Phoenix Cup: Energy
GOAL: Have fun, earn points and win prizes while competing with colleagues to reduce energy use during the fall Phoenix Cup
DATES: September 16 – October 7
DIRECTIONS:
1. Form a team of faculty or staff in your workplace, up to 10 people. Team members should all work or have offices in the same building.
2. Select a team captain. If there are any questions the team captain should contact Jessica Bilecki.
3. During the three weeks each individual checks off items listed on the back of this paper which they completed during the competition.
4. At the end of three weeks, by 5pm October 9th, turn your sheet into your team captain.
5. The team captain should then turn all worksheets into Jessica Bilecki (jbilecki@elon.edu CB 2104) by Oct. 14th.
PRIZES: There are three point levels. If your team collectively reaches the point level below, every team member will receive the prizes listed.
Gift card amounts may vary depending on the number of teams competing.
50 points = reusable bag, mug, to-go utensils
100 points = reusable bag, mug, to-go utensils & $5 to Irazu
200 points = reusable bag, mug, to-go utensils, $10 to local restaurant
Team with the most points per person gets a free lunch.
Team Name:
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Act – 5 points/action/team
 Turned off majority of electronics such
as computer and monitor when not in
use for more than 30 minutes
 Enabled energy-saving settings on my
computer
 Unplugged electronics and appliances
in my office before I left at the end of
the day
 Turned off lights in my office every
time it was unoccupied for more than
10 minutes
 Turned off lights in the copy room
Your Name:
Talk – 10 points/action/person
Collaborate – 50 points/action/team
 Made my commitment to a chosen
This section to be completed by team captain
ONLY.
energy conservation behavior publicly
visible to colleagues. For example,
write your commitment out and
display it on your door or desk.
 Posted a photo of a team member
practicing energy conservation to the
Office of Sustainability’s Facebook
page. (multiple points are not given if
more photos are posted)
my office with compact fluorescent
light bulbs (3 free CFLS are available
per person from the Office of
Sustainability)
Explore – 25 points/action/person
 Went on the self-guided
 Attended a tour of Loy Farm
 Participated in a tour of a LEED
certified building on campus
 Attended “Ecological Agriculture” by
a Smart Strip or power strip. (Also
available from Office of Sustainability)
Wes Jackson Sept. 15 7pm, McCrary
worked in an already lit public space
for at least 1 hour a week instead of
using overhead lighting in my office.
 Viewed my building’s energy use on
the Building Dashboard
 Team ensured that all department
printers and copiers have their energysaving settings on
 Team ensured that lights in common
 A tour of a LEED certified building on
campus was scheduled for the team
Sustainability Walking Tour
 Connected all my office electronics to
 Used natural daylight, desk lamps or
common areas in the team’s workplace
are unplugged at the end of the day
spaces are turned off when the area is
unoccupied
when unoccupied
 Replaced all incandescent light bulbs in
 Team ensured that electronics in
 Attended “A Solar Powered Future”
Sept. 22 7pm, Whitley
 Attended the Creating a More
Sustainable Workplace Session Sept.
23. (check if attended a previous
session)
Lead – 150points/action/team
To be determined by Office of Sustainability
 Energy consumption in building was less
in week 1 of the competition than the
baseline.
 Energy consumption in building was less
in week 2 of the competition than in
week 1.
 Energy consumption in building was less
in week 3 of the competition than in
week 2.
Innovate – ? points
Describe an action taken by you or by the team that is not listed and you may receive additional points.