Fifth Annual Campus Conservation Nationals Registration Open

Organizing partners The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council, Lucid, the Alliance to Save Energy and National Wildlife Federation are pleased to announce the fifth annual Campus Conservation Nationals (CCN) competition.

From February through April 2015, participating schools will have the opportunity to compete to reduce electricity and water consumption in the largest conservation competition for colleges and universities in the world. Program registration runs today, Sept. 16 to Nov. 7, 2014, and is open to both two- and four-year institutions,

Students and staff will be able to use Lucid's Building Dashboard to instantly compare performance, track standings among schools and buildings, commit to taking conservation actions and share ideas for reducing energy use. New this year, competition organizers will also be able to easily place competition standings on any website using Lucid’s innovative new Building Blocks.

Last year, 265,000 people participated in the competition, taking personal steps and campus-wide actions to reduce the impact their campuses make on the environment, driving forward the sustainability movement and cultivating a broader culture of conservation. On average, through the competition, electricity consumption was reduced 4.5 percent per building, bringing total savings to 2.2 million kWh — the equivalent of taking 201 U.S. homes off the grid for one year.

CCN 2015 organizers will have access to a new Marketing and Behavior Change Guide, which explains outreach and behavior change strategies and highlights case studies from schools’ past CCN competitions.

Source: U.S. Green Building Council, Lucid, Alliance to Save Energy, National Wildlife Federation