The Eco-Olympics is an energy, waste and water reduction
competition between the dorms on East Campus.
The competition is made up of a series of events geared towards
education and impact reduction. When students participate
in an event, they earn points for their dorm and have the
chance to win awesome prizes themselves.
The dorm with the highest score at the end of November wins
a Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Party and organic cotton "Champions"
t-shirts.
Competition ended at midnight October 30th
The 2004 Eco-Olympics Champion is a repeat:
Aycock!!
Eco-Olympics Accomplishments
70% of East Campus participated in at least one Eco-Olympics event.
In-dorm energy use was reduced by an average of 11.5% during October! A savings of $2,635 in electricity costs.
The coal plant emissions offset by your energy conservation this month is equivalent to the amount of emissions produced by driving an average car 118,560 miles!
900 energy-efficient and long-lasting compact fluorescent light bulbs were distributed to students for free.
Between Eco-Trivia Night, the Online Impact Survey, the Eco-Film Series and Duke Recycles information sessions, students were introduced to information about issues ranging from water to solid waste to energy.
An amazing amount of feedback was collected, everything from ideas for improving recycling to increasing water conservation.
