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| Switch off, save energy. That s the message university leaders want you to remember when leaving your office or classroom. And through a new initiative co-sponsored by the Office of Sustainability, Students for Environmental Action and the Office of Facilties Management, they re now offering a gentle reminder. Over the past several weeks, student and staff volunteers have been going from building to building on Temple s Main Campus, Health Sciences Center and Ambler affixing decals to light switch covers in classrooms and other high-traffic areas. The brightly designed, green stickers cover wall switches and remind exiting occupants to switch off the lights when they are the last to leave a space. The initiative is part of Temple's implementation of a new Energy Conservation Policy. Adopted in December, the policy provides regulations governing the use of a range of university resources, including heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems; lighting; computer equipment; and water. It also provides direction on acceptable types of lighting: all indoor lighting should be fluorescent or LED; incandescent lamps are prohibited. The policy directs that lights should be turned off by the last person leaving a space, no matter how long they intend to be gone. According to sustainability director Sandra McDade, studies have shown that turning off fluorescent lights if |  Over the past several weeks, student and staff volunteers have been affixing decals to light switch covers in classrooms and other high-traffic areas. The brightly designed, green stickers cover wall switches and remind exiting occupants to switch off the lights when they are the last to leave a space. |
you are gone longer than five seconds saves energy. By turning off lights in rooms that are unoccupied, Philadelphians could save approximately $4.5 million each year. | |