The Property Management staff at 8333 Douglas Avenue would like to welcome you to our web site. Please feel free to contact us via email 8333douglasave@lpc.com or call us at 214.369.7287. We look forward to serving you! Senior Property Manager: Greg Barbour, RPA Assistant Property Manager: Jennifer Alviso Chief Engineer: Brian O'Shea Building Engineer: Willie Vasquez Administrative Assistant: Ashley Norman
Senior Property Manager: Greg Barbour, RPA
Assistant Property Manager: Jennifer Alviso
Chief Engineer: Brian O'Shea
Building Engineer: Willie Vasquez
Administrative Assistant: Ashley Norman
ENERGY SAVING MEASURES FOR OFFICE BUILDING TENANTS
You can do your part to help us control energy cost too. Tenants control 70% of the energy used in office buildings. For this reason we believe it is critical that we educate tenants on the ways they can reduce energy use.
Most of the energy reduction measures outlined in this document have no or very little cost, yet they can have an enormous effect on how much energy a building uses. Utility costs are passed on to tenants, so if tenants work together to reduce their energy use, they share in the savings.
There are a number of excellent reasons we should all care about saving energy.
· Saving energy helps protect the environment. Every 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity saved reduces the amount of carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas) from entering the atmosphere by 1,000 pounds per year. · It saves our non-renewable resources for future generations. The majority of the energy we use in this country comes from non-renewable sources such as petroleum, coal and natural gas. By failing to conserve energy and use it as efficiently as possible, we needlessly rob future generations of the fuels they will need. · It has a dramatic effect on your company’s bottom line. For every extra dollar your company spends on energy costs, your company needs to generate $10.00 worth of revenue (assuming your company operates on a 10% profit margin). So if energy costs rise and you fail to reduce energy use, your company will need to generate an additional $10,000 worth of revenue for every $1,000 of increased energy costs. Make a difference and help reduce energy. Office equipment uses a substantial amount of energy. This is why turning equipment off when it is not needed, and purchasing energy efficient Energy Star equipment, is so important. These measures can reduce your total energy use by up to 10%, with little or no additional cost. The best ways to save energy is to: · Purchase energy efficient office equipment, · Make sure equipment has its energy management features activated, · Install timers and occupancy sensors that will turn office equipment, lighting and HVAC systems off automatically when they are not needed; and ensure that equipment is turned off each night when leaving the office. COMPUTERS Buy laptops The best way to save energy on computers is to purchase laptop computers as you replace older machines. Laptop computers use 90% less energy than standard computers. The have the added benefit of being portable. Switch to LED monitors If you have a standard computer monitor, consider switching to a LED screen. They use 90% less energy and take up less space on your desk. The cost for these monitors has dropped significantly. Don’t buy large monitors Don’t buy large monitors unless you really need them. A 17” monitor uses 35% more power than a 14” monitor. Buy Energy Star Energy Star computers come with their power management features enabled. Turn it off at night Studies have shown that 30% of office workers leave their computers on at night. Turning off your computers and monitors every night can save $75.00 per year per computer. Don’t worry about the myth that turning a computer on and off will damage its chips. A computer will be obsolete long before there is damage to the equipment by cycling the power. If you have difficulty getting coworkers to cooperate, provide reminders such as putting up posters, including reminders in newsletters and sending group e-mails. To automatically shut down your monitor and other office equipment when it is not needed, consider plugging your office equipment into an occupancy sensor power strip. These devices automatically turn off equipment whenever you leave the room for more than a few minutes. Occupancy power strips can control monitors, printers, fans, radios, and task lighting. Make sure energy saving features are activated Enabling a computer’s power management features enables the computer to power down to about 15% of its full power after a designated period of nonuse, usually 10 - 20 minutes. In older models, power management is set in a computer’s BIOS settings. These can be modified through the computer Setup at start-up. You can activate the power management feature by watching the black screen of a computer just before Windows starts up for instructions on how to Enter Setup mode. In Setup, navigate to “Power Management’ features and set to “enabled”. Use your arrow keys (down and right) to navigate. For a monitor and/or computer that has Energy Star features, adjustments are controlled through Control Panel/Display/Screen Saver. Set the “low power standby” to happen after 10 minutes and “shut off monitor’ after 30 minutes. It might be a good idea to have someone in your organization or IT department activate the energy management features for all the computers throughout your office. COPY MACHINES AND PRINTERS Make sure they are turned off at night and over weekends Turn copiers and printers off at night and on weekends. Even in the “sleep mode” these devices burn 30 to 40 watts of electricity. Instead of relying on the last one to leave the office turning it off, consider installing a low-cost plug-in 7-day timer that can be easily overridden to automatically shut off printers at night and on weekends. Activate Power Management features For copy machines, refer to the User’s Manual or ask your service technician to determine if the Power Management features are enabled. The User’s Manual should provide the necessary instructions. Check the period of delay for activating energy-saver mode or automatic shut-off. For printers, refer to the User’s manual or ask your service technician to check if your printer’s Power Management features are enabled. Start-up delays from recovery from sleep mode should be minimal. Purchase Energy Star Equipment When purchasing new equipment, make sure it is Energy Star™. Energy Star™ equipment comes with power management features enabled, though it may be disabled by the time it reaches your desk. Purchase Ink Jet Printers If it works for your business or work group, consider Ink Jet printers, which use 90% less energy than laser printers. LIGHTING Lighting consumes 40% of the energy used in an office building. Fortunately, there are excellent technologies that have been developed to reduce the amount of energy needed to light an office building. Reduce ambient light levels and use task lighting Now that most reading and writing is performed on computers, light levels should be lower to eliminate glare and eyestrain. Consider leaving half the lights in private offices and partition areas off to reduce ambient light levels and installing an appropriate task light on desks for paperwork. Turn unnecessary lights off Make sure the last person out of the office is instructed to turn off all of the lights. If you are working late, use task and individual office lights and turn off the remainder of the office lights. AIR CONDITIONING In the Dallas area, air conditioning accounts for 40% of a building’s energy use. There are a number of no-cost ways building occupants can reduce a building’s air conditioning use. Close the shades or blinds in the summer A major source of heat gain and cooling load for a building is the sun. In the summer, close your blinds or shades to keep the heat out during the hours the sun is on your side of the building. SPACE HEATING In the winter, let the sun shine in The sun can help heat your office. Open your shades or curtains in the winter while the sun is shining. Don’t use space heaters Space heaters are not allowed int he building and use a tremendous amount of energy and are also a fire hazard (and are not allowed in the building due to the eminent danger they pose). The typical space heater will use $240.00 worth of energy per year. BECOME MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS WEEKEND HEATING AND COOLING We provide heating and cooling to each suite every Saturday from 7 – 1 PM. If you do not regularly work on Saturdays let us know and we can save additional energy by not providing the service to your office when it is not needed. In the event that you do plan to work on any Saturday simply let us know by 5:00 PM on Friday and you will find your office comfortably cooled or heated when you arrive at work on Saturday. By taking this simple action huge cost savings can be achieved without any discomfort to you or your staff. GET SOME EXERCISE Take the Stairs Taking the stairs is encouraged for inter floor travel. This will not only help the impact on the building but will ultimately improve your health. Ride your Bicycle to work If you live close enough to the building and weather permits, ride your bicycle to work. We can provide a place to safely lock up your bicycle. TREE HUGS Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have office recycling participation be mandatory. Participate in the building sponsored Recycling program. We are now accepting plastic bottles along with aluminum cans and other paper products outlined on the program list. Paper Product Reduction Ultimately our goal is to provide our tenants with superior service and the finest quality paper products we can offer. Although, reduction of paper goods throughout the facility can more than significantly reduce the amount of waste we send to the land fills each year. For example, if it only requires one paper towel to do the job then do your best to consume less paper products. Think Before You Print That Email or Document An estimated 97 billion emails whisk through cyberspace every day and considerably more in other office documents. While you may not be able to stem the tide of your overflowing email box, there's an easy action that you can take to help the planet with each message that zooms into your box: please consider the planet before printing that email or document. TENANT CHECKLIST Computers: ü Buy laptops ü Switch to LED monitors ü Purchase Energy Star ü Turn off at night and when not needed during the day ü Activate Power Management Features Copy Machines and Printers: ü Turn off at night ü Activate Power Management Features ü Purchase Energy Star ü Purchase Ink Jet Printers Lighting: ü Reduce ambient light levels and use task lighting ü Turn unnecessary lights off Air Conditioning: ü Close blinds or curtains to keep the summer sun and heat out ü Open blinds in the winter to let the sun do it’s job Space Heating: ü Open blinds and curtains to let the winter sun shine in ü Don’t use space heaters Weekend Heating and Cooling: ü If your firm doesn’t normally work on Saturdays let us know and we won’t heat or cool your space ü If you need heating and cooling on Saturdays simply let us know by 5:00 PM Friday. Get Some Exercise: ü Utilize the Stairs for inter floor travel and ultimately improve your health ü Ride your Bicycle to work when weather permits Tree Hugs: ü Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have Recycling be mandatory for your office Reduce unnecessary use of restroom paper products and printing of emails or documents
