[4eyes] "Off hours" in Elings

[Matthew Turk]

Foglab denizens: please see the note below from Bob Hanson, and let Tobias
and me know if you see any problems/issues for the lab. I'm not sure what
dampers and re-heat valves are, and I don't know if we have a thermostat in
the lab. But if this means the lab will be freezing when there are people
working late at night, we should speak up.

	Matthew

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Hanson [mailto:bhanson at cnsi.ucsb.edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 10:49 AM
To: Laura Crowley; Sean Fraer; Holly Woo; Mark Cornish; Jerry Hu; Youli Li;
Susanne Meyer; Dave Bothman; Peter Duda; Brian Stahl; Hongjun Zhou; Jayna
Jones; Nelly Traitcheva; Mary Baum; Mingfeng Wang; Daniel Morse; Tom Soh;
Claudia Gottstein; Craig Hawker; Megan Valentine; Jamie Thomson; Luke
Theogarajan; Michael Chabinyc; Chris Palmstrom; Fred Wudl; David Awschalom;
Holly Woo; George Legrady; Marcos Novak; JoAnn Kuchera-Morin; Matthew Turk;
Marko Peljhan; Curtis Roads; Frank Doyle; Scott Grafton
Subject: Energy Efficiency Measure

  As some of have no doubt heard over the years, Elings Hall consumes a 
tremendous amount of energy - one of the top three or four on campus. 
One energy reduction idea is to reduce the present 24/7 programming that 
maintains the buildings HVAC conditions - more than a third of the 
current energy budget for the building is in HVAC. The proposal is to 
shift to an "unoccupied mode" in general use and office spaces during 
off hours - off hours being tentatively defined as starting around 10pm 
to midnight, and ending around 5am to 7am. And, Unoccupied Mode being 
defined as closing dampers and re-heat valves.

Our observation is that such spaces are rarely occupied during these 
times. Most laboratories are not being considered due to the nature of 
those activities. However, if you are responsible for a lab which you 
know to not require open dampers or re-heat valves on a 24/7 basis, 
please let me know as soon as possible.

No changes are scheduled at this time, but preparations are being made. 
Please let me know your thoughts, pro or con, regarding this proposal at 
your earliest convenience.

Regards,
Bob

-- 
Bob Hanson
Building Manager / Nanostructures Cleanroom Manager
California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI)
Elings Hall, Room 3233
University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6105
tel: (805) 893-4631; fax: (805) 893-6132