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Campus RainWorks Challenge
- University of Texas at Arlington (TX)
The Campus RainWorks Challenge is a green infrastructure design competition for American colleges and universities that seeks to engage with the next generation of environmental professionals, foster a dialogue about ...
- Posted May 3, 2023
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Stan State Eco Challenge 2023
- California State University, Stanislaus (CA)
During Earth Month, Stan State University's Capital Projects & Facilities Management (CPFM) part-takes annually in Eco Challenge! Here is our stat during Earth Day! As a team we practice ...
- Posted April 24, 2023
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The Future of Building Science Education with the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (CO)
Experience the future of building science education with the U.S. Department Energy Solar Decathlon, from walkthroughs of winning build projects to the opportunity to ask an expert about building ...
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Revolutionizing Campus Dining: Reducing Waste and Connecting with Staff
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
Dining halls play a critical role in meeting UC Berkeley's ambitious goal of Zero Waste by 2020. Reevaluating the products we use, prioritizing sustainable purchasing, and reducing food waste ...
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Can you really change behavior with an app?
- PIPS Education Fund (NY)
The stats are stark: 1) Students may leave college over unpaid debts of as little as $1,000, contributing to annual losses to attrition among public colleges and universities of ...
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Global Innovation Challenge (WMGIC)
- College of William & Mary (VA)
WMGIC is the premier intercollegiate hack-a-thon style international and sustainable development case competition aimed at encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration to create innovative solutions to current global issues.
- Posted May 26, 2021
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Washington and Lee University Individualized Energy Dashboard for Students
- Washington and Lee University (VA)
2020 Sustainable Campus Index submission - Washington and Lee
Individualized energy dashboards for students - Following the installation of Lucid Energy Dashboards and submeters on upper division housing, Washington & Lee University ...
- Posted Oct. 15, 2020
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Chartwells Higher Education Curates Sustainable, Plant-Based Pop-Up Stations for Vegan Options
- Northeastern University (MA)
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County (MD)
- University of North Florida (FL)
- Chartwells Higher Education (NY)
Chartwells Higher Education is continuing their ongoing commitment to sustainability with the introduction of new plant-based options on campus. Vegan Awareness Month, which is in November, provided the perfect opportunity ...
- Posted May 28, 2020
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Greenspace Sustainability Design Town Halls and Make-A-Thon: A model for empowering campus communities to lead the design of sustainable spaces and places
- University of Central Florida (FL)
A team of students at the University of Central Florida (UCF) (Orlando, Florida) led a partnership between UCF Student Government, the UCF Office of Sustainability Initiatives, and UCF Landscaping and ...
- Posted May 20, 2020
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The Effects of Energy Dashboards and Competition Programming on Cyclic Electricity Consumption on a College Campus
- Western Michigan University (MI)
This report examined issues pertaining to the efficacy and cost effectiveness of energy dashboards in the effort to influence electricity-related behavior change on college campuses. Given the increasing popularity of ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Hacking down disciplinary walls: Advancing sustainability and interprofessional competencies through a hackathon model
- University of Calgary (AB)
The Calgary Interprofessional Challenge (CIC) engages university students across disciplines in a novel 44-hour hackathon based on faculty and peer-to-peer interprofessional education. CIC uses short introductory talks on problem-solving in ...
- Posted March 4, 2020
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The Energy Challenge at IUPUI
- Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) (IN)
The IUPUI Energy Challenge is a brand-new engagement program between the buildings on campus to reduce their energy use. This is achieved through encouraging behavior changes of the people who ...
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Cool Campus Challenge - Engaging Campuses in Carbon Neutrality to Create a Culture of Sustainability
- University of California, Office of the President (CA)
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
The University of California's Cool Campus Challenge is a friendly 4-week competition between all ten campuses in the UC system designed to educate and motivate the campus community (students ...
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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The Energy Challenge as a Tool for Campus Engagement and Sustainability Education
- University of Denver (CO)
The Center of Sustainability's Energy Challenge was redesigned from previous years which involved competitions between residence halls to reduce their electricity, natural gas and water consumption. The new structure ...
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Going Carbon Neutral - Giving Everyone a Voice, With Students Leading the Charge
- University of Victoria (BC)
Dr. Simon Pek and Dr. Rick Cotton will take you on Gustavson School of Business' journey to carbon neutrality. In sharing the story of this success their aim is to ...
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Ohio State Energy Partners Hosts Smart Campus Challenge
- The Ohio State University (OH)
The first Smart Campus Challenge, presented by Ohio State Energy Partners ENGIE and Axium Infrastructure, concluded with all six finalists winning $144,000 dollars, combined, for their project proposals to ...
- Posted Aug. 1, 2019
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University of California’s Cool Campus Challenge
- University of California, Office of the President (CA)
In 2019 the University of California launched the Cool Campus Challenge, an online competition between all ten campuses to engage students, faculty, and staff in the UC Carbon Neutrality initiative ...
