Risk behaviours they undertake now have implications for their future well-being. The Accommodation Committee wishes to apologise for the short notice given for the Common Room move, but the need for extra teaching space, and the suitability of A379, made it necessary to ask for use of this room. Use of energy By Fayyaz Malik, energy manager Office equipment is the fastest growing user of energy in the majority of offices. While energy for heating and lighting offices is becoming more efficient and decreasing, energy used by office equipment continues to rise. The amount of office equipment is doubling every few years, and energy costs of computers, fax machines, copiers, vending machines, etc, can be reduced by more than 50 per cent by adopting energy efficiency measures.
Emissions arising from such consumption are a major contributor to climate change - global warming.
Total energy consumption attributed to office equipment comprises the energy consumed by the equipment and the energy needed to remove waste heat produced by that equipment. Inefficient equipment not only uses more energy, it requires even more to cool the extra heat produced. Fortunately, there is now an extensive range of 'environmentally preferable' products, which can reduce costs and environmental impact. These products are often no more expensive to purchase, and are usually cheaper to operate. Achieving maximum efficiency for all energy used by office equipment can reduce our fuel bills by 20, and even 70 per cent.