In your office
Here are some advices to reduce your energy consumption in your office:
- Turn off the devices which do not need to be used (Computers, kettle, coffee machine, printers...)
- Turn off the multi-sockets and unplug chargers of electrical outlets if it is not necessary
- Turn off air conditioning and heating when leaving and do not heat to much
- Privilege a fan over air conditioning
- Turn off lights
Into the lab
You will find habits here to take to reduce your energy consumption in the lab:
- Completely close as soon as possible the windows of your fumehood
- Defrost regularly the refrigerators and freezers
- Turn off unnecessary devices. Do not leave devices on all day, but only when you really need them (Vacuum pump, magnetic stirrers, chillers, rotary evaporator, UV lamps...)
- Close water tap as soon as you do not need to condensate vapors anymore (think about using air condensers such as CondenSyn® or Findenser™)