Group members: SOFIA, RHEA, LEQI, ZHAOLIN AND RENWEI
Our group chose a system of consumers that utilize electricity on a daily basis. The poster is designed to highlight how much unnecessary waste of electricity is generated and how they can be alleviated to promote sustainability.
The poster basically consists of three parts. The first part introduces calculations steps that is simple and easy enough for anyone to do. Electricity used each item is calculated by watts-hour, which is power multiply by hours. Then we convert watts-hour to kilowatts-hour, add all up and found out the usage over a week. Finally, we multiply kilowatts-hour by $0.1 per Kwh and figured out the cost.
The second part is a comparison of pie charts that shows the electricity usage from 3 groups of people: New School students at Stuyvesant Residence, an average person living in Stuyvesant, and individuals living off-campus. For the fieldwork, we collected data from all electronic items we use everyday, including microwave, refrigerator, air conditioner, lights, laptop and phone chargers, washers, dryers, etc. The data is recorded over a 7-day period of time. From the pie charts, the difference of living on-campus and off-campus is evident. The biggest distinction is air conditioner usage. Living on-campus consumes more than 10 times electricity of living off-campus, which tells us that school dorms are much less environmentally friendly than apartments.
The last part of the poster makes claims to reduce electricity consumption. We give some everyday life tips, such as no overcharging electronics, turning off lights when leaving the room, shutting down computer screens, etc. We also address global warming to raise awareness.
