Kill-A-Watt

Kill-A-Watt

Kill-A-Watt: A Campaign to Increase Energy Efficiency on the Columbia University Campus

Monday, March 20, 2006

Energy Use Survey

Please take the energy use survey below, and let me know if you have any suggestions or comments, i.e. other questions that should be asked or issues that need to be addressed. Thanks!

Please click on the following link to take the STUDENT ENERGY USE SURVEY. It's short, anonymous, and will be very helpful to us!
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Student Energy Use Survey
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Energy Use Survey

The results of the survey below will be used in a student research project on campus energy use. It’s completely confidential, anonymous, etc (in case you were hesitant about disclosing your energy use habits), and it shouldn’t take too long to do. Thanks for taking a moment to fill it out!


GENERAL INFO

What school are you in?
BC
CC
SEAS
GS

If you live on campus, which building do you live in?

Describe your housing situation.
Single
double
suite-style
What year are you?
‘06
‘07
‘08
‘09

Are you…
Female
Male

Would you describe yourself as “energy conscious”?
Yes
No

ENERGY USE

2) How many light bulbs do you have in your room?
1-3,
4-7,
8+

3) When are your lights on?
only when you are in your room
all the time

4) How many hours a day are your lights on…(on average)?

5) Do you have a computer in your room?
yes
no

6) Do you have more than one monitor for your computer?
Yes
No

7) Do you leave your computer on all the time (vs. turning it off at night)?
Yes
No

8) If you don’t leave it on all the time, when do you turn it off?
At night,
when you’re in class,
whenever you aren’t using it

9) How many power strips do you have in your room?

10) Do you have a fridge in your room?
Yes
No

11) Do you have a TV in your room?
Yes
No

12) How many other “little” things do you have in your room that use electricity? (i.e. alarm clock, iPod charger, hair dryer) – don’t kill yourself trying to remember everything.

13) Have you ever had to call facilities because a fuse blew as a result of your energy use? (For the record, this has happened to my roommate and I a few times)
Yes
No

14) If you live in a suite:

Does anyone turn off the light in the kitchen/hallway/bathroom/living room at night? Never,
occasionally,
usually,
always

How is the temperature in your living situation?
Too warm,
too cold,
just right,
erratic

15) Scenario: You're rushing out of your dorm room, already a few minutes late to class. As you lock your door, you feel a pang of guilt - you've left every light and the tv on in your room. Do you:a) rush back inside, frantically turning off the lights and tv.b) suppress the pang of guilt - you’ll turn them off next time.c) pang of guilt? what are you talking about?


16) Anything else? Suggestions/comments on your energy use or anyone else’s on campus?

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