· It saves our non-renewable resources for future generations. The majority of the energy we use in this country comes from non-renewable sources such as petroleum, coal and natural gas. By failing to conserve energy and use it as efficiently as possible, we needlessly rob future generations of the fuels they will need. · It has a dramatic effect on your company’s bottom line. For every extra dollar your company spends on energy costs, your company needs to generate $10.00 worth of revenue (assuming your company operates on a 10% profit margin). So if energy costs rise and you fail to reduce energy use, your company will need to generate an additional $10,000 worth of revenue for every $1,000 of increased energy costs. Make a difference and help reduce energy. Office equipment uses a substantial amount of energy. This is why turning equipment off when it is not needed, and purchasing energy efficient Energy Star equipment, is so important. These measures can reduce your total energy use by up to 10%, with little or no additional cost. The best ways to save energy is to: · Purchase energy efficient office equipment, · Make sure equipment has its energy management features activated, · Install timers and occupancy sensors that will turn office equipment, lighting and HVAC systems off automatically when they are not needed; and ensure that equipment is turned off each night when leaving the office. COMPUTERS Buy laptops The best way to save energy on computers is to purchase laptop computers as you replace older machines. Laptop computers use 90% less energy than standard computers. The have the added benefit of being portable. Switch to LED monitors If you have a standard computer monitor, consider switching to a LED screen. They use 90% less energy and take up less space on your desk. The cost for these monitors has dropped significantly. Don’t buy large monitors Don’t buy large monitors unless you really need them. A 17” monitor uses 35% more power than a 14” monitor. Buy Energy Star Energy Star computers come with their power management features enabled. Turn it off at night Studies have shown that 30% of office workers leave their computers on at night. Turning off your computers and monitors every night can save $75.00 per year per computer. Don’t worry about the myth that turning a computer on and off will damage its chips. A computer will be obsolete long before there is damage to the equipment by cycling the power. If you have difficulty getting coworkers to cooperate, provide reminders such as putting up posters, including reminders in newsletters and sending group e-mails. To automatically shut down your monitor and other office equipment when it is not needed, consider plugging your office equipment into an occupancy sensor power strip. These devices automatically turn off equipment whenever you leave the room for more than a few minutes. Occupancy power strips can control monitors, printers, fans, radios, and task lighting. Make sure energy saving features are activated Enabling a computer’s power management features enables the computer to power down to about 15% of its full power after a designated period of nonuse, usually 10 - 20 minutes. In older models, power management is set in a computer’s BIOS settings. These can be modified through the computer Setup at start-up. You can activate the power management feature by watching the black screen of a computer just before Windows starts up for instructions on how to Enter Setup mode. In Setup, navigate to “Power Management’ features and set to “enabled”. Use your arrow keys (down and right) to navigate. For a monitor and/or computer that has Energy Star features, adjustments are controlled through Control Panel/Display/Screen Saver. Set the “low power standby” to happen after 10 minutes and “shut off monitor’ after 30 minutes. It might be a good idea to have someone in your organization or IT department activate the energy management features for all the computers throughout your office. COPY MACHINES AND PRINTERS Make sure they are turned off at night and over weekends Turn copiers and printers off at night and on weekends. Even in the “sleep mode” these devices burn 30 to 40 watts of electricity. Instead of relying on the last one to leave the office turning it off, consider installing a low-cost plug-in 7-day timer that can be easily overridden to automatically shut off printers at night and on weekends. Activate Power Management features For copy machines, refer to the User’s Manual or ask your service technician to determine if the Power Management features are enabled. The User’s Manual should provide the necessary instructions. Check the period of delay for activating energy-saver mode or automatic shut-off. For printers, refer to the User’s manual or ask your service technician to check if your printer’s Power Management features are enabled. Start-up delays from recovery from sleep mode should be minimal. Purchase Energy Star Equipment When purchasing new equipment, make sure it is Energy Star™. Energy Star™ equipment comes with power management features enabled, though it may be disabled by the time it reaches your desk. Purchase Ink Jet Printers If it works for your business or work group, consider Ink Jet printers, which use 90% less energy than laser printers. LIGHTING Lighting consumes 40% of the energy used in an office building. Fortunately, there are excellent technologies that have been developed to reduce the amount of energy needed to light an office building. Reduce ambient light levels and use task lighting Now that most reading and writing is performed on computers, light levels should be lower to eliminate glare and eyestrain. Consider leaving half the lights in private offices and partition areas off to reduce ambient light levels and installing an appropriate task light on desks for paperwork. Turn unnecessary lights off Make sure the last person out of the office is instructed to turn off all of the lights. If you are working late, use task and individual office lights and turn off the remainder of the office lights. AIR CONDITIONING In the Dallas area, air conditioning accounts for 40% of a building’s energy use. There are a number of no-cost ways building occupants can reduce a building’s air conditioning use. Close the shades or blinds in the summer A major source of heat gain and cooling load for a building is the sun. In the summer, close your blinds or shades to keep the heat out during the hours the sun is on your side of the building. SPACE HEATING In the winter, let the sun shine in The sun can help heat your office. Open your shades or curtains in the winter while the sun is shining. Don’t use space heaters Space heaters are not allowed int he building and use a tremendous amount of energy and are also a fire hazard (and are not allowed in the building due to the eminent danger they pose). The typical space heater will use $240.00 worth of energy per year. BECOME MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS WEEKEND HEATING AND COOLING We provide heating and cooling to each suite every Saturday from 7 – 1 PM. If you do not regularly work on Saturdays let us know and we can save additional energy by not providing the service to your office when it is not needed. In the event that you do plan to work on any Saturday simply let us know by 5:00 PM on Friday and you will find your office comfortably cooled or heated when you arrive at work on Saturday. By taking this simple action huge cost savings can be achieved without any discomfort to you or your staff. GET SOME EXERCISE Take the Stairs Taking the stairs is encouraged for inter floor travel. This will not only help the impact on the building but will ultimately improve your health. Ride your Bicycle to work If you live close enough to the building and weather permits, ride your bicycle to work. We can provide a place to safely lock up your bicycle. TREE HUGS Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have office recycling participation be mandatory. Participate in the building sponsored Recycling program. We are now accepting plastic bottles along with aluminum cans and other paper products outlined on the program list. Paper Product Reduction Ultimately our goal is to provide our tenants with superior service and the finest quality paper products we can offer. Although, reduction of paper goods throughout the facility can more than significantly reduce the amount of waste we send to the land fills each year. For example, if it only requires one paper towel to do the job then do your best to consume less paper products. Think Before You Print That Email or Document An estimated 97 billion emails whisk through cyberspace every day and considerably more in other office documents. While you may not be able to stem the tide of your overflowing email box, there's an easy action that you can take to help the planet with each message that zooms into your box: please consider the planet before printing that email or document. TENANT CHECKLIST Computers: ü Buy laptops ü Switch to LED monitors ü Purchase Energy Star ü Turn off at night and when not needed during the day ü Activate Power Management Features Copy Machines and Printers: ü Turn off at night ü Activate Power Management Features ü Purchase Energy Star ü Purchase Ink Jet Printers Lighting: ü Reduce ambient light levels and use task lighting ü Turn unnecessary lights off Air Conditioning: ü Close blinds or curtains to keep the summer sun and heat out ü Open blinds in the winter to let the sun do it’s job Space Heating: ü Open blinds and curtains to let the winter sun shine in ü Don’t use space heaters Weekend Heating and Cooling: ü If your firm doesn’t normally work on Saturdays let us know and we won’t heat or cool your space ü If you need heating and cooling on Saturdays simply let us know by 5:00 PM Friday. Get Some Exercise: ü Utilize the Stairs for inter floor travel and ultimately improve your health ü Ride your Bicycle to work when weather permits Tree Hugs: ü Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have Recycling be mandatory for your office Reduce unnecessary use of restroom paper products and printing of emails or documents
