Because of this, campus awareness of energy management and conservation alternatives is critical. In many situations, there is ample daylighting available for essential tasks and sometimes a desk lamp may be able to satisfy the lighting needs. Lower lighting levels also decrease the heat gain into buildings enabling the air conditioning system to consume less energy to keep the space cool. Keep windows and doors shut.
Infiltration is one of the major sources of heat gain into buildings.
Not only do opened windows and doors increase the temperature of buildings, but they cause the relative humidity of the space to increase causing greater discomfort. Work with others in achieving a comfortable environment While Physical Plant strives to produce a comfortable office and academic environment for the campus, it is hard to satisfy everyone. Working with others to achieve a compromise can limit the use of supplementary heating and cooling devices which consume additional energy and increase costs.