Morrison Residence Hall recently represented Carolina in LUCID’s Campus Conservation Nationals (CCN), the largest nationwide electricity and water reduction competition on college and university campuses. Morrison Residence Hall reduced electricity consumption by 18.6 percent, or 5,772 kWh, and placed in the top five schools with the greatest average percent reduction in electricity. Savings ranged from 16-19 percent reductions across all participating buildings. The Sustainability Living-Learning Community also participated in the competition and submitted a video to increase conservation awareness, encourage student behavior change, and document students taking positive actions on campus. Over 300,000 students competed in CCN, saving over 2 million kilowatt-hours of electricity and 1.6 million gallons of water. Read more »
