Energy Auditing Workshop at HSU

Green Campus, Schatz Energy Research Center, and HSU Extended Education are presenting "Greening our Campus: An Introduction to Energy Auditing" - an energy auditing workshop on the HSU campus. The workshop will focus on institutional and office energy auditing, and is geared towards beginning intermediate auditors. The workshop is being offered either for credit (ENGR 280) or as non-credit (EENC 013). Please check out our flyer for more information. The flyer is in PDF format, so you'll need a PDF reader () to view it. To register, call Extended Education at (707) 826-3731 or visit them online.

Green Campus goes to the HOP!

Green Campus HSU was at every single HOP (Humboldt Orientation Program) during the summer thanks to Kale, Jamila, and Sarah. The PCs were there to educate incoming students on the importance of energy efficiency in the fight against anthropogenic climate change and the need for our university to cut costs. Kale, Jamila, and Sarah spoke with dozens of incoming students and their families over the course of six HOP tabling events, and explained how energy efficiency is an easy and effective way for all of us to decrease our personal carbon footprints as well as the carbon footprint of the university community. A side note: Sarah is seen holding the "Phantom Load" interactive display that was built last semester by Natural Resource Interpretation students at HSU. The display explains the concept of phantom loads - many appliances and devices in our homes, classrooms, offices, and businesses drain electricity (and money) even when they are off. For more information on phantom loads, visit the wikipedia entry on Standby Power, and find out how to cut phantom loads at Mother Earth News.