Power Down campaign

What’s it all about?

Save energy in hall of residence and win prizes! Selected halls on College Lane Campus and de Havilland Campus will be playing against each other and the campus that uses the least energy will win. This year the halls that will be taking part are:

• College Lane Campus – Telford Court
• De Havilland Campus – Watton and Aldenham

When?

Base readings will be taken on 24 September before students arrive at their halls. Then further month readings will be taken until April 2011

Prizes?

There will be monthly prizes for all participating halls of residence, plus a grand prize at the end of the academic year! Prizes will be given to the kitchen that has used the least energy.

More Information

Join your campus Facebook group just search power down + the name of your campus

Switch off the lights turn the TV off, save energy for your campus and win big!

Monthly results will be posted here and on the Facebook groups, so don’t for get to check back

At UHSU we are more than aware that our actions as a student lead organisation affect the world around us we are always actively looking to make a cleaner union.

UHSU’s environmental policy: “UHSU will actively stride to lower its carbon footprint; also will support any students when feasibly possible to promote a cleaner, greener union”.

Here is just a small list of the little things that make a big impact on our union

• Travel expense evaluation to make sure public transport is always the preferred choice

• Recycling bins placed around our new £38m venue

• Working with the University's environmental team to help promote campaigns and services

• Environmental committee to keep students in the loop

• In the development of the Forum we have introduced new and exciting technologies to ensure we monitor and regulate our outgoings.

• Our water waste management system uses rain water collected from the Forum

• A central emissions hub a display hub showing all the emissions of the Forum giving students and staff a direct insight into what we are using and where it’s going. 

UHSU not just environment but ethical

We proudly sell fair trade products and we are looking into not just the cost of the products we sell to our students but working together for a fairer union.

need further assistance?
Here’s a link to our FAQ help page: http://www.uhsu.co.uk/index2.php/help/