• Recycle on a daily basis and pay attention to signs and put recycling material in correct bins.
• During the winter, use solar heat whenever possible by opening mini-blinds and curtains to the east in the morning and the south all day. Open window coverings to the west in the afternoon to capture the heat coming in. During the hot summer months, do the opposite to block the sun light from coming into your workplace and home.
• Turn the thermostat down to 60 degrees when sleeping or away at work. Keep the thermostat at 68 when you are at home during daylight hours.
• Turn off your copiers, shredders and monitors when you go home at the end of your workday.
• Carpool with people in your area. The benefits to carpooling are many, including decreasing wear and tear on your tires and car engines and saves gasoline cost and cuts down on air pollution.
For more information about various energy programs at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, contact 88th Civil Engineer Group at WPAFBEnergyOffice@us.af.mil.
See https://www.factretriever.com/energy-facts and https://www.safie.hq.af.mil.
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