· It has a dramatic effect on your company’s bottom line. For every extra dollar your company spends on energy costs, your company needs to generate $10.00 worth of revenue (assuming your company operates on a 10% profit margin). So if energy costs rise and you fail to reduce energy use, your company will need to generate an additional $10,000 worth of revenue for every $1,000 of increased energy costs. Make a difference and help reduce energy. Office equipment uses a substantial amount of energy. This is why turning equipment off when it is not needed, and purchasing energy efficient Energy Star equipment, is so important. These measures can reduce your total energy use by up to 10%, with little or no additional cost. The best ways to save energy is to: · Purchase energy efficient office equipment, · Make sure equipment has its energy management features activated, · Install timers and occupancy sensors that will turn office equipment, lighting and HVAC systems off automatically when they are not needed; and ensure that equipment is turned off each night when leaving the office. COMPUTERS Buy laptops The best way to save energy on computers is to purchase laptop computers as you replace older machines. Laptop computers use 90% less energy than standard computers. The have the added benefit of being portable. Switch to LED monitors If you have a standard computer monitor, consider switching to a LED screen. They use 90% less energy and take up less space on your desk. The cost for these monitors has dropped significantly. Don’t buy large monitors Don’t buy large monitors unless you really need them. A 17” monitor uses 35% more power than a 14” monitor. Buy Energy Star Energy Star computers come with their power management features enabled. Turn it off at night Studies have shown that 30% of office workers leave their computers on at night. Turning off your computers and monitors every night can save $75.00 per year per computer. Don’t worry about the myth that turning a computer on and off will damage its chips. A computer will be obsolete long before there is damage to the equipment by cycling the power. If you have difficulty getting coworkers to cooperate, provide reminders such as putting up posters, including reminders in newsletters and sending group e-mails. To automatically shut down your monitor and other office equipment when it is not needed, consider plugging your office equipment into an occupancy sensor power strip. These devices automatically turn off equipment whenever you leave the room for more than a few minutes. Occupancy power strips can control monitors, printers, fans, radios, and task lighting. Make sure energy saving features are activated Enabling a computer’s power management features enables the computer to power down to about 15% of its full power after a designated period of nonuse, usually 10 - 20 minutes. In older models, power management is set in a computer’s BIOS settings. These can be modified through the computer Setup at start-up. You can activate the power management feature by watching the black screen of a computer just before Windows starts up for instructions on how to Enter Setup mode. In Setup, navigate to “Power Management’ features and set to “enabled”. Use your arrow keys (down and right) to navigate. For a monitor and/or computer that has Energy Star features, adjustments are controlled through Control Panel/Display/Screen Saver. Set the “low power standby” to happen after 10 minutes and “shut off monitor’ after 30 minutes. It might be a good idea to have someone in your organization or IT department activate the energy management features for all the computers throughout your office. COPY MACHINES AND PRINTERS Make sure they are turned off at night and over weekends Turn copiers and printers off at night and on weekends. Even in the “sleep mode” these devices burn 30 to 40 watts of electricity. Instead of relying on the last one to leave the office turning it off, consider installing a low-cost plug-in 7-day timer that can be easily overridden to automatically shut off printers at night and on weekends. Activate Power Management features For copy machines, refer to the User’s Manual or ask your service technician to determine if the Power Management features are enabled. The User’s Manual should provide the necessary instructions. Check the period of delay for activating energy-saver mode or automatic shut-off. For printers, refer to the User’s manual or ask your service technician to check if your printer’s Power Management features are enabled. Start-up delays from recovery from sleep mode should be minimal. Purchase Energy Star Equipment When purchasing new equipment, make sure it is Energy Star™. Energy Star™ equipment comes with power management features enabled, though it may be disabled by the time it reaches your desk. Purchase Ink Jet Printers If it works for your business or work group, consider Ink Jet printers, which use 90% less energy than laser printers. LIGHTING Lighting consumes 40% of the energy used in an office building. Fortunately, there are excellent technologies that have been developed to reduce the amount of energy needed to light an office building. Reduce ambient light levels and use task lighting Now that most reading and writing is performed on computers, light levels should be lower to eliminate glare and eyestrain. Consider leaving half the lights in private offices and partition areas off to reduce ambient light levels and installing an appropriate task light on desks for paperwork. Turn unnecessary lights off Make sure the last person out of the office is instructed to turn off all of the lights. If you are working late, use task and individual office lights and turn off the remainder of the office lights. AIR CONDITIONING In the Dallas area, air conditioning accounts for 40% of a building’s energy use. There are a number of no-cost ways building occupants can reduce a building’s air conditioning use. Close the shades or blinds in the summer A major source of heat gain and cooling load for a building is the sun. In the summer, close your blinds or shades to keep the heat out during the hours the sun is on your side of the building. SPACE HEATING In the winter, let the sun shine in The sun can help heat your office. Open your shades or curtains in the winter while the sun is shining. Don’t use space heaters Space heaters are not allowed int he building and use a tremendous amount of energy and are also a fire hazard (and are not allowed in the building due to the eminent danger they pose). The typical space heater will use $240.00 worth of energy per year. BECOME MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS WEEKEND HEATING AND COOLING We provide heating and cooling to each suite every Saturday from 7 – 1 PM. If you do not regularly work on Saturdays let us know and we can save additional energy by not providing the service to your office when it is not needed. In the event that you do plan to work on any Saturday simply let us know by 5:00 PM on Friday and you will find your office comfortably cooled or heated when you arrive at work on Saturday. By taking this simple action huge cost savings can be achieved without any discomfort to you or your staff. GET SOME EXERCISE Take the Stairs Taking the stairs is encouraged for inter floor travel. This will not only help the impact on the building but will ultimately improve your health. Ride your Bicycle to work If you live close enough to the building and weather permits, ride your bicycle to work. We can provide a place to safely lock up your bicycle. TREE HUGS Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have office recycling participation be mandatory. Participate in the building sponsored Recycling program. We are now accepting plastic bottles along with aluminum cans and other paper products outlined on the program list. Paper Product Reduction Ultimately our goal is to provide our tenants with superior service and the finest quality paper products we can offer. Although, reduction of paper goods throughout the facility can more than significantly reduce the amount of waste we send to the land fills each year. For example, if it only requires one paper towel to do the job then do your best to consume less paper products. Think Before You Print That Email or Document An estimated 97 billion emails whisk through cyberspace every day and considerably more in other office documents. While you may not be able to stem the tide of your overflowing email box, there's an easy action that you can take to help the planet with each message that zooms into your box: please consider the planet before printing that email or document. TENANT CHECKLIST Computers: ü Buy laptops ü Switch to LED monitors ü Purchase Energy Star ü Turn off at night and when not needed during the day ü Activate Power Management Features Copy Machines and Printers: ü Turn off at night ü Activate Power Management Features ü Purchase Energy Star ü Purchase Ink Jet Printers Lighting: ü Reduce ambient light levels and use task lighting ü Turn unnecessary lights off Air Conditioning: ü Close blinds or curtains to keep the summer sun and heat out ü Open blinds in the winter to let the sun do it’s job Space Heating: ü Open blinds and curtains to let the winter sun shine in ü Don’t use space heaters Weekend Heating and Cooling: ü If your firm doesn’t normally work on Saturdays let us know and we won’t heat or cool your space ü If you need heating and cooling on Saturdays simply let us know by 5:00 PM Friday. Get Some Exercise: ü Utilize the Stairs for inter floor travel and ultimately improve your health ü Ride your Bicycle to work when weather permits Tree Hugs: ü Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have Recycling be mandatory for your office Reduce unnecessary use of restroom paper products and printing of emails or documents
Make a difference and help reduce energy.
Office equipment uses a substantial amount of energy. This is why turning equipment off when it is not needed, and purchasing energy efficient Energy Star equipment, is so important. These measures can reduce your total energy use by up to 10%, with little or no additional cost.
