Re: [GBlist] question about turning heat down

["Rush Dougherty" <RushD45@earthlink.net>]

Jan and the group,

I aplogize if it seems that I was insluting, I guess Jan did not read the
beginning of my reply where I said that I don't mean to be insulting, and I
still don't mean to be insulting. If that is your perception, so be it.

I was just wondering why someone who is teaching at a University doesn't do
some research in the library http://www.tufts.edu/source/libraries.html or
consult with either the Science and Engineering Department
http://ase.tufts.edu/its.asp?

And just to be real picky, Jan, the question asked by Anja is

>How much should one turn down the heat at night: It it true that it is
>better not to lower the heat by more than 10 degrees (eg. to 58 from
>68), because it would take more energy to heat the rooms back up (say
>fom 50 to 68)?

So where, Jan, in your response is your answer???

How much should one turn down the heat at night?

You have a good day.
Rush




----- Original Message -----
From: "Jan Fillinger" <janfillinger@jb.com>
To: "Anja Kollmuss" <anja.kollmuss@tufts.edu>
Cc: <greenbuilding@crest.org>
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: [GBlist] question about turning heat down


> The answer, as you may have gathered from the somewhat insulting
> comments, is that you will save energy if you don't heat the rooms while
> nobody is in the space.  Heating or lighting unoccupied spaces is
> wasteful.  There are of course more complex issues associated with this
> question, such as how long the space will be unoccupied.  Turning off
> the heat, air-conditioning, fluorescent lights, HID lights, or computers
> for only one hour of absence might not be economical for some of the
> equipment in the long run.  But for anything approaching two or more
> hours of off-time, the general consensus is that energy savings do will
> outweigh the wear and tear on the equipment.
>
> Jan Fillinger
>
>
> Rush Dougherty wrote:
>
> >I don't mean to flame or be insulting, but I find this a very strange
> >question from someone who is teaching a class....
> >
> >Especially when I see a isp like tufts.edu which has a
> >http://www.tufts.edu/source/libraries.html and also a
> >http://ase.tufts.edu/its.asp
> >
> >Makes one think about the quality of education today...
> >Rush
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Anja Kollmuss" <anja.kollmuss@tufts.edu>
> >To: <greenbuilding@crest.org>
> >Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 8:51 AM
> >Subject: [GBlist] question about turning heat down
> >
> >
> >>I teach environmental classes and I run into this question again and
> >>again:
> >>
> >>How much should one turn down the heat at night: It it true that it is
> >>better not to lower the heat by more than 10 degrees (eg. to 58 from
> >>68), because it would take more energy to heat the rooms back up (say
> >>fom 50 to 68)?
> >>
> >>Can someone explain this to me?
> >>Thanks so much!
> >>--Anja
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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>
>


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