<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/KFewDdj_yiey_EzF4-moPKEqxLitLdy_yIgN9zjArNGHz_RZ9VrqpZ9Z1nePI2tFsQUQq2fu-9APZIIHj5Oq2sfPGlmg2Lqg2Ap9N-sA3j4p04PJT4j51fVhq_75_K3Vw1p8dLfX" alt="12274254_772263259568871_3725244464420957454_n.jpg" height="82" width="82" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:14.6667px;font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap;border:medium none;margin-right:0px;background-color:transparent"></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><font size="4">UA Committee on Sustainability presents:</font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><font color="#38761d"><b><font size="6">Dorm Electricity Competition Rules</font></b></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><img src="https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xlf1/v/t1.0-9/12734009_988030214616077_5771534947954923842_n.png?oh=13b2d870e767f4e51c37ea41d0c124d0&oe=575DE8D1" alt="" height="140" width="224" style="margin-right:0px"></div><span style="text-align:start"><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><font color="#000000" size="4"><br>Monetary prizes will be awarded to:</font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><font size="4"><font color="#000000"><b>1)</b> the dorm that </font><b><font color="#38761d">reduces electricity usage the most</font></b><font color="#000000"> during the month of March*</font></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><font color="#000000" size="4"><b>2)</b> the dorm/FSLIG that </font><font color="#38761d" size="4"><b>earns the most spirit points</b></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><font color="#000000" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><font size="4"><font color="#000000">Win </font><b><font color="#38761d">individual raffles prizes</font></b><font color="#000000"> by earning spirit points!</font></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><font size="4"><font color="#000000"><br></font></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><span><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">1) Electricity Saving Competition</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:left;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">How are the electricity measurements done?</span></p><div style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><ul style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Electricity measurements are taken by manually reading the electricity meters in the dorms and taking the difference from week to week.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Weekly electricity savings will be calculated for each dorm by taking the percent change in electricity usage compared to a weekly baseline value.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Reporting percent change corrects for the variation in energy usage across dorms, which is due to a variety of factors including the size of the dorm, the energy-efficiency of the building, and the presence/absence of a dining hall. </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">These baseline values for each dorm were calculated by averaging data from Sept, Oct, Nov, and Feb 2016.</span></p></li></ul><div style="text-align:left"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Who can compete?</span></p><ul style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;list-style-type:disc;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">All of the dorms!</span></li></ul><div style="text-align:left"><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align:left"><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><u>2) Spirit Point Competition</u></span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:15pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">What are spirit points?</span></h3><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Spirit points are a way for you to show that you're being sustainable and making an effort outside of the hard numbers we get from the electricity meters.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">We keep track of how many spirit points you earn from February 29 to March 30, and your total will contribute to your dorm/FSILG's spirit point total, as well as increase your chances of winning a raffle prize</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">.</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Who can compete?</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Any undergrad who lives in a dorm or FSILG can earn points for their residence. So if you are a member of an FSILG, but live in a different residence, your points will go to the residence where you live, not the FSILG.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The spirit point score for each living group will be </span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">per capita</span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">. </span></p></li></ul><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:15pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">How do I earn spirit points?</span></h3><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Attend DEC Events:</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> You will receive 5 spirit points for every </span><a href="http://dec.mit.edu/#events" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">DEC sponsored event</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> that you attend.</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><b>Submit a proposal:</b> Have an idea on how to make your dorm more sustainable? Email a description of your idea to <a href="mailto:ua-sustainability-dec@mit.edu" target="_blank">ua-sustainability-dec@mit.edu</a> and we'll award you 5-10 points based on the content and level of detail. If your idea is feasible and well thought out, it may be implemented in the winning dorm!</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Write a blog post: </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">If you write a blog post related to sustainability and </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><font color="#000000">submit it to us </font></span><a href="http://dec.mit.edu/#submit_blog" target="_blank">here</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">, then you will be awarded 5-10 spirit points depending on the length and content. Some examples of topics you could write about are why sustainability matters to you and sustainability in your daily life. Really, though, any topic is great as long as it's related to sustainability! Personal anecdotes, opinion pieces, poems - send them all!</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:14px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Take a picture and upload to <a href="http://dec.mit.edu/#submit_blog" target="_blank">our website</a>:</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> Send us a picture of yourself doing something sustainable, and we'll award you 1-5 points depending on the level of sustainability and creativity! (For example, spending a day at a Charles River cleanup would earn a 5.) All pictures will be posted on this site. Examples of things we've received in the past are: </span></p></li><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:14px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Taking the stairs</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:14px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Filling a reusable water bottle</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:14px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Composting</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:14px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Planting something in your room</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:14px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Bringing a reusable bag to the store</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:circle;font-size:14px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Picking up litter</span></p></li></ul></ul></span></div></span></div></span><span style="text-align:start;font-size:12.8px"><div style="text-align:center"><br></div></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><font color="#38761d"><b><font size="6">Reminder: Kickoff Tomorrow!<br></font><br></b></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><font size="4" color="#000000"><b>Monday, February 29th 7-9 pm | Twenty Chimneys (W20-306)<br><br></b></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><font size="4" color="#000000"><b>Catering by Boloco</b></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><font color="#38761d" size="4"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><font color="#38761d" size="4"><b>Free T-shirts!</b></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><font color="#38761d" size="4"><b>Learn about saving electricity!<br>Make sustainability pledges!</b></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><font color="#38761d" size="4"><b>Eat free burritos!</b></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><font color="#38761d" size="4"><b>Earn 5 spirit points for your Dorm/FSLIG and </b></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><font color="#38761d" size="4"><b>get entered for individual raffle prizes!</b></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><font color="#38761d" size="4"><b><br></b></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><b>Join the Facebook Event <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1664718137128570/" target="_blank">here</a>.</b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><b><br></b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#000000" size="4">Questions?</font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:large">Visit our </span><a href="http://dec.mit.edu/" style="font-size:large" target="_blank">Website</a><font color="#000000" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#000000" size="4">Visit our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MITdormelectricity/?fref=ts" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#000000" size="4">Email <a href="mailto:ua-sustainability-dec@mit.edu" target="_blank">ua-sustainability-<span>dec</span>@mit.edu</a></font></div></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><br></div></div></div>
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