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October 14 - October 28, 2016
Collin Janke's avatar

Collin Janke

Hennebery Eddy Architects

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 326 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    0.6
    pounds of paper
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    77
    miles
    traveled by bike
  • UP TO
    188
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    5.0
    lightbulbs
    replaced
  • UP TO
    5.5
    pounds
    waste composted
  • UP TO
    180
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    70
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    7.0
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed

Collin's actions

Waste

Choose Two-Sided Printing

I will save up to .21 lbs (.09 kg) of paper per day by switching from one-sided printing to two-sided at work.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Buy in Bulk

I will only purchase bulk food items and avoid all single-package items.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Say No to Seafood

I will not eat seafood.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Containers

I will only use reusable containers for my lunches at work or school.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Eat Meatless Meals

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) per day.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Power Down the Computer

I will power down my computer and monitor when not using it for more than 2 hours, saving up to (1.1) lbs of CO2 per day that I do this.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Choose LED Bulbs

I will replace 5 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Go by Bike

I will commute by bike 7 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 10.76 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Adjust the Thermostat

I will adjust my thermostat down 2 degrees from usual when I use the heat, and up 2 degrees when I use air conditioning.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Go Get a Check Up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Collect Rain Water

I will create a rain garden or bioswale, or use rain barrels to collect water for outdoor watering needs.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Fix Leaky Faucets

I will fix faucets that have been wasting up to 9 gallons (34 L) of water per faucet per day.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Install a Toilet Tank Bank

I will reduce the amount of water flushed and save up to 11 gallons (41 L) of water per day.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Use Public Transit

I will use public transit 7 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 6.63 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Conduct Virtual Meetings

I will not travel for meetings and will instead conduct them virtually.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Compost Food Waste

I will avoid sending .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill per day.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

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  • Collin Janke's avatar
    Collin Janke 10/27/2016 8:30 AM
    Powered my bike ride in today with a meatless meal!

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    Collin Janke 10/20/2016 2:51 PM
    What is Sustainable today - may not be tomorrow.

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    Collin Janke 10/19/2016 1:05 PM
    Ants decided to hibernate in Alicia's computer - so we made use of the leaky faucet on the tub to strand them in the computer until they starved - and then drown to their death. After that we fixed the leaky tub faucet.