green fee proposal 2013-2014 stephanie gallo hanging out at uic: alternative laundry drying options...
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Benefits to Students Starting behaviors in college means individuals are more likely to continue through adulthood May promote other sustainable ideas Tools are provided, basically free Reduces wear and tear on clothesTRANSCRIPT
GREEN FEE PROPOSAL 2013-2014STEPHANIE GALLO
Hanging Out at UIC:Alternative Laundry Drying Options
for Students in Residence Halls
10 RESIDENCE HALLS
3,800 STUDENTS87 DRYERS
Background
Benefits to Students
Starting behaviors in college means individuals are more likely to continue through adulthood
May promote other sustainable ideasTools are provided, basically freeReduces wear and tear on clothes
Benefit to University
Dryers can use 1800-2500 Watts of energy per load (energy.gov)
It costs about $0.12 per killowatt-hour to dry clothes in a dryer (bestenergymonitor.com)
If HALF of residents do one hour of drying per week (dry time = 1800 hours) Costs University $864 per month
Over 9 months (September to May) Costs University $7,776
Benefit to University
Reduce drying time by 10% (total dry time=1620 hours)
Yearly cost is $6,998.40
Cost Savings
That’s a savings of $776.60 over one yearRemember, that’s just 10% reduction
CHECK-OUT AT CONTROL DESKRESIDENT ASSISTANTS STORE
THE RACKSRACKS AVAILABLE IN ROOMS
How to Make the Racks Available
Check-Out at Control Desk
Each campus or building has a main control desk This is where residents check out vacuums and check in
guests after hoursRacks would be available to 2% of residents on
each Campus East Campus has 1,335 residents
27 Racks West Campus has 945 residents
19 Racks South Campus has 1520 residents
30 racksTotal of 76 Drying Racks
Resident Assistants store the Racks
Estimate that there are 70 Resident Assistants on campus Each Resident Assistant would store 2 drying racks in
their roomsTotal of 140 Drying RacksIf racks cannot be stored in Resident
Assistant rooms, they could be stored in the laundry rooms
Racks Available in Rooms
Because of cluster style rooms, estimate is 25% of resident population would need racks
Total 950 Drying RacksBecause the racks are more readily available,
the residents are more likely to use them
Student Employment
Undergraduate Intern to keep track of the drying racks and run the drying rack program
Duties: Beginning of year/semester inventory of all drying racks on
campus End of year/semester inventory of all drying racks on campus Ordering replacement drying racks as needed Compiling and creating educational materials to be used
around campus Working with the Office of Sustainability and Campus
Housing to ensure the continued effectiveness and successfulness of the program, and make recommendations for changes as needed
RACKSSTUDENT INTERN
Budget
www.bestdryingrack.com
Cost $7924 feet of drying
spaceCost for each Option:
OPTION 1 (76 racks): $6,004 (plus shipping of $275.58)
OPTION 2 (140 racks): $11,060 (plus shipping of $500.30)
OPTION 3 (950 racks): $75,050 (plus shipping of $3,373.10)
Lehman’s Drying Rack
Cost $14.9512.5 feet of drying
spaceCost for each Option:
OPTION 1 (76 racks): $1,136.20 (with discount of $12.16)
OPTION 2 (140 racks): $2,093.00 (with a discount of $22.40)
OPTION 3 (950 racks): $16,295.50 (with a discount of $174.40)
Household Essentials
Cost $19.9527 feet of drying
spaceCost for each Option:
OPTION 1 (76 racks): $1,577.63
OPTION 2 (140 racks): $ 2,795.80
OPTION 3 (950 racks): $18,971.50
Student Intern
Would work about 10 hours per weekThe cost would be about $2,000 per semester
Education Plan
Education Plan
Carried out by student intern.Material should be widely available to all
residentsFormats:
Posters Campus Housing website Facebook Pamphlets Emails Table tents in dining halls and other locations
Education Plan
Information should include: Information about the Green Fee Cost savings Energy savings Drying rack options Instructional materials on purchasing your own drying
rack
REFERENCES:• WWW.BESTDRYINGRACK.COM • HTTPS
: / /WWW.LEHMANS.COM/P-2488-ECONOMICAL-FLOOR-CLOTHES -DRYERS.ASPX
• WWW.AMAZON.COM
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