- Posted May 20, 2019
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Competing priorities: lessons in engaging students to achieve energy savings in universities
- De Montfort University
- Imperial College London
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
This paper aims to present findings from an EU-funded international student-led energy saving competition (SAVES) on a scale previously unseen. There are multiple accounts of short-term projects and energy saving ...
- Posted March 4, 2019
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Sustainability Competition and Interactive Map
- University of Illinois Chicago (IL)
This project was developed to accomplish grant deliverables focusing on campus education surrounding sustainability initiatives and upgrades to Illinois electrical infrastructure. The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Office of ...
- Posted Dec. 11, 2018
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A Residential Recycling Competition at Skidmore College
- Skidmore College (NY)
Energy conservation competitions are a cornerstone project in many schools' outreach efforts, and this program utilized a similar approach to address apartment waste patterns. This recycling and compost-oriented competition involved ...
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Expanding the Mission of a CanstructionU Competition to Include Partnerships for Hunger Awareness
- Penn State Brandywine (PA)
As part of a year-long effort to develop community partnerships themed on sustainability, Penn State Brandywine connected with the local food bank for an academic and volunteer collaboration. In the ...
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Smith College House Sustainability Challenge
- Smith College (MA)
As part of Smith College's efforts to integrate environmentally sustainable practices into institutional operations and student life, a diverse group of campus stakeholders launched the House Sustainability Challenge in ...
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Student Engagement through Research Experience: The U-Challenge at Texas A&M
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA)
- Texas A&M University (TX)
- Johnson Controls, Inc (WI)
In the spring semester of 2017, the Department of Residence Life and Utility & Energy Services at Texas A&M partnered to host their first annual Utilities Challenge (dubbed the 'U-Challenge ...
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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How Knowledge Can Create a Culture of Sustainability
- Gonzaga University (WA)
- Atrius (CA)
In the United States, buildings account for nearly 70 percent of electricity consumption. According to the EPA, up to 30 percent of electricity is inefficiently or unnecessarily used. In light ...
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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University of Dayton Energy GPA
- University of Dayton (OH)
The Energy GPA program provides students in University-owned student neighborhood houses with a grade of their monthly energy use. Monthly "report cards" include electricity and gas usage and a monthly ...
- Posted July 30, 2018
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University of Dayton Student Neighborhood
- University of Dayton (OH)
The University of Dayton owns more than 400 residences in its student neighborhood. Launched in fall 2017, the Energy GPA program provides students in University-owned neighborhood housing with a grade ...
- Posted July 24, 2018
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Electricity and Water Conservation on College and University Campuses in Response to National Competitions among Dormitories: Quantifying Relationships between Behavior, Conservation Strategies and Psychological Metrics
- New York University (NY)
- Oberlin College (OH)
“Campus Conservation Nationals” (CCN) is a recurring, nation-wide electricity and water-use reduction competition among dormitories on college campuses. We conducted a two year empirical study of the competition’s effects ...
- Posted June 29, 2018
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The U-Challenge at Texas A&M
- Texas A&M University (TX)
- Johnson Controls, Inc (WI)
- Siemens Industry, Inc. (IL)
The U-Challenge is a semester-long research competition for students that has evolved over the past two years to encompass both graduate and undergraduate teams from all majors. Student teams of ...
- Posted May 18, 2018
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Using Energy and Water Reduction Competitions to Effect Tangible Change
- AASHE (MA)
- Atrius (CA)
This webinar provides a better understanding of how to coordinate campus energy and water reduction competitions. Learn how to facilitate an effective competition on campus to inspire behavioral change and ...
- Posted April 3, 2018
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Leveraging ENERGY STAR to Increase Campus Efficiency: A Northwestern University Case Study
- Northwestern University (IL)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (DC)
Attendees will learn how to implement best practices in energy efficiency and engage the campus community in behavior change. ENERGY STAR® guidelines and assessment tools provided the foundation for Northwestern ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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RecycleMania's Race to Zero Waste
- Brigham Young University (UT)
- Keep America Beautiful (CT)
- Aquinas College (MI)
A review of participation and analysis of data from the first full year of RecycleMania's Race to Zero Waste. In it's first year as a formal competition category ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Reduce the Juice – Saving Energy in Halls of Residence
- AASHE (MA)
- University of London
At the University of London, in England, we have launched a behaviour change programme aimed at students living on campus in the University’s halls of residence. The aim of ...
- Posted May 18, 2017
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NC State University Creates Make-a-thon To Inspire Sustainability Ideas
- North Carolina State University (NC)
Imagine. It's a Saturday night and dozens of students are packed in your school's library. They're crowded around 3D printers, circuit boards and laptops translating 3D AutoCAD ...
