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According to an HCL press release, the initiative aims to help the University reach its larger sustainability goals, which include a 30-percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2016 and the implementation of environmentally friendly temperature settings.
“Once President Faust made [sustainability] a priority, we raised our level of awareness and became much more focused as an institution on working together to create a good conservation effort,” said Beth S. Brainard, HCL director of communications.
Several years ago, HCL operations installed a number of occupancy sensors in parts of Widener Library, but another 130 sensors have been added to offices in Widener, Lamont, and Pusey libraries in recent months.
HCL operations have reduced lighting in other areas of the libraries, according to the press statement. Eighty-two lights have been turned off in the Loker Reading Room, resulting in thousands of dollars in savings, and 68 spotlights were dispensed with in the Phillips and stacks reading rooms, which has...
The latest projects—which were initiated by the HCL sector leaders for the University’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program—also include installing energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs and turning off half the lights in the tunnel between Widener and Lamont, according to the release...