The best ways to save energy is to:
· Purchase energy efficient office equipment, · Make sure equipment has its energy management features activated, · Install timers and occupancy sensors that will turn office equipment, lighting and HVAC systems off automatically when they are not needed; and ensure that equipment is turned off each night when leaving the office. COMPUTERS Buy laptops The best way to save energy on computers is to purchase laptop computers as you replace older machines. Laptop computers use 90% less energy than standard computers. The have the added benefit of being portable. Switch to LED monitors If you have a standard computer monitor, consider switching to a LED screen. They use 90% less energy and take up less space on your desk. The cost for these monitors has dropped significantly. Don’t buy large monitors Don’t buy large monitors unless you really need them. A 17” monitor uses 35% more power than a 14” monitor. Buy Energy Star Energy Star computers come with their power management features enabled. Turn it off at night Studies have shown that 30% of office workers leave their computers on at night. Turning off your computers and monitors every night can save $75.00 per year per computer. Don’t worry about the myth that turning a computer on and off will damage its chips. A computer will be obsolete long before there is damage to the equipment by cycling the power. If you have difficulty getting coworkers to cooperate, provide reminders such as putting up posters, including reminders in newsletters and sending group e-mails. To automatically shut down your monitor and other office equipment when it is not needed, consider plugging your office equipment into an occupancy sensor power strip. These devices automatically turn off equipment whenever you leave the room for more than a few minutes. Occupancy power strips can control monitors, printers, fans, radios, and task lighting. Make sure energy saving features are activated Enabling a computer’s power management features enables the computer to power down to about 15% of its full power after a designated period of nonuse, usually 10 - 20 minutes. In older models, power management is set in a computer’s BIOS settings. These can be modified through the computer Setup at start-up. You can activate the power management feature by watching the black screen of a computer just before Windows starts up for instructions on how to Enter Setup mode. In Setup, navigate to “Power Management’ features and set to “enabled”. Use your arrow keys (down and right) to navigate. For a monitor and/or computer that has Energy Star features, adjustments are controlled through Control Panel/Display/Screen Saver. Set the “low power standby” to happen after 10 minutes and “shut off monitor’ after 30 minutes. It might be a good idea to have someone in your organization or IT department activate the energy management features for all the computers throughout your office. COPY MACHINES AND PRINTERS Make sure they are turned off at night and over weekends Turn copiers and printers off at night and on weekends. Even in the “sleep mode” these devices burn 30 to 40 watts of electricity. Instead of relying on the last one to leave the office turning it off, consider installing a low-cost plug-in 7-day timer that can be easily overridden to automatically shut off printers at night and on weekends. Activate Power Management features For copy machines, refer to the User’s Manual or ask your service technician to determine if the Power Management features are enabled. The User’s Manual should provide the necessary instructions. Check the period of delay for activating energy-saver mode or automatic shut-off. For printers, refer to the User’s manual or ask your service technician to check if your printer’s Power Management features are enabled. Start-up delays from recovery from sleep mode should be minimal. Purchase Energy Star Equipment When purchasing new equipment, make sure it is Energy Star™. Energy Star™ equipment comes with power management features enabled, though it may be disabled by the time it reaches your desk. Purchase Ink Jet Printers If it works for your business or work group, consider Ink Jet printers, which use 90% less energy than laser printers. LIGHTING Lighting consumes 40% of the energy used in an office building. Fortunately, there are excellent technologies that have been developed to reduce the amount of energy needed to light an office building. Reduce ambient light levels and use task lighting Now that most reading and writing is performed on computers, light levels should be lower to eliminate glare and eyestrain. Consider leaving half the lights in private offices and partition areas off to reduce ambient light levels and installing an appropriate task light on desks for paperwork. Turn unnecessary lights off Make sure the last person out of the office is instructed to turn off all of the lights. If you are working late, use task and individual office lights and turn off the remainder of the office lights. AIR CONDITIONING In the Dallas area, air conditioning accounts for 40% of a building’s energy use. There are a number of no-cost ways building occupants can reduce a building’s air conditioning use. Close the shades or blinds in the summer A major source of heat gain and cooling load for a building is the sun. In the summer, close your blinds or shades to keep the heat out during the hours the sun is on your side of the building. SPACE HEATING In the winter, let the sun shine in The sun can help heat your office. Open your shades or curtains in the winter while the sun is shining. Don’t use space heaters Space heaters are not allowed int he building and use a tremendous amount of energy and are also a fire hazard (and are not allowed in the building due to the eminent danger they pose). The typical space heater will use $240.00 worth of energy per year. BECOME MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS WEEKEND HEATING AND COOLING We provide heating and cooling to each suite every Saturday from 7 – 1 PM. If you do not regularly work on Saturdays let us know and we can save additional energy by not providing the service to your office when it is not needed. In the event that you do plan to work on any Saturday simply let us know by 5:00 PM on Friday and you will find your office comfortably cooled or heated when you arrive at work on Saturday. By taking this simple action huge cost savings can be achieved without any discomfort to you or your staff. GET SOME EXERCISE Take the Stairs Taking the stairs is encouraged for inter floor travel. This will not only help the impact on the building but will ultimately improve your health. Ride your Bicycle to work If you live close enough to the building and weather permits, ride your bicycle to work. We can provide a place to safely lock up your bicycle. TREE HUGS Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have office recycling participation be mandatory. Participate in the building sponsored Recycling program. We are now accepting plastic bottles along with aluminum cans and other paper products outlined on the program list. Paper Product Reduction Ultimately our goal is to provide our tenants with superior service and the finest quality paper products we can offer. Although, reduction of paper goods throughout the facility can more than significantly reduce the amount of waste we send to the land fills each year. For example, if it only requires one paper towel to do the job then do your best to consume less paper products. Think Before You Print That Email or Document An estimated 97 billion emails whisk through cyberspace every day and considerably more in other office documents. While you may not be able to stem the tide of your overflowing email box, there's an easy action that you can take to help the planet with each message that zooms into your box: please consider the planet before printing that email or document. TENANT CHECKLIST Computers: ü Buy laptops ü Switch to LED monitors ü Purchase Energy Star ü Turn off at night and when not needed during the day ü Activate Power Management Features Copy Machines and Printers: ü Turn off at night ü Activate Power Management Features ü Purchase Energy Star ü Purchase Ink Jet Printers Lighting: ü Reduce ambient light levels and use task lighting ü Turn unnecessary lights off Air Conditioning: ü Close blinds or curtains to keep the summer sun and heat out ü Open blinds in the winter to let the sun do it’s job Space Heating: ü Open blinds and curtains to let the winter sun shine in ü Don’t use space heaters Weekend Heating and Cooling: ü If your firm doesn’t normally work on Saturdays let us know and we won’t heat or cool your space ü If you need heating and cooling on Saturdays simply let us know by 5:00 PM Friday. Get Some Exercise: ü Utilize the Stairs for inter floor travel and ultimately improve your health ü Ride your Bicycle to work when weather permits Tree Hugs: ü Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have Recycling be mandatory for your office Reduce unnecessary use of restroom paper products and printing of emails or documents
· Make sure equipment has its energy management features activated, · Install timers and occupancy sensors that will turn office equipment, lighting and HVAC systems off automatically when they are not needed; and ensure that equipment is turned off each night when leaving the office. COMPUTERS Buy laptops The best way to save energy on computers is to purchase laptop computers as you replace older machines. Laptop computers use 90% less energy than standard computers. The have the added benefit of being portable. Switch to LED monitors If you have a standard computer monitor, consider switching to a LED screen. They use 90% less energy and take up less space on your desk. The cost for these monitors has dropped significantly. Don’t buy large monitors Don’t buy large monitors unless you really need them. A 17” monitor uses 35% more power than a 14” monitor. Buy Energy Star Energy Star computers come with their power management features enabled. Turn it off at night Studies have shown that 30% of office workers leave their computers on at night. Turning off your computers and monitors every night can save $75.00 per year per computer. Don’t worry about the myth that turning a computer on and off will damage its chips. A computer will be obsolete long before there is damage to the equipment by cycling the power. If you have difficulty getting coworkers to cooperate, provide reminders such as putting up posters, including reminders in newsletters and sending group e-mails. To automatically shut down your monitor and other office equipment when it is not needed, consider plugging your office equipment into an occupancy sensor power strip. These devices automatically turn off equipment whenever you leave the room for more than a few minutes. Occupancy power strips can control monitors, printers, fans, radios, and task lighting. Make sure energy saving features are activated Enabling a computer’s power management features enables the computer to power down to about 15% of its full power after a designated period of nonuse, usually 10 - 20 minutes. In older models, power management is set in a computer’s BIOS settings. These can be modified through the computer Setup at start-up. You can activate the power management feature by watching the black screen of a computer just before Windows starts up for instructions on how to Enter Setup mode. In Setup, navigate to “Power Management’ features and set to “enabled”. Use your arrow keys (down and right) to navigate. For a monitor and/or computer that has Energy Star features, adjustments are controlled through Control Panel/Display/Screen Saver. Set the “low power standby” to happen after 10 minutes and “shut off monitor’ after 30 minutes. It might be a good idea to have someone in your organization or IT department activate the energy management features for all the computers throughout your office. COPY MACHINES AND PRINTERS Make sure they are turned off at night and over weekends Turn copiers and printers off at night and on weekends. Even in the “sleep mode” these devices burn 30 to 40 watts of electricity. Instead of relying on the last one to leave the office turning it off, consider installing a low-cost plug-in 7-day timer that can be easily overridden to automatically shut off printers at night and on weekends. Activate Power Management features For copy machines, refer to the User’s Manual or ask your service technician to determine if the Power Management features are enabled. The User’s Manual should provide the necessary instructions. Check the period of delay for activating energy-saver mode or automatic shut-off. For printers, refer to the User’s manual or ask your service technician to check if your printer’s Power Management features are enabled. Start-up delays from recovery from sleep mode should be minimal. Purchase Energy Star Equipment When purchasing new equipment, make sure it is Energy Star™. Energy Star™ equipment comes with power management features enabled, though it may be disabled by the time it reaches your desk. Purchase Ink Jet Printers If it works for your business or work group, consider Ink Jet printers, which use 90% less energy than laser printers. LIGHTING Lighting consumes 40% of the energy used in an office building. Fortunately, there are excellent technologies that have been developed to reduce the amount of energy needed to light an office building. Reduce ambient light levels and use task lighting Now that most reading and writing is performed on computers, light levels should be lower to eliminate glare and eyestrain. Consider leaving