In week five of the POWERless Energy Competition, nearly all (95 percent) of the residential buildings taking part in this year's event showed a reduction in energy use. The top building of the week in Division I was Oaks A, which showed a 53.2 percent reduction. In Division II, the distinction goes to the Kenan Pavilion in the Academic Village with a 60 percent reduction.
Don’t forget to visit the Building Dashboard site to monitor your building’s energy usage by clicking the first link to the right.
Building energy reduction to date (free T-shirt category)
Division I
Oaks A – 29.4%
Oaks C – 24.2%
Oaks D – 21.3%
Division II
Kenan Pavilion – 30.9%
Cannon Pavilion – 30.1%
Loy J/K, L, M – 27.0%
Area energy reduction to date (trophy award category)
Division I
Oaks – 21.7%
West Area and Trollinger – 15.8%
East Area 6.3%
Division II
East Area, Kenan and Cannon pavilions – 30.5%
Loy Center – 23.3%
Danieley Center – 20.1%
For full results of the competition or for more information, visit the POWERless Web site through second link to the right.
Tip of the Week: Use natural daylight whenever possible and turn off electric lights.
If you have an involvement story to share, please contact Elaine Durr, Elon’s sustainability coordinator, at edurr@elon.edu.