Green Sciences Group

Goals

Educate the community about "green science", i.e. conservation, alternative/renewable energy, and sustainable practices.
Reduce the environmental footprint of Earlham's campus.

Prototype wind and solar energy systems on-campus.
A system to record, display, visualize, and analyze all energy consumption data for the campus.
The Green Zone, an area on the first floor of Dennis Hall where students, faculty, visitors, etc. can see alternative/renewable energy gear in-use and learn about all the Green Science projects on campus.

Clerical skills: necessary to ensure that the data collected by energy audits and by recording equipment are accurate and complete.
Project promotion: students are needed for development of various presentation materials as well as speaking in front of small groups (on and off campus) in order to promote initiatives, validate expenditures to senior staff, and educate the community at large.
Energy auditing: students who have taken/are currently taking classes in this area and are familiar with the instruments necessary to conduct formal energy audits. You should also feel comfortable in teaching newcomers on how to use the equipment.
Computer programming/database administration: students with a good sense of user interface design and a creative touch for displaying information in an interesting way. Initially, we will need to focus on getting the data comparison calculations accurate and stable, but eventually we will want to display time-lapse graphs and projections for future savings.

The Earlham Energy Awareness Project (EEAP) is an incentive program created to reward students for environmentally conscious living. Students living in Earlham College friendship and theme houses can participate by conserving gas, water and electricity.