dorm Life By: Ashley Magnuson, Alyson McGonigle, Kelly Kurz, Jack Winkler, Leonard Hsu, and Lily Simek

  2. Why is Energy Conservation important on a College Campus? • In 2010 we have already used 3,372,440 kilowatt-hours of energy across all the dorms on campus • “If you want to go quickly go alone, if you want to go far go together” (African Proverb) • We need to go far quickly • Students can collaborate with one another and spread new ideas

  3. Case Studies • Dennis Hall : 95 Occupants • 23,415 square ft. • Saved a total of 285 kilowatt hours of energy • Reduced energy 3.6% (during the 3 week energy conservation competition) • Moore Hall :161 Occupants • 37,882 square ft. • Increased energy consumption by a total of 145 kilowatts • Increased energy by 1.3%

  4. Ways to Conserve Energy: • Fluorescent light bulbs • Adjusting thermostats • Taking shorter showers • Doing laundry on cold water settings • Turning lights off when leave a room • Unplug electrical items when not in use • Power strips • Plug everything in and turn off when not in use • Eliminate vampire energy

  5. Moore Hall • Learn about sustainability • Monitor Dashboard/the competition (www.buildingdashboard.net/Richmond) • Facebook message to girls in dorm • 2.8% to 1.3% • 26 to 24 Kilowatts of energy • 10th to 7th • Increased knowledge=increased participation + better results (more energy conserved)

  6. Energy Star Appliances • Definition • In 2009 alone American’s saved nearly seventeen billion dollars on their utility bills by switching to Energy Star products • By making the switch from a non-certified refrigerator to a labeled “Energy Star” refrigerator, one can save up to fifteen percent more money in energy costs

  7. Appliances in Moore Hall • 20 girls were surveyed and were asked the following questions : • a. Do you have an individual refrigerator in your dorm room? • b. Is it “Energy Star” certified? • c. Did you rent it from the program that works with school and sends out flyers prior to students’ arrival on campus • Results • 56% are certified “Energy Star” appliances • 60% were rented from a company that works with school. • by promoting the rental from school, the chances of a student having a “Energy Star” certified refrigerator in their room and therefore being more energy efficient as a whole are higher

  8. Laundry • Research • Moore • How the laundry facilities are used currently • How more laundry affects the environment/ energy conservation • Marsh • How the laundry facilities are used currently • How more laundry affects the environment/ energy conservation

  9. Alternative options: • Drying rack • Water efficient washers • Different sized washers/dryers • Recommendation • Moore • Marsh

  10. Laptops • Leaving laptops on and not using efficient power settings wastes energy • Many UR students power down their laptops only a few times a week. • Some leave laptops on for days, rarely dim their laptops during use or personalize their power settings

  11. Laptop Consumption • A 150-watt laptop uses 1,314 kilowatt-hours of electricity a year if left on continuously. • Energy equivalency of use is more than 1,000 pounds of coal or 100 gallons of oil.

  12. Energy Star approved laptops save more than $75 million in energy costs • Save 700 million kWh of electricity • Prevent 1 billion pounds of greenhouse gases • Savings are equivalent to emissions from 90,000 cars

  13. TV’s • Energy Star 3.0 (2008) • Mandated testing • Energy Star 4.0 (2010) • 40% less power • Energy Star 5.0 • 65% less power

  14. What effects energy efficiency in a TV: • Screen Size • 52-inch screen vs 32-inch screen • Efficiency for going down in screen size • Technology Type • Plasma TV vs LCD TV • 2-3 times more electricity to produce LCD images • Panasonic claims improvement of 30% yearly • Picture Brightness • Brighter picture = more final

  15. What is Lighting Efficiency?: • Lighting = artificial supply of light • Efficiency = effective operation • Dennis Hall • 487 pounds of CO2 and 30 dollars a day • 183,471 pounds of CO2, $9,000 this year.

  16. Leading Colleges • Green Mountain College – • Replaced 2,000 light fixtures and 1,400 light bulbs • Prevent 400,000 pounds of CO2 • UC Santa Barbara- • Institute for Energy Efficiency • 150 lumen/watt LED white light source

  17. Student Control versus Administration Control • In dorm rooms many students control what they buy or how they consume energy • Over the campus as a whole the administration plays a large role • It is important that more sustainable options are provided

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