Green Resident Certification Application
Please submit this form as an attachment to: Samuel.Geller@wwu.edu
Otherwise, use the Application Form on our website.
This year the Green Residence Certification program is reaching out to all WWU students living on
campus to help in making our university one of the nation’s leader in sustainable dorm living. If you care
about the environment and want to make a difference, we call upon YOU to join us in the GRC program
and apply today!
Name: ___________________________
Year: ___________________________
Hall: ___________________________
Email: ___________________________
Phone (optional): ___________________________
Energy:
1. Do you turn off all computers, printers, or copiers overnight, during breaks, or when gone?
2. Have you replaced screw-in incandescent bulbs in floor and desk lamps with CFL or LED bulbs?
3. Do you make a conscious effort to turn off all lights when leaving rooms and while sleeping? This
includes common areas such as restrooms, living rooms, and kitchens.
4. Do you use natural lighting or task lighting whenever possible and turn off overhead lighting?
5. Do you close your room’s windows and doors when the heating system is active?
6. Do you close the blind at night and before leaving for weekends or breaks during cold weather?
7. Do you manage personal comfort level with clothing (sweaters, etc.) rather than with space
heaters or by increasing the thermostat during cold weather?
8. Do you share electronics and appliances as much as possible?
9. Do you unplug appliances or plug them into a power strip and shut it off when you are out, at
night, or when leaving for breaks?
10. Do you take the stairs instead of the elevator?
11. Do you only wash full loads of laundry?
12. Do you use the cold water setting when doing laundry?
13. Do you make an effort to lightly turn off faucets and showers and do you report any leaks?
14. Do you minimize water use (i.e. less than 10 min showers, don’t leave the sink running when
brushing your teeth, etc.)?
Waste:
1. Do you set narrow printing margins to reduce paper use when printing?
2. Do you reuse paper that has text on it by printing on the back side or by printing double-sided?
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Do you use rechargeable batteries?
Do you recycle non-rechargeable batteries at our hall’s front desk?
Do you sort waste properly?
Do you avoid purchasing bottled water?
Do you separate all compostable food and food-soiled paper waste for appropriate disposal (if
compost is collected in your residence hall)?
8. Do you buy items in bulk or with little packaging?
Transportation:
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Do you bike or walk to work/school?
Do you walk, bike, transit, or carpool when traveling locally?
Do you bus, train, or carpool rather than driving alone or flying when traveling regionally?
Have you used the WWU Transportation website to plan a trip in Bellingham?
Do you own any cars?
Food/Dining:
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Do you look for items produced locally when purchasing food?
Do you look for organic items when purchasing food?
Do you eat little-to-no meat, unless it’s sustainably raised?
Do you use reusable mugs, bottles, and dishware?
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Do you successfully encourage other people to live a more sustainable lifestyle?
Do you know your hall’s Eco Reps and how to contact them?
Do you receive the ResRAP Newsletter?
Have you “liked” ResRAP or Western Sustainability on Facebook?
Have you taken a carbon-footprint quiz?
Want to earn Emerald? Upcycle! Turn an old object that you would normally throw out and repurpose it
for something new! Share it with us on our Facebook page with your name and room number and a
description of your project.