By Nick Ubels (The Cascade) – Email
Print Edition: March 13, 2013
“Last out, lights off!”
UFV facilities is getting behind this simple slogan as an easy way to reduce the university’s energy tab.
Organizers will be hitting the pavement next week to get the word out about their new plan to cut down on wasted electricity.
It’s just the latest effort to make UFV more ecologically-responsible, according to UFV energy manager Sam Thomas.
“The idea behind this is to try and create a behavioural shift in having people turn out lights when they are the last to leave a room,” Thomas says.
Classrooms and meeting rooms are often left empty while the florescent lights needlessly suck electricity. That’s why Thomas says this campaign has “a particular focus on common spaces.”
Posters, desktop reminder cards and an adopt a room program will all be rolled out over the course of the coming week.
Students can pledge to turn out the lights if they’re the last to leave at the group’s booth on campus next Tuesday and pick up a free cupcake to boot.
