Live sustainably on campus and reduce your personal impact on the environment by following these tips.
- When leaving your office, classroom, or living area, turn off lights and electronics.
- Keep windows and exterior doors closed. Notify Facilities @ ext. 8100 or your RA of areas that are too hot or cold.
- If you have control over a thermostat, keep it set between 65° and 68°, and come prepared for cooler building temperatures with sweaters or layered clothing.
- Keep blinds and curtains closed in your office windows during the evening and weekends. This will make a marked difference in the comfort level of your office, especially if you are in one of the overhang offices.
- Recycle everything you can!
- Try to eat meatless one day a week.
- Remove or relocate any objects that are blocking heating registers from fan driven units.
- For areas with baseboard heat, there must be a clear path for air-flow through the fin tube. If this path is blocked with boxes, computers, desks, file cabinets, etc., the baseboard heat will not be effective.
- Take the stairs instead of the elevator.
- Stop pushing the handicap door buttons if you are not handicapped. It uses electricity and wears out the mechanisms faster.