This past summer, the Office of Residential Life replaced 65 pairs of laundry machines — which after 14 years had completed their usable life — with the same number of new Energy Star machines.

The new, front-loading washing machines use 20 less gallons of water per load of laundry than the machines they replace. Considering our students do nearly 100 loads of laundry a day, that’s 14,000 gallons a week or 224,000 gallons of water saved in a semester, according to Assistant Dean of Students Matt Damschroder. Also, each new machine draws 61 percent less energy compared to the old machines.