Wasting While at Woodbury University: A Look at the Prevention of Wasted Energy

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have established initiatives that need to be taken in an attempt to sustain the planet and prevent further destruction of our home. There are some colleges and universities that are several steps ahead of others, but it seems as though many schools are beginning sustainability initiatives. One university in Burbank, California, is one of many colleges and universities that is gaining new notary as a forward thinking campus. Woodbury University is making efforts to be more efficient and provide a better environment for the students and faculty occupying the campus. A sustainable campus shows the attendees that it is possible to be sustainable and make greater efforts towards preventing the destruction of the planet. Each effort taken by a college or university to create a sustainable environment makes a difference. As the effort of the school continues, the individual victories of the school become easier to point out. It is evident upon observation, Woodbury University is indeed ...

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at all. Standard incandescent lightbulbs use more energy, and do not last as long, yet Woodbury still chooses to use them in the light fixtures of many rooms. South Hall contributed to the energy waste on campus, because each room in South Hall runs on four incandescent lightbulbs. With a total of forty-nine rooms in South Hall, there is one hundred and ninety-six incandescent lightbulbs. Bianca B (2008) stated that all the incandescent light bulbs in South Hall, “lack the aspect of conserving energy” and that the first step to energy conservation in the South Hall dormitory was the disposal of the incandescent lightbulbs, and having them replaced with energy-saving lightbulbs. Whether ...

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