Acting President David Harris and the UNM Sustainability Committee are promoting winter break utilities conservation through the recently announced Winter Setback Program. This program identifies buildings whose temperature ranges can be lowered during the 12 consecutive days the university will be closed during winter break.
The UNM Physical Plant Department area managers are taking into consideration critical activities that must maintain a strict temperature range and have identified the following 15 buildings that will have their temperature lowered from Dec. 22, 2006 through Jan. 2, 2007 to the nighttime setting of 60 degree Fahrenheit.
They include: Bratton Hall, Dane Smith Hall, Lobo Center, the new portion of Continuing Education, Tow Diehm, Domenici Hall (MIND Institute portion remains at normal temperature), Health Science and Services Building (HSSB), Research Incubator Building (RIB), Manzanita, Technology Education Center (TEC), Parish Library, Student Services, Carlisle Gym, CERIA and Hibben Center (except for AHU-1).
Should you need to have heat increased in a room when you are working there, please call the UNM Police at 277-2241 to request heat in your specific area of the building. The goal is to save as much natural gas as possible. Last year UNM’s annual heating costs exceeded $6 million. Actions like lowering thermostats can not only save money for the university, but will also allow UNM to engage in sustainable practices.