Can you talk about Housing Services’ green initiatives, such as Reduce and Recycle and Energy Conservation?
A. We replaced all the laundry equipment last year with ENERGY STAR equipment. It uses less water. We replaced all of the showerheads over the summer with ones that use less water. As we renovate buildings, we install lower water use toilets and we focus on how windows and heating and air conditioning systems can be more energy efficient. We’ve started to see some decrease in utility usage just through those initiatives. Through Facilities, we’re starting to meter buildings and they want to start publishing the electrical and utility use. We agreed to pay for the energy metering system in at least the three high rises that have been renovated. In any building we renovate in the future, we want to make sure [the metering system] is there so we can not only be more conscious of the energy we’re using, but also educate the students and let them have a hand in being more responsible. Q. If you could give one piece of advice to students regarding housing, what would it be? A. Being the on-c
