*YOUR NAME*, *Your role* Summer Campaign *YOUR NAME*, *Your role* You can introduce yourself as the Energy Coordinator for your area, and briefly explain what an Energy Coordinator does. For example, being an Energy Coordinator involves: Being a point of contact. Make people aware of your role, offer the opportunity for people to come to you with their energy saving ideas and pass on energy-saving communications to your colleagues. Carrying out an Energy Walkaround. Identify energy saving opportunities in your department by carrying out a simple audit of current energy practices and reviewing how everybody can help save energy. We recommend this to be done 2-4 times a year. Inducting new staff. Make new staff aware of sustainability practices in your department to help establish positive energy saving behaviours and habits from the start. Encouraging others. Make people think about what they do and don’t need to leave switched on. Creating a sustainability notice board. Share university progress, projects and statistics with staff and invite others to join the Energy Coordinator network. Creating an Energy Responsibility Plan with your colleagues covering all the main areas and key equipment. It should include a rota for switching things off at the end of the day. Spreading the word. Since everybody needs to take responsibility to save energy, we can provide materials to help you tell others. 

Did you know?... The University sets temperature standards for room heating and cooling. We aim to keep room temperatures between 21 - 22°C, and no higher than 28°C. During the colder seasons (September-May) we aim for a room temperature of 21 - 22°C.  In the summer, cooling is usually only considered if temperatures frequently rise above 28°C.

Total carbon emissions in 2015/16 Heating our buildings over the summer is often unnecessary, and wastes energy. Total carbon emissions in 2015/16 Energy is the number one cause of carbon pollution at the University of Edinburgh. This wastes energy, and energy is the number one cause of carbon pollution at the University of Edinburgh.

Energy also costs our institution over £18 million per year. This is money that could instead be invested in education, research, or infrastructure. Energy also costs the University over £18 million per year. This money could instead be invested in education, research, or improving our infrastructure.

You can help by completing a number of small actions over the summer.

Check your room temperature. Request a free thermometer by visiting: switch/temperature Monitor whether your room stays within the University’s guideline range. Check your room temperature. You can request a free thermometer to check the temperature of your room. By monitoring this thermometer, you can see whether the temperature reg.ularly rises over 28°C in the summer, or drops below 19°C in the cooler months (September to May)

Turn your Heating to Frost Prevention Often shown as a snowflake This is also a good opportunity to check whether your heaters are working effectively. Turn your heating to frost prevention By doing this, you will not waste energy. This is a good opportunity to also check whether your heaters are working correctly. If you find a fault then report this to your designated fault reporter.

Find out how to cool your space efficiently. The actions you should take to cool your room depends on a number of factors. Find out how to cool your space efficiently If your room is too warm, then make sure you are taking the most appropriate action to cool down. If your location has air-conditioning, closing the doors may help to cool the space quicker. If your location does not have air-conditioning, then opening doors or windows to allow a breeze through may be the most suitable option for you.

More information available at: switch.ac/summer Questions? More information available at: switch.ac/summer Answer any questions, and direct colleagues to the summer campaign webpage: switch.ac/info