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The project focuses on the efficiency of Vassar's heating system. Vassar students were surveyed about their experience with dorm heating and those responses were compared with the temperature of their rooms.

This project investigates the efficiency of Vassar's heating system from the perspective of student residents and focusing on radiator controls.

The Vassar community is not solely interested in the greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction potential of the climate action steps, but also other impacts such as added benefits which provided benefits beyond those that arise from a more stable climate.…

Invasive vines such as Oriental Bittersweet have proliferated across the Northeastern United States (Kurtz 2018). These vines wrap around and strangle trees, block sunlight from reaching the undercanopy, and hinder animal (including human) activity…

To complete a lighting audit of Vassar's academic building, we gathered data from a random sample of 10 academic buildings, and in each did a weekend nighttime and weekday daytime audit. From our data, we then calculated the electricity usage and…

Vassar has spent over $100,000 and seven years trying to sub meter the College’s energy use, but has not been able to complete the project. As a result of subcontractor error, redundant systems, and expired IP addresses the College energy building…

Though many capital projects have integrated energy efficiency in a more wholistic manner, there are a myriad of stand-alone energy efficiency projects with attractive financial and environmental benefits worth considering. These energy efficiency…