COMPETITION RULES and GUIDELINES

Hi all-

I've had some requests from RHs and RAs to post the "Battle of the Bulbs" proposal that outlines all the details of the competition. A similar document has been given to your IHC rep that outlines his/her responsibilities.

Here is the official project proposal:

GREEN CAMPUS INITIATIVE
“BATTLE OF THE BULBS” FEBRUARY 2007
PROJECT OUTLINE

Proposal
Green Campus Initiative (GCI) is coordinating a month-long interdormitory electricity reduction competition. The dormitory which reduces its electricity usage by the highest percentage at the end of the month will be declared winner. The dorm with the highest participation rate will also be rewarded.

Each week (on Thursdays) we will post each dorm’s weekly targets, the previous week’s electricity usage, and the reduction theme and tips of the week. This information will be displayed on “information boards” throughout campus (the dining halls, Reynolds Club, Admin building and the Reg) and online at bulbs.uchicago.edu.

Weekly targets and tips: To help students reduce their electricity use, GCI will provide weekly target reduction amounts for each dormitory (5% reduction each week) and tell them how to achieve the target. Check bulbs.uchicago.edu (starting Thursday, February 1) to find out the electricity reduction theme and tips of the week.

The goal will be to use the least amount of energy during the last week of the competition, at which point, we hope, everyone will “do it in the dark.”

Event Dates
Kick-off event: Wednesday, January 31, McCormick Lounge, 8:30-10:00pm
Awards Ceremony: Thursday March 1, Hutch Commons, 8:30-10:00pm
Tabling: Every Tuesday and Wednesday of February in the Reynolds Club. We will be selling our custom-made organic cotton t-shirts for $12 ($8 for IHC reps).

Participation and Prizes
Winning dormitory prize: To indicate this achievement they will receive an award sculpture created by the art and environment RSO: Material Exchange.
Dorm participation prize: The dormitory with the highest participation rate will receive a participation prize: TBA.
Everybody Wins: Carbon offset credits equal to the amount of carbon emissions collectively saved by the dorms will be purchased.
IHC Representatives: IHC reps who attend 100% of IHC meetings during the month of February and attend both the kick-off and closing event will be entered into a raffle to receive a basket of Patagonia goods (raffle will take place at closing ceremony).

Off-Campus Participation
Students, faculty and staff that live off-campus can also participate by pledging to follow our weekly electricity reduction tips. In exchange they will get a free compact-fluorescent light bulb.

Additional materials
T-shirts: T-shirts will be sold to raise money for GCI. They will be available for sale at the kick-off event and in the Reynolds Club during tabling hours (11-2pm) every Tuesday and Wednesday of February. IHC reps will get them for a discounted price.
Buttons: Buttons will be made with "do it in the dark" -type slogans and will be available at the events and during tabling.
Valentine's Day cards: We will work with clubs selling carnations on Valentine's Day to sell Valentines with a catchy slogan on them.

Key players and their responsibilities
Green Campus Initiative:
-GCI will be responsible for data collection, including:
-collecting the electricity data from Residence Halls & Commons each week
-posting new information boards in designated locations throughout campus -setting target reduction goals/tips by dormitory
-Organizing the kick-off and closing events
-Weekly tabling to advertise the competition, sell t-shirts and attract off-campus participants
Inter-House Council:
-Monitor house members' participation by taking down names of participants and giving them door hangers to indicate participation. Send updated list of participants to IHC president Dwight Carswell: carswell@uchicago.edu -Report dormitory electricity use to their houses at weekly house meetings. -Attracting attendance at major events (kick-off party and closing party) from house members
Dormitory Councils (ie Shoreland Council, Max Council, etc):
-Creating an atmosphere of rivalry and competition between dormitories -Collectively brainstorming ways for their dormitories to save more electricity
Student Government:
-Student government environmental committee will create a “Battle of the Bulbs” website recording the weekly electricity usages by dormitory.