half the lights in private offices and partition areas off to reduce ambient light levels and installing an appropriate task light on desks for paperwork. Turn unnecessary lights off Make sure the last person out of the office is instructed to turn off all of the lights. If you are working late, use task and individual office lights and turn off the remainder of the office lights. AIR CONDITIONING In the Dallas area, air conditioning accounts for 40% of a building’s energy use. There are a number of no-cost ways building occupants can reduce a building’s air conditioning use. Close the shades or blinds in the summer A major source of heat gain and cooling load for a building is the sun. In the summer, close your blinds or shades to keep the heat out during the hours the sun is on your side of the building. SPACE HEATING In the winter, let the sun shine in The sun can help heat your office. Open your shades or curtains in the winter while the sun is shining. Don’t use space heaters Space heaters are not allowed int he building and use a tremendous amount of energy and are also a fire hazard (and are not allowed in the building due to the eminent danger they pose). The typical space heater will use $240.00 worth of energy per year. BECOME MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS WEEKEND HEATING AND COOLING We provide heating and cooling to each suite every Saturday from 7 – 1 PM. If you do not regularly work on Saturdays let us know and we can save additional energy by not providing the service to your office when it is not needed. In the event that you do plan to work on any Saturday simply let us know by 5:00 PM on Friday and you will find your office comfortably cooled or heated when you arrive at work on Saturday. By taking this simple action huge cost savings can be achieved without any discomfort to you or your staff. GET SOME EXERCISE Take the Stairs Taking the stairs is encouraged for inter floor travel. This will not only help the impact on the building but will ultimately improve your health. Ride your Bicycle to work If you live close enough to the building and weather permits, ride your bicycle to work. We can provide a place to safely lock up your bicycle. TREE HUGS Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have office recycling participation be mandatory. Participate in the building sponsored Recycling program. We are now accepting plastic bottles along with aluminum cans and other paper products outlined on the program list. Paper Product Reduction Ultimately our goal is to provide our tenants with superior service and the finest quality paper products we can offer. Although, reduction of paper goods throughout the facility can more than significantly reduce the amount of waste we send to the land fills each year. For example, if it only requires one paper towel to do the job then do your best to consume less paper products. Think Before You Print That Email or Document An estimated 97 billion emails whisk through cyberspace every day and considerably more in other office documents. While you may not be able to stem the tide of your overflowing email box, there's an easy action that you can take to help the planet with each message that zooms into your box: please consider the planet before printing that email or document. TENANT CHECKLIST Computers: ü Buy laptops ü Switch to LED monitors ü Purchase Energy Star ü Turn off at night and when not needed during the day ü Activate Power Management Features Copy Machines and Printers: ü Turn off at night ü Activate Power Management Features ü Purchase Energy Star ü Purchase Ink Jet Printers Lighting: ü Reduce ambient light levels and use task lighting ü Turn unnecessary lights off Air Conditioning: ü Close blinds or curtains to keep the summer sun and heat out ü Open blinds in the winter to let the sun do it’s job Space Heating: ü Open blinds and curtains to let the winter sun shine in ü Don’t use space heaters Weekend Heating and Cooling: ü If your firm doesn’t normally work on Saturdays let us know and we won’t heat or cool your space ü If you need heating and cooling on Saturdays simply let us know by 5:00 PM Friday. Get Some Exercise: ü Utilize the Stairs for inter floor travel and ultimately improve your health ü Ride your Bicycle to work when weather permits Tree Hugs: ü Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have Recycling be mandatory for your office Reduce unnecessary use of restroom paper products and printing of emails or documents
· Install timers and occupancy sensors that will turn office equipment, lighting and HVAC systems off automatically when they are not needed; and ensure that equipment is turned off each night when leaving the office. COMPUTERS Buy laptops The best way to save energy on computers is to purchase laptop computers as you replace older machines. Laptop computers use 90% less energy than standard computers. The have the added benefit of being portable. Switch to LED monitors If you have a standard computer monitor, consider switching to a LED screen. They use 90% less energy and take up less space on your desk. The cost for these monitors has dropped significantly. Don’t buy large monitors Don’t buy large monitors unless you really need them. A 17” monitor uses 35% more power than a 14” monitor. Buy Energy Star Energy Star computers come with their power management features enabled. Turn it off at night Studies have shown that 30% of office workers leave their computers on at night. Turning off your computers and monitors every night can save $75.00 per year per computer. Don’t worry about the myth that turning a computer on and off will damage its chips. A computer will be obsolete long before there is damage to the equipment by cycling the power. If you have difficulty getting coworkers to cooperate, provide reminders such as putting up posters, including reminders in newsletters and sending group e-mails. To automatically shut down your monitor and other office equipment when it is not needed, consider plugging your office equipment into an occupancy sensor power strip. These devices automatically turn off equipment whenever you leave the room for more than a few minutes. Occupancy power strips can control monitors, printers, fans, radios, and task lighting. Make sure energy saving features are activated Enabling a computer’s power management features enables the computer to power down to about 15% of its full power after a designated period of nonuse, usually 10 - 20 minutes. In older models, power management is set in a computer’s BIOS settings. These can be modified through the computer Setup at start-up. You can activate the power management feature by watching the black screen of a computer just before Windows starts up for instructions on how to Enter Setup mode. In Setup, navigate to “Power Management’ features and set to “enabled”. Use your arrow keys (down and right) to navigate. For a monitor and/or computer that has Energy Star features, adjustments are controlled through Control Panel/Display/Screen Saver. Set the “low power standby” to happen after 10 minutes and “shut off monitor’ after 30 minutes. It might be a good idea to have someone in your organization or IT department activate the energy management features for all the computers throughout your office. COPY MACHINES AND PRINTERS Make sure they are turned off at night and over weekends Turn copiers and printers off at night and on weekends. Even in the “sleep mode” these devices burn 30 to 40 watts of electricity. Instead of relying on the last one to leave the office turning it off, consider installing a low-cost plug-in 7-day timer that can be easily overridden to automatically shut off printers at night and on weekends. Activate Power Management features For copy machines, refer to the User’s Manual or ask your service technician to determine if the Power Management features are enabled. The User’s Manual should provide the necessary instructions. Check the period of delay for activating energy-saver mode or automatic shut-off. For printers, refer to the User’s manual or ask your service technician to check if your printer’s Power Management features are enabled. Start-up delays from recovery from sleep mode should be minimal. Purchase Energy Star Equipment When purchasing new equipment, make sure it is Energy Star™. Energy Star™ equipment comes with power management features enabled, though it may be disabled by the time it reaches your desk. Purchase Ink Jet Printers If it works for your business or work group, consider Ink Jet printers, which use 90% less energy than laser printers. LIGHTING Lighting consumes 40% of the energy used in an office building. Fortunately, there are excellent technologies that have been developed to reduce the amount of energy needed to light an office building. Reduce ambient light levels and use task lighting Now that most reading and writing is performed on computers, light levels should be lower to eliminate glare and eyestrain. Consider leaving half the lights in private offices and partition areas off to reduce ambient light levels and installing an appropriate task light on desks for paperwork. Turn unnecessary lights off Make sure the last person out of the office is instructed to turn off all of the lights. If you are working late, use task and individual office lights and turn off the remainder of the office lights. AIR CONDITIONING In the Dallas area, air conditioning accounts for 40% of a building’s energy use. There are a number of no-cost ways building occupants can reduce a building’s air conditioning use. Close the shades or blinds in the summer A major source of heat gain and cooling load for a building is the sun. In the summer, close your blinds or shades to keep the heat out during the hours the sun is on your side of the building. SPACE HEATING In the winter, let the sun shine in The sun can help heat your office. Open your shades or curtains in the winter while the sun is shining. Don’t use space heaters Space heaters are not allowed int he building and use a tremendous amount of energy and are also a fire hazard (and are not allowed in the building due to the eminent danger they pose). The typical space heater will use $240.00 worth of energy per year. BECOME MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS WEEKEND HEATING AND COOLING We provide heating and cooling to each suite every Saturday from 7 – 1 PM. If you do not regularly work on Saturdays let us know and we can save additional energy by not providing the service to your office when it is not needed. In the event that you do plan to work on any Saturday simply let us know by 5:00 PM on Friday and you will find your office comfortably cooled or heated when you arrive at work on Saturday. By taking this simple action huge cost savings can be achieved without any discomfort to you or your staff. GET SOME EXERCISE Take the Stairs Taking the stairs is encouraged for inter floor travel. This will not only help the impact on the building but will ultimately improve your health. Ride your Bicycle to work If you live close enough to the building and weather permits, ride your bicycle to work. We can provide a place to safely lock up your bicycle. TREE HUGS Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have office recycling participation be mandatory. Participate in the building sponsored Recycling program. We are now accepting plastic bottles along with aluminum cans and other paper products outlined on the program list. Paper Product Reduction Ultimately our goal is to provide our tenants with superior service and the finest quality paper products we can offer. Although, reduction of paper goods throughout the facility can more than significantly reduce the amount of waste we send to the land fills each year. For example, if it only requires one paper towel to do the job then do your best to consume less paper products. Think Before You Print That Email or Document An estimated 97 billion emails whisk through cyberspace every day and considerably more in other office documents. While you may not be able to stem the tide of your overflowing email box, there's an easy action that you can take to help the planet with each message that zooms into your box: please consider the planet before printing that email or document. TENANT CHECKLIST Computers: ü Buy laptops ü Switch to LED monitors ü Purchase Energy Star ü Turn off at night and when not needed during the day ü Activate Power Management Features Copy Machines and Printers: ü Turn off at night ü Activate Power Management Features ü Purchase Energy Star ü Purchase Ink Jet Printers Lighting: ü Reduce ambient light levels and use task lighting ü Turn unnecessary lights off Air Conditioning: ü Close blinds or curtains to keep the summer sun and heat out ü Open blinds in the winter to let the sun do it’s job Space Heating: ü Open blinds and curtains to let the winter sun shine in ü Don’t use space heaters Weekend Heating and Cooling: ü If your firm doesn’t normally work on Saturdays let us know and we won’t heat or cool your space ü If you need heating and cooling on Saturdays simply let us know by 5:00 PM Friday. Get Some Exercise: ü Utilize the Stairs for inter floor travel and ultimately improve your health ü Ride your Bicycle to work when weather permits Tree Hugs: ü Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have Recycling be mandatory for your office Reduce unnecessary use of restroom paper products and printing of emails or documents
COMPUTERS
Buy laptops
The best way to save energy on computers is to purchase laptop computers as you replace older machines. Laptop computers use 90% less energy than standard computers. The have the added benefit of being portable.
