AUB - VP for Facilities - Physical Plant

Energy Tips

Save Energy At Your Apartment

1.	Become aware of the costs for air conditioning, heating, appliances and other equipment.
2.	Use a portable fan when you are warm during the cooling months.
3.	Do not use a portable space heater when you are cool. Space heaters are considered a fire hazard and may cause problems with adjacent computer equipment.
4.	Turn off lights, computers, printers, coffee makers, television, VCR, DVD, radios and other equipment when not in use.
5.	Wear heavier clothes in the winter and lighter clothes in the summer.
6.	Set thermostats to comfortable settings and not to extremes.
7.	Turn everything off while you are gone for the evening, holidays, weekends, and winter/spring/summer breaks.
8.	Conserve water by taking short showers, by not leaving water running while brushing your teeth, by rinsing your razor in a sink filled with a few inches of water.
9.	Report leaky faucets and running toilets to PPD Help Desk at 2015.

Energy Do's and Don'ts At The Office

Do's

Metabolism: We are not all equal when it comes to how our body respond to the environment around us; dress appropriately to take the chill or access heat off.

Thermostats: Set temperatures to 76 F and 86 F during summer occupied and unoccupied periods, respectively, and 70 F and 60 F during winter occupied and unoccupied periods, respectively

Doors & Windows: Keep outside doors and windows closed to maintain proper indoor design temperature conditions. Open doors and windows to take advantage of outdoor weather conditions only after the cooling/heating systems in the space have been switched off.

Lights & Office Equipment: Turn lights and equipment off when not in use.

Last Out, Lights Off: The last one out should turn lights off to common spaces; laboratories, lecture rooms, meeting rooms, conference rooms, corridors, etc.

Open & Close Shades: In the winter, open window shades to increase heat gain through the windows and reverse that in the summer to keep the heat out.

Equipment: Keep fume hood sash closed and turn off lab equipment when not in use.

Double Side It: When copying or printing try to use the double sided feature; you save energy and trees. Also encourage the use of black and white versus color; you save a lot of money on printer/copier cartridges. Do not forget to recycle paper, and use inter-office envelops.

E-Mail It: If possible send an e-mail versus a hard copy.

Water: Conserve water and report leaky faucets and running toilets to PPD Help Desk at Ext. 2015.

Call For Help: Report any abnormal building and equipment conditions to PPD Help Desk at Ext. 2015.

Don'ts

Do not temper with thermostats.

Fans & Space Heaters: Allowed only in emergency.