The week of Spring Break helped every residential building on campus show a drop in energy use during Week 5 of a seven-week university competition that encourages students and staff to reduce power use.
The across-the-board reductions mark the first time all 40 buildings taking part in the 2008 POWER Less Energy Competition cut back their electricity levels.
The top building of Spring Break week was Danieley Center B at 47% reduction.
Building Energy Reduction to Date for Week Five:
(Free T-shirt category)
Loy Center G,H,&I: 17.9%
Danieley Flat M: 14.5%
Oaks F: 13.5%
Oaks B: 12.6%
Danieley Apts D: 12.3%
Area Energy Reduction to Date for Week Five:
(Trophy Award category)
Loy Courts: 9.7%
The Oaks: 8.2%
Danieley Center: 7.7%
East Area: 7.5%
West Area: 6.7%
Energy-saving tip of the week:
Change personal clip-on or desk lamps to Energy Star CFL lamps (compact fluorescent). These bulbs use 75% less energy than standard bulbs and up to 10 times longer.