News Archive
April 25, 2013
April 19, 2013
BERKELEY —
In the beginning there was (some) recycling.
But there was no zero-waste target or green-department certification process. No Cal Dining sustainable-seafood certification or Green Initiative Fund. No climate-action, bicycle or water-use reduction plan. No greenhouse-gas inventory. No energy-incentive program, Power Agents or LEED-certified buildings.
March 21, 2013
Over winter break, 1,100 turn-off-the-light stickers as well as turn-off-the-light posters were put up in Residence Hall 1. Overall, through the months of January, February and March 2013, Residence Hall 1 used less energy than its twin: Residence Hall 2. While Residence Hall 1 shows a baseline of 158kW and Residence Hall 2 shows a baseline of 148 kW, Residence Hall 1 reduced energy more than Residence Hall 2 after the stickers were put up, as showed in the image below. Even the little things-like stickers-can make a difference!
Elizabeth Bailey, executive director, Energy Institute at Haas
Very little shocks me anymore. But I was shocked – SHOCKED! – to discover that one space in our house which takes up only about 5% of the floor space draws more than 20% of the KWH our house consumes in a day.
Can you guess which room this is? It is the space my family calls the “home office.”
January 31, 2013
For almost two decades, large parts of campus have taken a long break at year’s end – and taken steps during that break to curtail energy use. In recent years, this has meant lowering or shutting off heating and ventilation in some buildings and also sending reminders to staff to turn off lights and equipment.
December 11, 2012
The annual holiday energy curtailment is coming soon. Heating and ventilation will again be turned down or off on the Berkeley campus from Saturday, Dec. 22. through Tuesday, Jan. 1; faculty and staff are encouraged to stay away from campus for the duration.
Buildings scheduled for heat and ventilation curtailment can be found on the physical plant website. Normal electric service will be maintained. Last year’s curtailment saved 300,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity and 3,400 therms of steam, for costs savings of about $59,000.
November 29, 2012
In this issue of the myPower Newsletter:
- Resource Center Now Open in 192 Barrows
- 7 New Housing Buildings Added to Energy Dashboard
- Curtailment Checklist 2012
- Upcoming Power Agent Training 12/6
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September 7, 2012
July 16, 2012
In this issue of the myPower Newsletter:
- New Maximino Martinez Commons: Innovative Design
- No Stress Summer Energy Conservation Tips
- Incentive Program: Phase One Initiated
- Look Out For Reminder Stickers
- UC Berkeley: LEEDing the Way
- Featured Power Agents
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May 8, 2012
This spring myPower created the first annual Dashboard Dash contest! Participants submitted a picture of themselves in front of one of the myPower building dashboards along with one energy-saving tip to the myPower Facebook page. One winner would be chosen based off of creativity and another chosen at random from the remaining eligible entries. Check out the contest flier here!
May 3, 2012
In this issue of the myPower Newsletter:
- Sutardja Dai Hall Energy Saving Project
- myPower Tools to Check Out
- Smart Meters: Visualizing Energy Use
- Combat Vampire Power
- Enter the Dashboard Dash Contest!
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April 2, 2012
As part of the green building program for the campus, a recent renovation of a lab in Morgan Hall recently achieved LEED Gold® certification. In order to do so, the project received 7 of 12 possible energy credits – making it an interesting case study for how to achieve energy and sustainability goals for lab renovations. More information on the technical – and behavioral – aspects of the project can be found in an article written by the College of Natural Resources.
CNR Achieves LEED Gold® on the Morgan Hall Laboratory Renovation. A first for UC Berkeley!
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The first edition of myPower news contains a letter from Vice Chancellor Ed Denton, a feature on our new Energy Manager and Energy Analyst, and more.
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January 22, 2012
Let the kilowatt savings begin! UC Berkeley’s new Campus Energy Manager reported to the job on January 9, ready to start the work of establishing an Energy Office for the campus.
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