Community Amenities

This page includes info about some of the unique features that Eco House has to offer its community. Read below to discover what awaits you!

Fire Side Lounge

Need a moment to destress? Come play some piano, pool, or ping pong and unwind for a little bit in our very popular community space. Just remember that 24/7 courtesy hours are always in effect.

Study Lounge

We know textbooks can cost a lot of money, but generations of former Ecohousers have you covered! In our Study Lounge we have a textbook library full of dozens of textbooks for dozens of classes, so you can save your money but still get all your reading and studying done. We also have organic chemistry modeling sets, flashcards for foreign languages, anatomy bone sets, and more. Just don't take them away from the Study Lounge so others can borrow them too, okay?

Bike Room

Because we're "worth the walk" and are on the far corner of campus, Eco students love both walking AND riding their bikes to class! (We are also very close to the regular campus and city bus routes.) Feel free to bring your own bike and store it outside on the racks or inside on the hooks in our bike room - we have a lottery in August/January to assign those hooks. If it's open, you can sign up here. Be sure that you are ALWAYS wearing a helmet, take one of the community bike locks with you, and use the lights appropriately if you are riding at night - Cornell Police will issue citations for breaking these laws, and you'll lose your privilege of borrowing Eco's bikes if you don't follow these policies. Safety first! Additionally, you can register your bike with CUPD free of charge in case it is ever taken or found.

Community Kitchen

Eco has a wonderful, large community kitchen open to all residents. Our kitchen has all the basic things you need, like pots, pans, knives, cutlery, plates, cookie sheets, strainers, and more, plus we also have *fun* things like a panini press, waffle maker, pizza stone, pie pans, blenders, and more. We have 20+ pantry cabinets residents can use (assigned via a lottery system in August/January like the bike hooks above) and several full-size community fridges/freezers for residents also. Even if you can't cook too well for yourself, you can always learn from others down there! (Just be sure to immediately clean up after yourself and share the space, please!) Read more about kitchen sustainability here.

Community Food

Started in Spring 2017, Eco has bulk amounts of some pantry stables available for anyone to use. We have large amounts of pasta, rice, beans, and more in the pantry, and it is available to anyone who can't afford food - we don't want food insecurity to be a barrier in your personal or academic success at Cornell, and this is one of the things in our control that we can help with as a community. While we don't ask questions when people are using our food pantry, please only take what you need when you need it since some people truly do struggle to know where there next meal will come from. If you have the means, you are also welcome to donate unopened non-perishables as well!

Swap Shop

Eco residents don't like to waste anything, including old clothes, electronics, school supplies, and more. So we have a Swap Shop in our lobby! You can drop off anything you don't want anymore (but is still in good condition) and pick up anything that is free game down there. It's our own free thrift shop!

Laundry

Eco has its own laundry room with four washers and four dryers. Each washer has a Cora Ball to trap microfibers from escaping into the water, and we encourage students to either borrow the community drying racks or bring their own (or share with a roommate) to cut down on energy use via the dryers. Washers take HE detergent in either liquid or pod form (just remember to put your pods in with your clothes, NOT the compartment for liquid detergent) - be sure to get an environmentally friendly detergent, please! We also have a small community supply of DIY sustainable detergent (and DIY sustainable dryers sheets, if absolutely necessary for bulky items) that residents are welcome to use. Like all residence halls, students need a laundry account to use the machines. You can read more about sustainability in the laundry room here.

Community Cleaning Supplies

We have a sustainable cleaning station in the lobby for all your student room needs! It includes environmentally-friendly cleaners from Method, Mrs. Meyers, Seventh Generation, and even just vinegar and water to keep your room clean. It even has reclaimed rags so it's as sustainable as possible! You can also find vacuums in each stairwell for in-room use.

Internet & Printing

As of January 2021, Eco now has wifi in all common areas and in each student room! We also have a wi-fi free study zone in Narnia for when you really need to get things done but can't be trusted to stay off the internet yourself! The wifi also reaches outside so you can do your work (or watch Netflix) in the backyard.

Also as of January 2021, Eco now has a printer compatible with CU Print! You can find this printer in the corner of the long tables area of the Fireside Lounge by the Programming Closet.

Eco Parking

Eco has our very own parking lot! Click to see how you can get a parking permit here.

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