Spring Break
Campus Village officials work to reduce energy
Jovanni Colisao
Issue date: 9/25/07 Section: News
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"Hopefully students will be willing to help with the use of energy consumption by using our bulbs we will be giving out," Isaacson said.
"According to figures, the consumption of electricity has decreased slightly since last summer of 2006," Isaacson said. "PG&E does partner with the university to retrofit the lighting in on-campus buildings."
Installing compact fluorescent bulbs in Campus Village buildings, contributed to this decrease, he said.
However, students in Campus Village don't believe in conserving energy because it is already included in housing fees, said Tope Falowo, a freshman electrical engineering major.
"No one saves light or energy in Campus Village because students don't have to pay any electrical bills," Falowo said. "Personally, I don't like using lights, but every room I pass by, their lights are on."
"If I lived on my own and I was struggling to pay the bills, I would conserve all the energy that I could possibly save," Falowo said. "But if living in Campus Village includes energy already, then why shouldn't I leave my television on while I go to sleep?"
Isaacson said that San Jose State and the CSU system work with PG&E to reduce the demand for electricity and total electricity use by installing new lighting products.
Lighting and electronic equipment including computers, laundry facilities and kitchen appliances use the majority of energy in Campus Village, Isaacson said.
"In terms of energy as a whole, the heating ventilation and air conditioning consume a large amount of electricity," Isaacson said.
One student said energy consumption is not a concern for her because she is already paying for it her living environment.
"I don't believe in conserving energy because I pay to be here, therefore I can do whatever I want with the energy I use," said Angelisa Ross, a freshman sociology major. "Even my roommates leave their lights on because they're not paying for energy usage every month."
Isaacson encourages students to turn off lights when not in use, and said other equipment such as computers should be put on standby instead of turning them off and on when not in use.
Students should make use of daylight as much as possible, and leave shutters open, Isaacson said.
In addition, Isaacson warns students that they also should not leave their heating on air conditioning devices on at the same because it consumes twice the amount of energy.
"Students should also close all windows and doors when using heating and air conditioning appliances to conserve the use of energy, and lastly to leave lights off when students are not in their rooms," he said.
Isaacson's advice to help consume the least amount of energy as a whole is to monitor any waste of electricity as much as possible to help not only Campus Village, but also SJSU's campus in general.
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