Energy Conservation Tips Facilities Operations  & Services
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Facilities Complex on Livingston Campus
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  • Use your desktop lamp rather than ceiling lighting
  • Use compact fluorescent lamps to save energy and cut pollution.
  • For three copies or less, use the printer; for more, use the copier.
  • Laser printers use 300 watts; inkjets use only 10, for similar quality.
  • Using the "stand-by" button on your copier will lighten your energy load by 70%.
  • A computer monitor uses 60 watts of power; turn it off if you leave for more than 10 minutes.
  • Recycling paper reduces water use by 60%, energy by 70%, and cuts pollution in half.
  • Relax and take mass transit; use 25 times less energy.
  • Burn carbohydrates not hydrocarbons: ride your bike to work.
  • Airplanes burn 70 gallons of fuel a minute. Travel by a the real super-saver and make a conference call.


 


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