We are now at a point where we must educate our children in what no one knew yesterday, and prepare our schools for what no one knows yet. - Margaret Mead
Details for the 2008 Challenge
How it works
Facilities management at each institution is responsible for measuring energy consumption through metering of individual buildings. A baseline measurement of overall campus electricity use is determined by looking at past records. Then, weekly readings are taken during the challenge. The measurements are compared against the baseline number, to determine overall percent change. All members of the campus community are a part of the challenge including, staff, faculty, and administration.
The results from all participating schools are announced each week. In addition, individual schools may decide to do similar intra-campus challenges designed to motivate participants to conserve energy.
Each school and all participants must adhere to all codes: fire, safety, etc. Conserving energy does not have to be inconvenient or a sacrifice! Learning simple behavior changes can make a big difference! The GCC strives to educate campus communities about the importance of modifying our energy consumption.
We encourage all participants to find ways of conserving energy that can be continued beyond the competition. Participants should attempt to change lifestyle behaviors that are reasonable to maintain and not resort to extreme tactics that are not sustainable on a daily basis. Facilities management at each institution will be responsible for measuring energy consumption through metering of individual buildings. Overall campus electricity use will be measured twice: first, during a "quiet metering" to get baseline numbers; second, during the actual competition. The two measurements will be compared, and the school that decreases energy consumption the most (measured by percent change) wins. All members of the campus community will be involved including, staff, faculty, and administration.
Each week of the four week competition, the results from each school will be announced. In addition, there may be similar intracampus challenges designed to motivate participants to conserve energy.
Guidelines
Each school is required to produce a student-written, directed, and edited video about energy conservation. This video will be shown at each institution to kick-off the competition.
Lessons learned from years past have proven that students will go to extreme lengths to win a challenge. There will be NO sabotage of competing campuses. As with any competition, all participants are expected to behave maturely and appropriately.
Each school and all participants must adhere to all codes: fire, safety, etc.
Every member of each campus community will have opportunities to participate—staff/faculty (and their families), students, administration.
The Green Cup Challenge committee encourages all participants to find ways of conserving energy that can be continued beyond the competition. Participants should attempt to change lifestyle behaviors that are reasonable to maintain and not resort to extreme tactics that are not sustainable on a daily basis.
