Better Energy Savings Today

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Better Energy Savings Today  
The B.E.S.T. Tips
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Table of Contents  
Introduction The Sustainability Office pg
3 Basic Buck Savers Innovation Station pg
4 Bright Ideas pg 5 Power Plays pg 6 Kitchen
Conservation pg 7 Give a Little to Get A
Lot 10 Bucks or Less pg 8 Less Than Dinner and
a Movie pg 9 Home Improvement pg 9    
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The Sustainability Office
This collection of tips is a compilation of ideas
that folks from different departments submitted.
Check out what your co-workers suggest when it
comes to saving energy at work and at home. It
will be a cold winter so keep warm while being
energy wise.
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____________________ The Sustainability Office
was created in January 2008 to coordinate energy
conservation for the Cities internal operations.
Our goal is to reduce our energy usage a total of
80 by the year 2050! The way we track this is
through measuring our Carbon Footprint. Together
we will reduce energy usage 2 each year from
here on out. Think about what you can do to help
and talk with you supervisor about your ideas to
use less energy at work.
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BASIC BUCK SAVERS

• INNOVATION STATION Most Creative Tips
• ( for home and work)
• 1. Snuggle more, use the heat less
• 2. Change work schedules to be more compatible
  with the bus schedules
• 3. Use a solar cloths dryer (aka cloths line)
• 4. Trim trees from blocking south facing windows
  to let the sunshine in
• 5. Try the canine/feline heating system (aka
  snuggling with your pooch or kitty)
• 6. Spend more time in public places or at friends
  homes

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BASIC BUCK SAVERS
BRIGHT IDEAS - Open the blinds and let the
sunshine in when it is cold outside pull
curtains closed - Remove some bulbs from
chandeliers or overhead office lighting or only
flip one light switch - You guessed it turn off
lights when you leave the room - Use lower
wattage task lighting instead of multi bulb over
head lighting  
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BASIC BUCK SAVERS

• POWER PLAYS
• - Use print preview to only print once and
  print double sided
• - Leave thermostat no higher than 68 in with
  winter and 73 in the summer
• - Plug several appliances into a power strip then
  turn off the whole thing when unneeded
• - Use the TV timer so you dont wake up to
  infomercials at 3 AM
• Make sure your water heater is set no higher than
  130 degrees
• Always clean the lint trap in your dryer to
  ensure it runs efficiently
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BASIC BUCK SAVERS
KITCHEN CONSERVATION  

• - Hand wash dishes
• Cook with two small pots on one stove eye
• - After youre done baking keep the door a-jar to
  use up the left over heat

- Dont open the door when baking, use the light
to sneak peaks
  
- Turn off the heat dry function on the
dishwasher and open the door to air dry
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GIVE A LITTLE TO GET A LOT

• 10 BUCKS OR LESS
• Change to Compact Fluorescent Lights
• Insulate your windows with plastic sheeting and
  try electric switch sealers
• Adhere weather stripping to drafty doors and
  windows
• - Change filters on your HVAC system regularly
• Install faucet aerators
• - Collect rain and shower water in buckets 

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GIVE A LITTLE TO GET A LOT
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Have more tips? Send them along!
Maggie Ullman City of Asheville Sustainability
Office MUllman_at_ashevillenc.gov www.AshevilleNC.gov
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