10x12 Program

Our goal is a 10% reduction in utilities consumption and costs by 2012.

"Top 10" Winter 2013 Actions

	1. Disable screen savers 2. Switch off lights and equipment 3. Wear a sweater 4. Ditch the plastic 5. Use less paper; choose recycled	6. Sort your trash 7. Call for recycling 8. Share materials you don't need 9. Share the ride, walk, or ride a bike 10. Spread the news

10x12 News

Spring Quarter 2011 Winter Quarter 2011

10x12 Pilot Buildings

Parks Hall
Arntzen Hall
Biology
Chemistry

Focus Areas

Electricity
Natural Gas
Water
Zero Waste

10x12 Strategies

Department Conservation Coordinators
A Department Conservation Coordinator is a staff or faculty member in a participating department, with the following qualifications:
A commitment to conservation concepts and actions
A strong interest in reducing utilities costs and working toward zero waste in their departments
The ability to complete two to four hours per month release time for 10x12 activities, including a quarterly 10x12 training and networking breakfast meeting.
Students may serve as assistant Conservation Coordinators in departments with a staff or faculty DCC.

10x12 Toolkit

68°F = Energy Conservation

5 Things in 5 Minutes

Quick ways to reduce personal electricity consumption. This graphic PDF can be attached to an email and forwarded throughout a department, as a reminder. Department Conservation Coordinators can order full-color prints to post in prominent locations. Stickers or clings to post as reminders to switch off lights, computers and other power-using devices can also be requested.

Power Down

One PC and monitor, left on continuously, adds up to 1,000 Kilowatt hours per year, causing about 1,230 lbs of CO2 per year, at an annual cost of just under $100 each, based on our local electricity rates. Multiplied by between 1000 and 2000 staff and faculty office computers alone, you can get the idea of the magnitude. (And that doesn't include the printers, fax machines, coffee makers…) the tools below can help expand energy conservation actions throughout campus.

Power Down for Break

Department Conservation coordinators can help reduce campus wasted energy load during holidays and extended breaks by forwarding "Power Down for Break" reminder messages to faculty, staff, and students. The 10x12 Program sends a message prior to each break, and can provide a template for you to customize for your department.

Power Down: Computers & Electricity

Turning computers and monitors off at night will reduce electricity consumption impacts and costs substantially. For more strategies, Read these guidelines for computer electricity reduction.

10x12 is a WWU utility conservation program, supporting the President's Climate Commitment and the WWU Climate Action Plan, designed to coordinate campus utility reduction awareness and action.

For more Information, to pledge your participation, or volunteer as a Department Conservation Coordinator, contact Carol Berry, the 10x12 Campus Conservation Program Manager:
Carol.Berry@wwu.edu or (360)650-7979