Switch to LED monitors
If you have a standard computer monitor, consider switching to a LED screen. They use 90% less energy and take up less space on your desk. The cost for these monitors has dropped significantly.
Don’t buy large monitors
Don’t buy large monitors unless you really need them. A 17” monitor uses 35% more power than a 14” monitor.
Buy Energy Star
Energy Star computers come with their power management features enabled.
Turn it off at night
Studies have shown that 30% of office workers leave their computers on at night. Turning off your computers and monitors every night can save $75.00 per year per computer. Don’t worry about the myth that turning a computer on and off will damage its chips. A computer will be obsolete long before there is damage to the equipment by cycling the power.
If you have difficulty getting coworkers to cooperate, provide reminders such as putting up posters, including reminders in newsletters and sending group e-mails.
To automatically shut down your monitor and other office equipment when it is not needed, consider plugging your office equipment into an occupancy sensor power strip. These devices automatically turn off equipment whenever you leave the room for more than a few minutes. Occupancy power strips can control monitors, printers, fans, radios, and task lighting.
Make sure energy saving features are activated
Enabling a computer’s power management features enables the computer to power down to about 15% of its full power after a designated period of nonuse, usually 10 - 20 minutes.
In older models, power management is set in a computer’s BIOS settings. These can be modified through the computer Setup at start-up. You can activate the power management feature by watching the black screen of a computer just before Windows starts up for instructions on how to Enter Setup mode. In Setup, navigate to “Power Management’ features and set to “enabled”. Use your arrow keys (down and right) to navigate.
For a monitor and/or computer that has Energy Star features, adjustments are controlled through Control Panel/Display/Screen Saver. Set the “low power standby” to happen after 10 minutes and “shut off monitor’ after 30 minutes.
It might be a good idea to have someone in your organization or IT department activate the energy management features for all the computers throughout your office.
COPY MACHINES AND PRINTERS
Make sure they are turned off at night and over weekends
Turn copiers and printers off at night and on weekends. Even in the “sleep mode” these devices burn 30 to 40 watts of electricity. Instead of relying on the last one to leave the office turning it off, consider installing a low-cost plug-in 7-day timer that can be easily overridden to automatically shut off printers at night and on weekends.
Activate Power Management features
For copy machines, refer to the User’s Manual or ask your service technician to determine if the Power Management features are enabled. The User’s Manual should provide the necessary instructions. Check the period of delay for activating energy-saver mode or automatic shut-off.
For printers, refer to the User’s manual or ask your service technician to check if your printer’s Power Management features are enabled. Start-up delays from recovery from sleep mode should be minimal.
Purchase Energy Star Equipment
When purchasing new equipment, make sure it is Energy Star™. Energy Star™ equipment comes with power management features enabled, though it may be disabled by the time it reaches your desk.
Purchase Ink Jet Printers
If it works for your business or work group, consider Ink Jet printers, which use 90% less energy than laser printers.
LIGHTING
Lighting consumes 40% of the energy used in an office building. Fortunately, there are excellent
technologies that have been developed to reduce the amount of energy needed to light an office building.
Reduce ambient light levels and use task lighting
Now that most reading and writing is performed on computers, light levels should be lower to eliminate glare and eyestrain. Consider leaving half the lights in private offices and partition areas off to reduce ambient light levels and installing an appropriate task light on desks for paperwork.
Turn unnecessary lights off
Make sure the last person out of the office is instructed to turn off all of the lights. If you are working late, use task and individual office lights and turn off the remainder of the office lights.
AIR CONDITIONING
In the Dallas area, air conditioning accounts for 40% of a building’s energy use. There are a
number of no-cost ways building occupants can reduce a building’s air conditioning use.
Close the shades or blinds in the summer
A major source of heat gain and cooling load for a building is the sun. In the summer, close your blinds or shades to keep the heat out during the hours the sun is on your side of the building.
SPACE HEATING
In the winter, let the sun shine in
The sun can help heat your office. Open your shades or curtains in the winter while the sun is shining.
Don’t use space heaters
Space heaters are not allowed int he building and use a tremendous amount of energy and are also a fire hazard (and are not allowed in the building due to the eminent danger they pose). The typical space heater will use $240.00 worth of energy per year.
BECOME MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS
WEEKEND HEATING AND COOLING
We provide heating and cooling to each suite every Saturday from 7 – 1 PM. If you do not regularly work on Saturdays let us know and we can save additional energy by not providing the service to your office when it is not needed. In the event that you do plan to work on any Saturday simply let us know by 5:00 PM on Friday and you will find your office comfortably cooled or heated when you arrive at work on Saturday. By taking this simple action huge cost savings can be achieved without any discomfort to you or your staff.
GET SOME EXERCISE
Take the Stairs
Taking the stairs is encouraged for inter floor travel. This will not only help the impact on the building but will ultimately improve your health.
Ride your Bicycle to work
If you live close enough to the building and weather permits, ride your bicycle to work. We can provide a place to safely lock up your bicycle.
TREE HUGS
Recycle, Recycle, Recycle!
Have office recycling participation be mandatory. Participate in the building sponsored Recycling program. We are now accepting plastic bottles along with aluminum cans and other paper products outlined on the program list.
Paper Product Reduction
Ultimately our goal is to provide our tenants with superior service and the finest quality paper products we can offer. Although, reduction of paper goods throughout the facility can more than significantly reduce the amount of waste we send to the land fills each year. For example, if it only requires one paper towel to do the job then do your best to consume less paper products.
Think Before You Print That Email or Document
An estimated 97 billion emails whisk through cyberspace every day and considerably more in other office documents. While you may not be able to stem the tide of your overflowing email box, there's an easy action that you can take to help the planet with each message that zooms into your box: please consider the planet before printing that email or document.
