{"id":17548,"date":"2025-11-10T10:31:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T10:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/sustainability\/?p=17548"},"modified":"2025-11-26T08:29:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T08:29:24","slug":"lights-out-support-our-energy-waste-reduction-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/sustainability\/2025\/11\/10\/lights-out-support-our-energy-waste-reduction-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Lights out: support our energy waste reduction campaign!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lights are often left on in unoccupied areas across our campuses, both during the normal working day and out of hours.<\/p>\n

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In some cases, there are valid reasons for this such as health and safety (e.g. on stairwells). However, in many instances the lights could be turned off without negatively impacting anyone. Therefore, saving energy, money and carbon emissions.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the aim?<\/strong><\/h6>\n

The Sustainability Team and Sustainability Champions across the university are running a campaign this autumn and winter which seeks to change individual behaviours and the culture across the university.<\/p>\n

The campaign aims to ensure that lighting is only on when and where needed by making switching off when last to vacate a space the norm.<\/p>\n

How do we seek to achieve this?<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Whilst switching off the lights sounds simple, early discussions have highlighted barriers to switching off lights in areas.<\/p>\n

As well as encouraging everyone to switch off the lights when not needed, our proposed approach also includes seeking to:<\/p>\n