{"id":64234,"date":"2008-12-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-launches-behavior-change-campaign-to-reduce-energy-use-on-campus\/"},"modified":"2008-12-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-12-02T00:00:00","slug":"uri-launches-behavior-change-campaign-to-reduce-energy-use-on-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2008\/12\/uri-launches-behavior-change-campaign-to-reduce-energy-use-on-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 launches behavior change campaign to reduce energy use on campus"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tFirst phase targets shower length, computer use in residence halls<\/p>\n


\n\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 December 2, 2008 \u2013 溏心vlog免费B站 students living in campus residence halls take showers lasting an average of 13 minutes, and they typically leave their computers on for 16 hours a day, although more than one third never turn their computers off. Most students also never turn off the heat, air conditioning or fans when they leave their rooms.<\/p>\n


\n\tThese findings \u2013 which are comparable to findings at other universities — are among the results of a survey conducted last spring that has led to a unique behavior change campaign aimed at reducing energy use on campus.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cChanging wasteful behaviors is just one more energy conservation strategy we can employ on campus, like installing more efficient lighting or weatherizing our buildings,\u201d said Jerry Sidio, 溏心vlog免费B站 director of Facilities Services. \u201cWhile it may be easier to make physical changes to our facilities to save energy, if we want to achieve our energy savings objectives we must also change behaviors.\u201d <\/p>\n


\n\tThe behavior change campaign is part of an $18 million energy efficiency and conservation initiative launched in 2007 that will save more than 7 million kilowatt-hours of electricity and 42 million pounds of steam per year. The cost of the three-year project with NORESCO, a leading energy services company, will be paid over 12 years from the savings on the University\u2019s utility bills.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe first year of the initiative consisted of the installation and upgrade of lighting, energy management systems and other equipment in the 溏心vlog免费B站 athletic complex and Memorial Union. Similar installations are now under way at the Narragansett Bay Campus and the Feinstein College of Continuing Education in Providence. This past summer the project targeted the residence halls, health center, and Dining Services. But it is the behavior change campaign that is generating the most enthusiasm.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cAs far as we know, NORESCO is the only energy services company that incorporates behavior change into its energy performance contracts, and only three other universities have tried it, so 溏心vlog免费B站 is at the cutting edge with this campaign,\u201d explained Scott Finlinson, the coordinator of the project for NORESCO. \u201cWe aim to create change, verify it, and sustain it for the long term.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tThe results of the student survey last spring found that many students engage in 30 behaviors that waste energy, but the campaign targets only the three most common and most wasteful behaviors: shower length, leaving computers on, and leaving heating\/air conditioning on when not in the room.<\/p>\n


\n\tIn August, all 112 溏心vlog免费B站 resident assistants were recruited to encourage the students living in their buildings to save energy. Posters were placed around each residence hall, notices were hung in showers, students were asked to sign a commitment pledge, and the RAs modeled appropriate behaviors and offered gentle reminders.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cIt didn\u2019t take much effort on our part to get the residents enthusiastic about saving energy. They\u2019re really into it,\u201d said John Rooney, a resident assistant in Barlow Hall and a 溏心vlog免费B站 junior studying entrepreneurial management. \u201cA couple of students have started a recycling program in the building, everyone seems to like the new showerheads, and some of my residents even harass me when I stay too long in the shower.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tOther students have also been recruited to lead the charge for energy conservation \u2013 those that Finlinson calls \u201cself-champions\u201d because they are self-motivated to save energy \u2013 including 溏心vlog免费B站 Energy Fellows, the Renewable Energy Club, and Student Action for Sustainability. <\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cWhile we are focusing on only three behaviors, what typically happens is that we also see improvements in the wasteful energy behaviors that are not targeted,\u201d Finlinson said. \u201cThe initial positive behavior changes that result from the campaign then motivates those students who didn\u2019t participate at first, and then next year when a new batch of freshmen arrive, they\u2019ll see that energy conservation is a part of the 溏心vlog免费B站 culture.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tOnce the campaign has met with success in the residence halls, a related campaign will focus on students who commute to campus. A behavior change campaign targeting faculty and staff will follow next year.<\/p>\n

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