At the end of the competition, Briscoe Quad and Teter Quad claimed first and second place, respectively. Residents of Briscoe reduced their electricity consumption by 31 percent and water consumption by 3 percent. For their efforts, Briscoe will receive $500 and a will get celebratory cookout this Saturday, courtesy of RHA. Teter will receive $250.
Overall, students in the 10 participating dorms have conserved an estimated 446,139 KWh of electricity and 613,919 gallons of water. Remarkably, the students' conservation efforts resulted in an estimated $26,000 in avoided utility costs and 801,454 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions, which is equivalent to taking 67 passenger cars off the road for one year!
Check out the latest press release announcing the final results. Congratulations to all those who participated!
Check out the official IU press release.