Dorm Electricity Competition
Mission
To heighten awareness of electricity consumption and develop long-term energy-saving habits.
Your dorm’s electricity reduction
Every Thursday this month, MIT Facilities will read the meters for the weekly electricity consumption per dorm. This number will first be converted into a percentage to reflect how much the dorm has saved as compared to its usual consumption, and normalized by the dorm’s square footage and number of people.
Your dorm's spirit points
DEC aims not only to bring kWh down for a month, but also to create habits and spread knowledge that will keep them low after April ends. Thus we will give people the following number of points for actions that demonstrate a habit change and/or general enthusiasm.
DORM SCORE: 0.6*(Electricity reduction) + 0.4*(Spirit points)
Mission
To heighten awareness of electricity consumption and develop long-term energy-saving habits.
Your dorm’s electricity reduction
Every Thursday this month, MIT Facilities will read the meters for the weekly electricity consumption per dorm. This number will first be converted into a percentage to reflect how much the dorm has saved as compared to its usual consumption, and normalized by the dorm’s square footage and number of people.
Your dorm's spirit points
DEC aims not only to bring kWh down for a month, but also to create habits and spread knowledge that will keep them low after April ends. Thus we will give people the following number of points for actions that demonstrate a habit change and/or general enthusiasm.
- 3 Write a sustainability pledge at the kickoff event
- 5 Attend the kickoff, the finale, or the Energy Night yoga and sign in with your Kerberos and dorm
- 7 Take a picture of yourself doing one of the following and post it to our Facebook page: filling up a reusable water bottle at an MIT filter station, composting on campus, using the Green Bean Recycling Machine, planting something in your room, or using a reusable grocery bag.
- 50 Win the most individual spirit points
DORM SCORE: 0.6*(Electricity reduction) + 0.4*(Spirit points)