The average person takes 10 minutes to shower and by reducing the time to 4 minutes, each person could save 13,000 litres of water a year and have 1.5 days of extra free time a year!

The time you shower is more important than you think as you use 10 to 20 litres more water for every minute you shower.

Having been made aware of high water consumption at Rosebery Hall, we decided to try and target the behaviour of residents to reduce water consumption by introducing four minute timers.

For the new academic year (2015/16), the Green Impact Team at Rosebery Hall launched the four minute shower challenge by installing four minute timers in 49 shower cubicles.

To improve the effectiveness of the challenge, we set up an interactive data entry sheet to create a mini competition, so that the students can challenge each other and add an extra interactive way to encourage them to read more about the project.

In the long-term we hope that water consumption at Rosebery Hall will decrease and that students and guests will have a better understanding of the importance of sustainability.

What do you think, would you be able to shower at Rosebery Hall?

Are you ready to take up the challenge?

Rosebery Hall
Green Impact Team