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Conservation Programs

  
Heating and Cooling Policy
This policy establishes target temperatures for campus buildings during the heating and cooling season.

Thermostat 

Residence Hall Kill-a-Watt Competition
The Kill-a-Watt Energy Conservation Competition is one of the nation's longest running programs for reducing college students' ecological footprints.

Incandescent Light Bulb

Science Energy Recovery System
In early 2007, an energy recovery loop was installed in the science complex to reclaim heating and cooling energy from the building exhaust.

Fume Hood

Howard Gym Renovation
Mount Holyoke undertook the retrofit of gymnasium lighting in Summer 2005.

Cables

Make your Office ECO-Friendly
Small actions repeated every day can significantly reduce the environmental impact of our work.

Switch off

Keep it Cold, But Save the Juice!
A soda machine, which runs 24/7, uses a lot of energy, about 10 times the electricity of a home refrigerator.

Vending Miser

Energy Myth Busters
The energy crisis has given rise to a growing set of energy myths.
Low-flow Shower Head

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