25 B Fountain Avenue

House furnishings:

• Common Area: couch, chair, end table and coffee table

• Kitchen: kitchen table, chairs, refrigerator, stove and oven

• Bathroom(s): 2

• Bedrooms: desk, chair, dresser and bookcase

Bed type in each room is as follows:

Bedroom 1: full
Bedroom 2: full
Bedroom 3: full
Bedroom 4: full
Bedroom 5: full

The newly constructed wood frame houses were built with sustainability and energy conservation in mind. It is hoped that the residents who chose to live in these houses are energy conscious, and will respect the measures that have been incorporated into its design, rather than negate them. Such measures include high efficiency boiler and hot water heaters, thermostats that can be programmed differently for when the house is not occupied, energy efficient windows, energy star appliances, water conserving fixtures, and fluorescent interior light fixtures, to name just a few. 14 Warren and 25 Fountain use geothermal heating. To reduce carbon footprint, air conditioning will not be functional during the academic year, just as in all the older wood frames.

For the Fall 2012 semester, the wood frame houses on Fountain Ave. will be part of a pilot using mesh wireless technology to bring the houses onto Wesleyan's network, replacing AT&T for Internet.  Initial testing indicates wireless speeds should just about match wireless on the main campus and will exceed speeds provided by AT&T.

Residents should understand they are taking part in a pilot and will be asked for input.  As with any pilot, we cannot anticipate how every aspect will go and students will be expected to maintain open lines of communication and exercise patience.  ITS is committed to following this closely and will be ready to make adjustments as needed.

Residents should be aware that wired data ports will not be available and should make plans to adapt any equipment as needed.