TENANT CHECKLIST
Computers:
ü Buy laptops ü Switch to LED monitors ü Purchase Energy Star ü Turn off at night and when not needed during the day ü Activate Power Management Features Copy Machines and Printers: ü Turn off at night ü Activate Power Management Features ü Purchase Energy Star ü Purchase Ink Jet Printers Lighting: ü Reduce ambient light levels and use task lighting ü Turn unnecessary lights off Air Conditioning: ü Close blinds or curtains to keep the summer sun and heat out ü Open blinds in the winter to let the sun do it’s job Space Heating: ü Open blinds and curtains to let the winter sun shine in ü Don’t use space heaters Weekend Heating and Cooling: ü If your firm doesn’t normally work on Saturdays let us know and we won’t heat or cool your space ü If you need heating and cooling on Saturdays simply let us know by 5:00 PM Friday. Get Some Exercise: ü Utilize the Stairs for inter floor travel and ultimately improve your health ü Ride your Bicycle to work when weather permits Tree Hugs: ü Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have Recycling be mandatory for your office Reduce unnecessary use of restroom paper products and printing of emails or documents
ü Switch to LED monitors ü Purchase Energy Star ü Turn off at night and when not needed during the day ü Activate Power Management Features Copy Machines and Printers: ü Turn off at night ü Activate Power Management Features ü Purchase Energy Star ü Purchase Ink Jet Printers Lighting: ü Reduce ambient light levels and use task lighting ü Turn unnecessary lights off Air Conditioning: ü Close blinds or curtains to keep the summer sun and heat out ü Open blinds in the winter to let the sun do it’s job Space Heating: ü Open blinds and curtains to let the winter sun shine in ü Don’t use space heaters Weekend Heating and Cooling: ü If your firm doesn’t normally work on Saturdays let us know and we won’t heat or cool your space ü If you need heating and cooling on Saturdays simply let us know by 5:00 PM Friday. Get Some Exercise: ü Utilize the Stairs for inter floor travel and ultimately improve your health ü Ride your Bicycle to work when weather permits Tree Hugs: ü Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have Recycling be mandatory for your office Reduce unnecessary use of restroom paper products and printing of emails or documents
ü Purchase Energy Star ü Turn off at night and when not needed during the day ü Activate Power Management Features Copy Machines and Printers: ü Turn off at night ü Activate Power Management Features ü Purchase Energy Star ü Purchase Ink Jet Printers Lighting: ü Reduce ambient light levels and use task lighting ü Turn unnecessary lights off Air Conditioning: ü Close blinds or curtains to keep the summer sun and heat out ü Open blinds in the winter to let the sun do it’s job Space Heating: ü Open blinds and curtains to let the winter sun shine in ü Don’t use space heaters Weekend Heating and Cooling: ü If your firm doesn’t normally work on Saturdays let us know and we won’t heat or cool your space ü If you need heating and cooling on Saturdays simply let us know by 5:00 PM Friday. Get Some Exercise: ü Utilize the Stairs for inter floor travel and ultimately improve your health ü Ride your Bicycle to work when weather permits Tree Hugs: ü Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have Recycling be mandatory for your office Reduce unnecessary use of restroom paper products and printing of emails or documents
ü Turn off at night and when not needed during the day ü Activate Power Management Features Copy Machines and Printers: ü Turn off at night ü Activate Power Management Features ü Purchase Energy Star ü Purchase Ink Jet Printers Lighting: ü Reduce ambient light levels and use task lighting ü Turn unnecessary lights off Air Conditioning: ü Close blinds or curtains to keep the summer sun and heat out ü Open blinds in the winter to let the sun do it’s job Space Heating: ü Open blinds and curtains to let the winter sun shine in ü Don’t use space heaters Weekend Heating and Cooling: ü If your firm doesn’t normally work on Saturdays let us know and we won’t heat or cool your space ü If you need heating and cooling on Saturdays simply let us know by 5:00 PM Friday. Get Some Exercise: ü Utilize the Stairs for inter floor travel and ultimately improve your health ü Ride your Bicycle to work when weather permits Tree Hugs: ü Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have Recycling be mandatory for your office Reduce unnecessary use of restroom paper products and printing of emails or documents
ü Activate Power Management Features Copy Machines and Printers: ü Turn off at night ü Activate Power Management Features ü Purchase Energy Star ü Purchase Ink Jet Printers Lighting: ü Reduce ambient light levels and use task lighting ü Turn unnecessary lights off Air Conditioning: ü Close blinds or curtains to keep the summer sun and heat out ü Open blinds in the winter to let the sun do it’s job Space Heating: ü Open blinds and curtains to let the winter sun shine in ü Don’t use space heaters Weekend Heating and Cooling: ü If your firm doesn’t normally work on Saturdays let us know and we won’t heat or cool your space ü If you need heating and cooling on Saturdays simply let us know by 5:00 PM Friday. Get Some Exercise: ü Utilize the Stairs for inter floor travel and ultimately improve your health ü Ride your Bicycle to work when weather permits Tree Hugs: ü Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have Recycling be mandatory for your office Reduce unnecessary use of restroom paper products and printing of emails or documents
Copy Machines and Printers:
ü Turn off at night ü Activate Power Management Features ü Purchase Energy Star ü Purchase Ink Jet Printers Lighting: ü Reduce ambient light levels and use task lighting ü Turn unnecessary lights off Air Conditioning: ü Close blinds or curtains to keep the summer sun and heat out ü Open blinds in the winter to let the sun do it’s job Space Heating: ü Open blinds and curtains to let the winter sun shine in ü Don’t use space heaters Weekend Heating and Cooling: ü If your firm doesn’t normally work on Saturdays let us know and we won’t heat or cool your space ü If you need heating and cooling on Saturdays simply let us know by 5:00 PM Friday. Get Some Exercise: ü Utilize the Stairs for inter floor travel and ultimately improve your health ü Ride your Bicycle to work when weather permits Tree Hugs: ü Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have Recycling be mandatory for your office Reduce unnecessary use of restroom paper products and printing of emails or documents
ü Activate Power Management Features ü Purchase Energy Star ü Purchase Ink Jet Printers Lighting: ü Reduce ambient light levels and use task lighting ü Turn unnecessary lights off Air Conditioning: ü Close blinds or curtains to keep the summer sun and heat out ü Open blinds in the winter to let the sun do it’s job Space Heating: ü Open blinds and curtains to let the winter sun shine in ü Don’t use space heaters Weekend Heating and Cooling: ü If your firm doesn’t normally work on Saturdays let us know and we won’t heat or cool your space ü If you need heating and cooling on Saturdays simply let us know by 5:00 PM Friday. Get Some Exercise: ü Utilize the Stairs for inter floor travel and ultimately improve your health ü Ride your Bicycle to work when weather permits Tree Hugs: ü Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have Recycling be mandatory for your office Reduce unnecessary use of restroom paper products and printing of emails or documents
ü Purchase Energy Star ü Purchase Ink Jet Printers Lighting: ü Reduce ambient light levels and use task lighting ü Turn unnecessary lights off Air Conditioning: ü Close blinds or curtains to keep the summer sun and heat out ü Open blinds in the winter to let the sun do it’s job Space Heating: ü Open blinds and curtains to let the winter sun shine in ü Don’t use space heaters Weekend Heating and Cooling: ü If your firm doesn’t normally work on Saturdays let us know and we won’t heat or cool your space ü If you need heating and cooling on Saturdays simply let us know by 5:00 PM Friday. Get Some Exercise: ü Utilize the Stairs for inter floor travel and ultimately improve your health ü Ride your Bicycle to work when weather permits Tree Hugs: ü Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have Recycling be mandatory for your office Reduce unnecessary use of restroom paper products and printing of emails or documents
ü Purchase Ink Jet Printers Lighting: ü Reduce ambient light levels and use task lighting ü Turn unnecessary lights off Air Conditioning: ü Close blinds or curtains to keep the summer sun and heat out ü Open blinds in the winter to let the sun do it’s job Space Heating: ü Open blinds and curtains to let the winter sun shine in ü Don’t use space heaters Weekend Heating and Cooling: ü If your firm doesn’t normally work on Saturdays let us know and we won’t heat or cool your space ü If you need heating and cooling on Saturdays simply let us know by 5:00 PM Friday. Get Some Exercise: ü Utilize the Stairs for inter floor travel and ultimately improve your health ü Ride your Bicycle to work when weather permits Tree Hugs: ü Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have Recycling be mandatory for your office Reduce unnecessary use of restroom paper products and printing of emails or documents
Lighting:
ü Reduce ambient light levels and use task lighting ü Turn unnecessary lights off Air Conditioning: ü Close blinds or curtains to keep the summer sun and heat out ü Open blinds in the winter to let the sun do it’s job Space Heating: ü Open blinds and curtains to let the winter sun shine in ü Don’t use space heaters Weekend Heating and Cooling: ü If your firm doesn’t normally work on Saturdays let us know and we won’t heat or cool your space ü If you need heating and cooling on Saturdays simply let us know by 5:00 PM Friday. Get Some Exercise: ü Utilize the Stairs for inter floor travel and ultimately improve your health ü Ride your Bicycle to work when weather permits Tree Hugs: ü Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have Recycling be mandatory for your office Reduce unnecessary use of restroom paper products and printing of emails or documents
