August 2019 Newsletter

     This summer, the AYEC team competed in the Georgia Tech Global Change Program's Carbon Reduction Challenge. Between May and August, the team worked with Agnes Scott College to do a retrofit and weatherization of a college-owned home that is rented out to faculty and staff members.

     Then, the AYEC team members calculated the estimated CO2 and $$$ savings from their project, which amounted to almost 2000 lbs. of carbon and an $80 reduction in energy bills for the resident each year. Other benefits of the project included residential health benefits and engaging young women and people of color in energy efficiency work. 

     After completing the retrofit and weatherization, calculating the carbon and financial savings, and designing a poster, our team presented at the Carbon Reduction Challenge Poster Expo where we got to share our work and compete against other teams.      

After much deliberation, the judges decided to award us with an honorable mention award for our unique commitment to equity, implementation of our proposed project, and intent to do many more retrofitting and weatherization projects across the Atlanta area!      

Special thanks to the AYEC team members who worked on this competition: Bethany Velarde, Brittany Judson, Gwyn Rush, Lauren Church, Madeleine Hardt, Ilsse Ortega, & Emily Smith. ​