Eco-Challenge - Sept 1 - Nov 30

The 2011 Eco-Challenge Contest
is Here!

GW will compete against AU and Howard As Part of Semester Long Eco-Challenge

In the past Eco-Challenges, GW saved over 700,000 kilowatt hours of electricity and 4 million gallons of water! Can you do it again this year?

Rank	Residence Hall	% Change Electric Use	% Change Water Use	Combined % Change
1	Mitchell Hall	-12.4	-18.0	-30.4
2	Dakota	-7.2	-12.6	-19.8
3	Cole Hall	-10.8	-8.7	-19.5
4	West End	0.1	-18.3	-18.2
5	South Hall	-2.4	-12.3	-14.7
6	Fulbright Hall	-13.9	-3.7	-10.3
7	Thurston Hall	-4.6	-5.6	-10.1
8	Schenley Hall	-6.2	0.2	-6.0
9	Madison Hall	-4.7	2.9	-1.7
10	West Hall	-0.8	6.3	5.5
11	JBKO Hall	-6.7	13.6	6.9
12	Francis Scott Key Hall	-2.7	10.5	7.8
13	Townhouse Row	-0.1	9.2	9.1
14	2031 F	-9.3	26.3	17.0
15	Merriweather Hall	6.6	12.5	19.1
16	Potomac House			23.9
17	City Hall	-8.6	35.8	27.2
18	Ivory Tower	7.6	36.2	43.8
19	Somers Hall	28.1	24.4	72.6
	Total

 Who: All Residence Halls and townhouses must opt-in to participate! To participate only one member of your hall needs to send an email to sustaingw@gwu.edu by September 7th.

What: The Eco-Challenge Contest – a conservation competition between residence halls and townhouses to see who can save the most electricity and water. This year staff will join too! Rice Hall is challenging the Support Building to see who can conserve the most.

When: Eco-Challenge runs from September 1st – November 30th.
NEW – For the month of November, together all GW residence halls will compete against American University and Howard University to see who can conserve the most! Look for more information in late-October. The remainder of the competition between GW residence halls will still stand.

Why: Conserving electricity and water helps GW lower its carbon footprint and impact we have on our surrounding resources. GW can’t meet its sustainability goals unless everyone contributes.

Prizes: Prizes will be given to the Gold, Silver and Bronze level halls. The Gold winning hall will fly the Eco-Challenge banner from their residence hall for the spring semester, and residents will be eligible to enter a raffle for green-themed prizes. Silver/Bronze halls will be eligible for a raffle for green-themed prizes.

Become an Eco-Rep: Interested in helping make GW a greener campus? Want to build your environmental skills and gain leadership experience? Be an Eco-Rep in your residence hall or at large. Eco-Reps help with Eco-Challenge, Recyclemania, tree watering, the green roof and the community garden. Email sustaingw@gwu.edu to sign-up.