Word: lichten
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...with the 12-fold rise in the price of a barrel of oil from $3 in 1970 to $36 in 1980. In the fiscal year ending last June 30, these costs constituted slightly less than $8 million of the Faculty's approximately $60 million unrestricted budget, says Michael N. Lichten, assistant energy coordinator for the Faculty...
Through the various efforts included in the five-year conservation program, the Faculty is trying to escape the brunt of what Lichten projects to be a certain 8 to 10-percent yearly escalation in the cost of energy units...
Letters instructing students on how to use the controls, which were added to radiators last summer, will go out in a few weeks, Michael N. Lichten, assistant energy coordinator of the Faculty, said yesterday...
...project--the result of a 1980 energy audit--also includes installing storm windows, insulating pipes and windows, and increasing reliance on steam heat. These improvements should be completed this fall Lichten said, adding "we have a five-year goal of cutting energy use in half in faculty buildings...
Initial results from work done at Leverett House and Thayer Hall make Leahy and Lichten hopeful of substantial savings across the University. In the Leverett Towers, where the target was a wasteful ventilation system, fuel consumption was cut 17 per cent for the year, Lichten says. Thayer, he adds, recorded a 24-per-cent reduction in fuel use after the installation of better insulation and adjustable valves with thermostats on all of the dorm's radiators. The valves have also all but ended the problem of erratic heating in rooms, Leahy adds, saying he's seen the proof from...