- Posted May 11, 2017
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EcoChallenge 2017 Winner Dinner
- Berea College (KY)
Each year, Berea College hosts the EcoChallenge, a competition among residence halls on campus to increase the amount of recycling produced by each student. In 2017, the factor of participation ...
- Posted April 28, 2017
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AASHE Award Winner Webinar - Using a Design Competition to Expand Bee Habitat On and Off-Campus
- University of Manitoba (MB)
- AASHE (MA)
BEE / HOUSE / LAB was an international design competition at the University of Manitoba that resulted in innovative bee houses built, installed around campus and used for research. The reasons for ...
- Posted March 2, 2017
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Energy challenges: isolating results due to behavior change
- Allegheny College (PA)
Purpose
Approximately 700 colleges and universities have committed to climate neutrality, which will require significant reductions in energy consumption. This paper aims to explore the effectiveness of an Annual Energy ...
- Posted Jan. 18, 2017
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Piloting RecycleMania's 'Race to Zero Waste' competition: How to implement zero waste practices building by building
- Brigham Young University (UT)
- Harvard University (MA)
- University of Nevada Las Vegas (NV)
- Keep America Beautiful (CT)
This session will report on efforts to reduce waste in specific buildings on several campuses providing focused insight on the challenges and opportunities for waste reduction on college campuses. In ...
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Collaborative Research to Improve Dorm Heating Performance: Improved comfort and energy efficiency
- Boston University (MA)
A common problem observed in small dorms in winter is open windows due to overheated rooms. We present results from a study by students, facilities staff, and faculty of the ...
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Student Recycling Competition and Reusable To-Go Containers
- Aramark (PA)
Through partnership with the University, Dining Services launched a reusable to-go program and student recycling competition to advert Styrofoam and plastic from entering the community landfill. In fall 2014, Dining ...
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Energy Maddness - A Residence Hall Energy Competition
- Saint Louis University (MO)
On a diverse campus flush with deep thinkers, how can the message of sustainability be successfully broadcasted? Our University chose to use competition as an engagement tool. This presentation will ...
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Breaking Through: Creative Engagement Strategies for Increasing Student Sustainable Involvement in the Dorms and Beyond
- New York University (NY)
NYC came to a standstill when Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast and the public electrical grid shutdown, but the lights were on in 22 NYU buildings, and for once ...
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Sustainability Management from Zero to Sixty: Green Competitions for Offices, Buildings, Campuses, and Cities
- Dallas College (TX)
Colleges and universities like to compete by nature. Recycle Mania and Campus Conservation Nationals are competitions on a national scale, with hundreds and thousands of students competing to win. At ...
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Cycling promotion schemes and long-term behavioural change: A case study from the University of Sheffield
- University of Leeds (West Yorkshire)
Cycling has a range of health, environmental and economic benefits compared with motorised forms of transport. There is a need to encourage more cycling, yet previous evaluations of cycling promotion ...
- Posted Oct. 26, 2016
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What goes on behind closed doors?: How college dormitory residents change to save energy during a competition-based energy reduction intervention
- University of Southern California (CA)
Purpose The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the impact of a competition-based intervention combining high-resolution electricity feedback, incentives, information and prompts on college dormitory residents’ energy consumption and ...
- Posted July 18, 2016
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The Cinnamon Roll Challenge: Promoting Reductions in Energy Consumption Through Energy Dashboards and Behavioral Influence
- Rice University (TX)
With an understanding of buildings as major sources of energy waste, our team set out to reduce student consumption in dorm rooms, the area that we have the most control ...
- Posted June 10, 2016
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BEE / HOUSE / LAB International Design Competition
- University of Manitoba (MB)
BEE / HOUSE / LAB is an international design competition hosted by the University of Manitoba and open to students and designers in the field of environmental design, architecture, landscape architecture, industrial ...
- Posted June 10, 2016
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Love Food, Hate Waste: Analyzing Food Waste and Reduction at Rice University
- Rice University (TX)
It is known that about 30% of food produced worldwide is ultimately wasted (Gunders 2012). Rice University is not immune to this phenomenon, and past research has shown that Rice ...
- Posted June 7, 2016
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University of La Verne Sustainability Challenge 2016
- University of La Verne (CA)
University of La Verne organized a Sustainability Challenge with the theme of electricity conservation in Spring of 2016 to promote sustainability for the campus community at large.
- Posted June 7, 2016
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SLU Energy Madness
- Saint Louis University (MO)
SLU Energy Madness was a multi-month event involving all residence halls on SLU’s campus. While all residence halls were included, in order to participate each residence hall needed at ...
- Posted June 6, 2016
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Greeks Go Green: Promoting Student Sustainability via Social Media
- University of Puget Sound (WA)
Greeks Go Green is an annual Instagram competition between our Greek houses where they post pictures of themselves performing sustainable actions throughout campus. The sustainable actions can be anything from ...
- Posted June 6, 2016
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