Switch off for Christmas
Staff are reminded to make efforts to help save energy during the University’s festive season closure.
In order to help the University cut costs as well as carbon emissions, staff should remember to switch off lights and equipment before leaving the office.
Simple steps
Specifically, employees are reminded to:
- switch off all lights, including Christmas decorations, if you are the last to leave a building or room
- shut down or switch your computer to ‘sleep’ mode – most can be switched off, but check with your local IT support
- switch off monitors and printers, and turn off at the socket if not being remotely accessed
- ensure no equipment is left on standby and unplug all non-essential items
- turn off kitchen hot-water boilers
- close the sash on fume cupboards if they need to continue running
- close windows and doors
Remote access
Staff are also encouraged to activate Wake on LAN for remote access to work-based PCs in ‘hibernate’ mode.
Information Services provides guidance on how to do this.
