IU announces winners of fall Energy Challenge

The winners of this year’s first-ever fall 2010 Energy Challenge are Willkie Quad, the School of Public and Environmental Affairs and Alpha Omicron Pi.

AOPi used 23 percent less energy and water than their expected use, while Willkie and SPEA each used 24 percent less than expected. Each winning building received a traveling trophy as a reward.

The contest pits residence halls, academic buildings and greek houses against one another to see which building in each category uses the least water and electricity.

To monitor each building, an IU Physical Plant utility employee read participating buildings’ electricity and water meters several times a week.

The information was then entered into the Energy Challenge website and calculated to see the greatest percent decrease in per capita electricity and water consumption of each participating building.

For more information, visit energychallenge.indiana.edu and read Monday’s edition of the Indiana Daily Student.

— Claire Wiseman