Two Degrees Makes a Big Difference: Midd68 Campaign
In response to strong support from Middlebury students and the Student Government Association, all residence halls on campus had their building thermostats lowered by two degrees from 70 to 68 F this winter and last. This is one of a number of steps being taken to become more energy efficient and to lighten our ecological footprint.
While this change only affects dormitory space, faculty and staff are also being encouraged to voluntarily follow suit and lower their office thermostats to 68 degrees as well. This small change makes a significant differenceover the period of November through March in a typical winter we will lower our fuel costs by nearly $50,000 and send 800,500 fewer pounds of climate warming greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.We applaud this effort by the students and their leadership by example.Thanks go to Thomas Hand '06 and Caitlin Matthews '07 for their hard work and diligence in moving this initiative along.