Shut down your computer
Before you leave the office please
unplug your laptop (20 Watts)
shut down your computer (73 Watts)
(Unless it is your backup night - continue reading)
Before you leave the office please
unplug your laptop (20 Watts)
shut down your computer (73 Watts)
(Unless it is your backup night - continue reading)
Gas
2008
Electricity
2008
Removing cubicle (and office) garbage bins and putting a quad recycling setup in each hall would
- encourage recycling instead of trashing
- save the cleaning crew effort
- reduce plastic bags used (these are thrown away too)
- allow reduced evening lighting (if the cleaning crew doesn't need to enter each cubicle)
Jammed copiers use more power than idle ones. If the copier is jammed and it will not be repaired that day then put a note on it and turn it off.
Turn off your monitor
Turn off your power strips
Turn off your task lighting
Unplug unused electronics
TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER (unless it is your backup night)
A big topic
conference rooms during the day
task lighting at night
reduce building lighting hours
reduced lighting during the day
replacing incandescent bulbs with flourescent
Turn off the icemakers and use the freezers
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Incandescent lights: Turn off whenever you leave a room.
Compact fluorescents: Turn off if they will be off 5 minutes or longer
Fluorescent lights: Turn off if they will be off 15 minutes or longer
How much energy does an elevator trip use?
On an individual basis, little. “Assuming you are traveling 20 floors, making 2 round trips a day you would use 5.8 kWh a month (calculations below). At $.07 a kWh this would be $.40 worth of electricity.� Cumulative effects are larger. Industry estimates for workplaces come in at around 5% of total electricity costs. A college experiment delaying door closings to 26 seconds reduced elevator electricity usage by 1/3 and saved $1.74 (1981) per day.
How do electric hand dryers compare to paper and cloth towels?
Energy use is similar, but the costs of refilling and disposing of waste make electric preferred. As discussed previously, this should be combined with reversing the door hinges so that touching the handle is not required.
What is the EpiCH dishwashing ‘policy’?
"Electrical space heaters are prohibited in University facilities.
They can overload circuits; they are a fire hazard; and they are energy hogs"
Temperature setting
Temperature distribution
If you are seated in an area that is particularly warm or cold on an ongoing basis...
Window blinds should be shut during hot days and overnight during the winter.
Individuals will take responsibility for sections of the building.