GREEN FEE PROPOSAL 2013-2014STEPHANIE GALLO

Hanging Out at UIC:Alternative Laundry Drying Options

for Students in Residence Halls

10 RESIDENCE HALLS

3,800 STUDENTS87 DRYERS

Background

Benefits to Students

Starting behaviors in college means individuals are more likely to continue through adulthood

May promote other sustainable ideasTools are provided, basically freeReduces wear and tear on clothes

Benefit to University

Dryers can use 1800-2500 Watts of energy per load (energy.gov)

It costs about $0.12 per killowatt-hour to dry clothes in a dryer (bestenergymonitor.com)

If HALF of residents do one hour of drying per week (dry time = 1800 hours) Costs University $864 per month

Over 9 months (September to May) Costs University $7,776

Benefit to University

Reduce drying time by 10% (total dry time=1620 hours)

Yearly cost is $6,998.40

Cost Savings

That’s a savings of $776.60 over one yearRemember, that’s just 10% reduction

CHECK-OUT AT CONTROL DESKRESIDENT ASSISTANTS STORE

THE RACKSRACKS AVAILABLE IN ROOMS

How to Make the Racks Available

Check-Out at Control Desk

Each campus or building has a main control desk This is where residents check out vacuums and check in

guests after hoursRacks would be available to 2% of residents on

each Campus East Campus has 1,335 residents

27 Racks West Campus has 945 residents

19 Racks South Campus has 1520 residents

30 racksTotal of 76 Drying Racks

Resident Assistants store the Racks

Estimate that there are 70 Resident Assistants on campus Each Resident Assistant would store 2 drying racks in

their roomsTotal of 140 Drying RacksIf racks cannot be stored in Resident

Assistant rooms, they could be stored in the laundry rooms

Racks Available in Rooms

Because of cluster style rooms, estimate is 25% of resident population would need racks

Total 950 Drying RacksBecause the racks are more readily available,

the residents are more likely to use them

Student Employment

Undergraduate Intern to keep track of the drying racks and run the drying rack program

Duties: Beginning of year/semester inventory of all drying racks on

campus End of year/semester inventory of all drying racks on campus Ordering replacement drying racks as needed Compiling and creating educational materials to be used

around campus Working with the Office of Sustainability and Campus

Housing to ensure the continued effectiveness and successfulness of the program, and make recommendations for changes as needed

RACKSSTUDENT INTERN

Budget

www.bestdryingrack.com

Cost $7924 feet of drying

spaceCost for each Option:

OPTION 1 (76 racks): $6,004 (plus shipping of $275.58)

OPTION 2 (140 racks): $11,060 (plus shipping of $500.30)

OPTION 3 (950 racks): $75,050 (plus shipping of $3,373.10)

Lehman’s Drying Rack

Cost $14.9512.5 feet of drying

spaceCost for each Option:

OPTION 1 (76 racks): $1,136.20 (with discount of $12.16)

OPTION 2 (140 racks): $2,093.00 (with a discount of $22.40)

OPTION 3 (950 racks): $16,295.50 (with a discount of $174.40)

Household Essentials

Cost $19.9527 feet of drying

spaceCost for each Option:

OPTION 1 (76 racks): $1,577.63

OPTION 2 (140 racks): $ 2,795.80

OPTION 3 (950 racks): $18,971.50

Student Intern

Would work about 10 hours per weekThe cost would be about $2,000 per semester

Education Plan

Education Plan

Carried out by student intern.Material should be widely available to all

residentsFormats:

Posters Campus Housing website Facebook Pamphlets Emails Table tents in dining halls and other locations

Education Plan

Information should include: Information about the Green Fee Cost savings Energy savings Drying rack options Instructional materials on purchasing your own drying

rack

REFERENCES:• WWW.BESTDRYINGRACK.COM • HTTPS

: / /WWW.LEHMANS.COM/P-2488-ECONOMICAL-FLOOR-CLOTHES -DRYERS.ASPX

• WWW.AMAZON.COM

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