If shade screens are used, remove them in the winter for solar heating and daylight. Caulking of doors and windows is extremely inexpensive. All windows and doors need to be caulked. Green trees and grass absorb much of the sun's heat around a building. They also make a building more attractive and cost very little.
Fluorescent lights use much less electricity then incandescent lights.
They also last a great deal longer. No unoccupied room should remain lighted. This question is probably the most important one in the questionnaire. If a faculty decides to lower the energy bills, there is no doubt that the bills will come down. Although building planners sometimes heat and cool these areas, there is seldom a need for this.