Sustainability Competitions
Sustainable Brandeis hosts periodic sustainability competitions to engage the community in activities like energy reduction and recycling. Winners of competitions have their name engraved on a custom trophy designed by sculptor and artist Paul Belenky '14.
Past Competitions

Team Yoko Ohno proudly displays its championship trophy.
March 3-22, 2019
Students compete in customized game of Save Ohno, a computer platform that tracks real-time actions in energy-saving and sustainability performance.
Awardees
- Yoko Ohno, champions
- Alpha Pi Phi, runners-up
Oct. 9-20, 2017
Students in North and Massell quads vie in a game of Save Ohno and to reduce energy usage and improve recycling rates in their residence halls.
Awardees
- Ex-Cable + Friends, champions
- Green Beans, runners-up
Top 3 Users
- Meredith Levy: 28,120 points
- Sage DeChiara: 27,380 points
- Tamar Moss: 26,830 points
Nov. 1-18, 2016
Freshmen and sophomores compete to see whose residential quad demonstrates most improvement in energy reduction, waste reduction and recycling rate.
Champions
- Freshmen
Awards
- Energy reduction: North Quad
- Total waste reduction: Castle
- Recycling rate: North Quad
Feb. 29-March 13, 2016 (administrators)
March 7-20, 2016 (students)
In separate competitions, students and administrators vied to see who can implement and publicize the most energy-conservation measures in their respective residence hall or academic or office building. Participants represented 60 Turner St., 480 Old South St., the administration complex, Heller-Schneider-Brown, Kutz Hall, Lown Center for Judaica Studies, Mandel Center for the Humanities, Olin-Sang American Civilization Center and Shiffman Humanities Center.
Winners
- Administrators: 60 Turner St.
- Students: Ridgewood

Team Gordon hoists the championship trophy.
October 2015 (4 weeks)
Eight residence halls in Massell and North quads compete to achieve most efficient energy usage and best recycling rate.
Winners
Gordon Hall, for reducing its electricity usage by 10%! Read more.