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Let's save some energy

October is Power Smart month in B.C. At ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½, we’re calling it Lights Out October.

President Kathy Kinloch says, “Turning off the lights when we leave our offices and classrooms helps ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ achieve its energy conservation goals and contributes to the City of Vancouver’s larger goal of being the world’s greenest city by 2020.”

A few simple strategies to reduce our environmental impact by saving energy:

• When possible, use natural light in your office or classroom. Open the blinds and leave the lights off.
• Always turn off the lights when leaving an unoccupied room, no matter what time of day.
• Use a small desk lamp instead of using overhead lights.

Did you know?

• Only a few classrooms at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ have automatic sensors.
• Lighting accounts for 20–30 per cent of energy use at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½.
• Lighting on both campuses takes enough energy to power over 4500 homes.
• A single classroom consumes the equivalent of 1.8 litres of gasoline when the lights are left on overnight.