The ENERGY STAR Showcase Dorm Room was created by Tulane students and staff to demonstrate to students how our purchasing decisions can greatly affect the overall energy use on campus, which in turn affects our environment, and also tuition and housing costs.

We have selected ENERGY STAR appliances and have made some simple modifications in our energy use practices in order to demonstrate how simple changes can make a great difference in total energy use and cost. The structure of the room has not been modified in any way.

This is a project of the Tulane University Office of Environmental Affairs. Our main partner is ENERGY STAR, a project of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy.

We are extremely grateful to Lenovo, MicroFridge, Canon, GE Lighting and JASCO for all of their donations and support.

Website content written by Meredith Younghein, Maureen Devery, Cassandra Pace, Alana Paul, Shelley Kahler and Liz Davey.

The ENERGY STAR Showcase Dorm Room web site is designed, hosted, and maintained by the Tulane/Xavier Center for Bioenvironmental Research.

To learn more about our campus energy and climate change initiative, visit the Office of Environmental Affairs web site.