ü Turn unnecessary lights off Air Conditioning: ü Close blinds or curtains to keep the summer sun and heat out ü Open blinds in the winter to let the sun do it’s job Space Heating: ü Open blinds and curtains to let the winter sun shine in ü Don’t use space heaters Weekend Heating and Cooling: ü If your firm doesn’t normally work on Saturdays let us know and we won’t heat or cool your space ü If you need heating and cooling on Saturdays simply let us know by 5:00 PM Friday. Get Some Exercise: ü Utilize the Stairs for inter floor travel and ultimately improve your health ü Ride your Bicycle to work when weather permits Tree Hugs: ü Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have Recycling be mandatory for your office Reduce unnecessary use of restroom paper products and printing of emails or documents
Air Conditioning:
ü Close blinds or curtains to keep the summer sun and heat out ü Open blinds in the winter to let the sun do it’s job Space Heating: ü Open blinds and curtains to let the winter sun shine in ü Don’t use space heaters Weekend Heating and Cooling: ü If your firm doesn’t normally work on Saturdays let us know and we won’t heat or cool your space ü If you need heating and cooling on Saturdays simply let us know by 5:00 PM Friday. Get Some Exercise: ü Utilize the Stairs for inter floor travel and ultimately improve your health ü Ride your Bicycle to work when weather permits Tree Hugs: ü Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have Recycling be mandatory for your office Reduce unnecessary use of restroom paper products and printing of emails or documents
ü Open blinds in the winter to let the sun do it’s job Space Heating: ü Open blinds and curtains to let the winter sun shine in ü Don’t use space heaters Weekend Heating and Cooling: ü If your firm doesn’t normally work on Saturdays let us know and we won’t heat or cool your space ü If you need heating and cooling on Saturdays simply let us know by 5:00 PM Friday. Get Some Exercise: ü Utilize the Stairs for inter floor travel and ultimately improve your health ü Ride your Bicycle to work when weather permits Tree Hugs: ü Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have Recycling be mandatory for your office Reduce unnecessary use of restroom paper products and printing of emails or documents
Space Heating:
ü Open blinds and curtains to let the winter sun shine in ü Don’t use space heaters Weekend Heating and Cooling: ü If your firm doesn’t normally work on Saturdays let us know and we won’t heat or cool your space ü If you need heating and cooling on Saturdays simply let us know by 5:00 PM Friday. Get Some Exercise: ü Utilize the Stairs for inter floor travel and ultimately improve your health ü Ride your Bicycle to work when weather permits Tree Hugs: ü Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have Recycling be mandatory for your office Reduce unnecessary use of restroom paper products and printing of emails or documents
ü Don’t use space heaters Weekend Heating and Cooling: ü If your firm doesn’t normally work on Saturdays let us know and we won’t heat or cool your space ü If you need heating and cooling on Saturdays simply let us know by 5:00 PM Friday. Get Some Exercise: ü Utilize the Stairs for inter floor travel and ultimately improve your health ü Ride your Bicycle to work when weather permits Tree Hugs: ü Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have Recycling be mandatory for your office Reduce unnecessary use of restroom paper products and printing of emails or documents
Weekend Heating and Cooling:
ü If your firm doesn’t normally work on Saturdays let us know and we won’t heat or cool your space ü If you need heating and cooling on Saturdays simply let us know by 5:00 PM Friday. Get Some Exercise: ü Utilize the Stairs for inter floor travel and ultimately improve your health ü Ride your Bicycle to work when weather permits Tree Hugs: ü Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have Recycling be mandatory for your office Reduce unnecessary use of restroom paper products and printing of emails or documents
ü If you need heating and cooling on Saturdays simply let us know by 5:00 PM Friday. Get Some Exercise: ü Utilize the Stairs for inter floor travel and ultimately improve your health ü Ride your Bicycle to work when weather permits Tree Hugs: ü Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have Recycling be mandatory for your office Reduce unnecessary use of restroom paper products and printing of emails or documents
Get Some Exercise:
ü Utilize the Stairs for inter floor travel and ultimately improve your health ü Ride your Bicycle to work when weather permits Tree Hugs: ü Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have Recycling be mandatory for your office Reduce unnecessary use of restroom paper products and printing of emails or documents
ü Ride your Bicycle to work when weather permits Tree Hugs: ü Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have Recycling be mandatory for your office Reduce unnecessary use of restroom paper products and printing of emails or documents
Tree Hugs:
ü Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! Have Recycling be mandatory for your office Reduce unnecessary use of restroom paper products and printing of emails or documents
The WikiLeaks website has received additional “very significant” material about U.S. military abuses from anonymous whistleblowers and plans to post the documents within weeks, the group’s founder said Friday.
The secret of Chelsea's wedding is officially over. Former President Bill Clinton walked up the main street in Rhinebeck, N.Y. Friday, the day before his daughter is to marry Marc Mezvinsky at the much-ballyhooed wedding at a private estate.
There were several signs Friday that the era of thousands of oil-skimming boats and hazmat-suited beach crews is giving way to long-term efforts to clean up, compensate people for their losses and understand the damage wrought
New figures from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that illnesses from reported outbreaks of food poisoning linked to catering outpace those from restaurants or home cooking.
The fight over Arizona's immigration law showed no signs of letting up Friday as the federal judge who blunted its force faced threats and the Republican governor who signed it considered changes to address any faults.
Wildlife officials said Friday a grizzly bear was euthanized after tests determined it was responsible for a triple mauling in a Montana campground.
Two employees of the U.S. Embassy in Paris were being given medical tests Friday after handling a suspicious package and reporting feeling "unwell," officials said.
One of the world's most powerful drug cartels took a major hit when soldiers killed a top kingpin in a gunbattle, and his death will likely will mean more violence as factions fight for the cocaine and methamphetamine empire that he left behind.
Vast sections of Russia were under a state of emergency Friday as more than 10,000 firefighters fought to save villages and forests from being reduced to ash and ember during the country's hottest summer on record.
A black woman who was salutatorian of her high school class gets an honorary degree from the same university that rejected her admissions application 60 years ago.
A 21-year-old New Jersey man has been sentenced to up to three months in jail for intentionally vomiting on another spectator and his 11-year-old daughter in the stands at a Philadelphia Phillies game.
An officer at the Seaside Heights, New Jersey police department confirms to UsMagazine.com that Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, 22, was arrested and released the same day.
The recovery lost momentum in the spring as growth slowed to a 2.4 percent pace, its most sluggish showing in nearly a year and too weak to drive down unemployment.
A former Swedish police chief known for his lectures on gender equality and sexual harassment was convicted on Friday of rape and other sex crimes and sent to prison.
Walt Disney Co has struck a deal to sell Miramax, the studio behind such films as "Trainspotting" and "No Country for Old Men," for more than $660 million to a group that includes construction magnate Ron Tutor and investment firm Colony Capital LLC.
A court-appointed trustee seeking to recover billions of dollars lost by Bernard Madoff filed 3 lawsuits in a bid to get back more than $30 million he said the Madoff family had invested.
A federal prosecutor said Thursday a former B-2 bomber engineer helped China design a stealth cruise missile to raise money to pay the $15,000-a-month mortgage on the mansion-like home he built on Maui's north shore.
A rare sun-like star that is both young and relatively close to Earth has been found to be harboring an even weirder object a failed star locked in a close orbit around its host, according to a new study.
A dead whale was discovered pinned to the bow of a luxury liner near Juneau, Alaska, the 3rd such incident involving the company's Alaska fleet in a decade, officials said Thursday.
Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers took to the streets, burning cars and blocking traffic, police said, in a protest against the minimum wage rate, police said.
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Craig Stammen carried a shutout into the seventh inning and the Washington Nationals roughed up Roy Oswalt in his Philadelphia debut, halting the Phillies' eight-game winning streak with an 8-1 victory Friday night.
Wade Davis shrugged off a rocky start to pitch seven innings and Matt Joyce hit a three-run homer Friday night to lead surging Tampa Bay over New York 3-2. The Rays also forced Alex Rodriguez to wait at least one more day to join the 600-home run club.
Cowboys rookie receiver Dez Bryant has been helped off the field by trainers after apparently injuring his right ankle at the end of practice.
Rick Pitino never said a woman who claimed the Louisville basketball coach got her pregnant after a one-night stand had to get an abortion but did advise she "go out of town" to get medical care, his longtime aide told a jury Friday.
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The Yankees expect to acquire Lance Berkman from the Houston Astros on Saturday and already worked out a deal to obtain outfielder Austin Kearns from the Cleveland Indians.
Turns out Miss Iowa really can pitch.
Tim Tebow is ready for the shots, both on the football field and in the locker room.
Call it training camp with a twist: plenty of old faces in new places this summer, all looking for fresh starts.
The Haskell Invitational never had it so good.
Special feature: Gregg Rosenthal and Evan Silva detail the key moves and roster spot battles, as all 32 NFL teams enter training camp.
