We had an amazing Green Week and we hope you did too.<\/p>\n
Work to reduce the University\u2019s carbon emissions doesn\u2019t stop there. Over the next few weeks, we will be making improvements to how some of our buildings are heated. Many of you have spoken to our team about this issue; we have listened to what you said and we are taking action as a direct result.<\/p>\n
Getting our timing right<\/strong><\/p>\n We are adjusting the times that the heating comes on and off in our buildings, so that we\u2019re heating space when buildings are occupied. This work will happen behind the scenes, so you won\u2019t see it \u2013 you might feel the improvement though, as buildings stay warm when you need them. We\u2019re investing in making changes in fifteen buildings on Whiteknights Campus over the next few weeks to improve comfort and to cut our carbon emissions.<\/p>\n Getting in the zone<\/strong><\/p>\n As well as looking at the timer settings for our buildings, we\u2019ll be looking at where<\/strong> heating comes on. Different parts of buildings are often occupied at different times, so it\u2019s wasteful to be heating the whole space when we don\u2019t need to.<\/p>\n Taking control<\/strong><\/p>\n Some of our older heating systems are set up with just a few sensors and thermostats in a building. If you have a sensor in your office or lecture theatre, the heating will be working to provide you with the right temperature. If you\u2019re at the other end of the building to a sensor, it may be that your heating is being dictated by the temperature in a completely different area.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll be visiting a number of buildings to install additional sensors to give us better control of the heating in different spaces. During February and March, you\u2019ll see our teams in:<\/p>\n