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Sustainability and Social Justice
Practical Tips from the Green Guru
| The Green Guru | Tips from the Green Guru | Green Guru Workspace Audit (PDF) |
Below are easy changes that be made by individuals in their own workspace to help reduce their carbon footprint.
Download the complete Green Guru Workspace Audit as a PDF.
Computer Energy Options
1) Laptops are more efficient than desktops.
2) Follow the steps to change your default energy settings.
3) Manually hibernate your computer if you're going to be away for a while.
4) Turn your computer off if you are leaving overnight or for an extended time.
5) Remember to turn your monitor off, as well as the harddrive!
Lighting & Windows
1) Try task lighting or using daylight instead of overhead fluorescent lights.
2) Initiate a 'Last Person Out' rule to ensure that all lights are off at the end of the day.
3) If you need to open windows for comfort, remember to close them.
4) Use blinds to block heat from sun in warm months, and shut them at night in cold months to conserve the building's heat. Blinds can be adjusted to let in light and block heat.
Printing & Copying
1) AUNE is working hard to achieve its goal of significantly reducing paper usage; please consider this before printing and copying.
2) Laser-Jet printers are more efficient than Ink-Jet… but better yet:
3) Using office-wide printers rather than individual printers saves energy, resources, & money.
4) Print and copy double-sided; use blank sides of unneeded work as scrap paper.
5) Many photocopiers have an 'energy saver' button that puts the machine to sleep while no one is using it. Pressing this button anytime you notice will save electricity.
Waste/Recycling
1) Where is the closest Resource Recovery Station to your office? Are you using it?
2) Are you aware of the composting program on campus? Compost canisters for food scraps (except meats, dairy and oils) are located at resource recovery stations.
3) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (in that order).
Helpful How-tos
Enabling the Power Management Feature On PCs Running Windows
1) In start menu, open Control Panel
2) Select 'Power Options' or 'Energy Saving Features'
3) Change 'Turn off monitor' to after 5 or 10 minutes
4) Change 'system standby' to never
5) Change 'system hibernates' to after 30 minutes
6) Hit 'apply'
Enabling the Power Management Feature On Macs
1) Go to the Apple icon
2) Select 'Control Panel' (or 'System Preferences')
3) Select 'Energy Saver'
4) Select 'Show details' (if necessary)
5) Check 'Separate timing for display sleep'
6) We recommend between 5-10 minuets for your display to sleep, and 30 minutes for your CPU to sleep.
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