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...still fume as I recall a discussion when I was on the Hopkins faculty. An outstanding philologist was under consideration for tenure. One member of the Committee objected to her appointment on the ground that she would not be as available as other faculty members for collegial discussions because she would not be able to join the Faculty Club--from which women were excluded! Despite that troglodyte, she was appointed (and the Faculty Club was later moved to change its rules) but the very discussion brought to light the absurdity and the extent of sexism in academe...
...Labs are concerned, that suggestion might not be too farfetched. Toning down the ventilation and adding insulation will probably prove the most viable methods of short-term energy savings at the Science Center, but a far more complex process is necessary to combat the main culprit at the labs: fume hoods. In absorbing toxic substances, the hoods consume a tremendous amount of energy and presently must stay on all day and night for safety reasons, Abernathy says. To replace them with more efficient hoods would cost $2500--each. And there are hundreds of them...
Time may not be a problem, but money is another story. Although Leahy says precise estimates have not been determined, he adds that "we could over the next two years spend $2 million." That figure excludes expenditures for fume-hood renovations in the labs or possible House renovations. To finance the project, the Faculty--which has built a $785,000 deficit into its 1980-81 budget--would have to use reserve funds associated with particular buildings and float a loan from the Corporation...
Abernathy contends that the initial suggestions he and his group have proposed should pay for themselves with the savings they generate in the near future. Projects with longer "pay back" periods or higher costs--such as the fume hoods--may have to be shelved for the time being, he adds. More important than the renovations the Faculty commissions for its buildings, though, will be the efforts of their occupants in noticing energy inefficiencies and correcting them. Abernathy points to the short length of time necessary to carry out the energy study as proof that reducing energy consumption...
Meanwhile, the already installed energy savers like insulation in the attic, a heating system that recovers 85 per cent of the heat from air before it leaves the building, individually thermostated rooms and adjustable-speed fume hoods may provide leads on how other buildings can save...