If your office, lab, or workstation will be vacant for even one day during the upcoming holiday break, please take the following actions to reduce campus energy consumption.

• Close your windows
• Close curtains, lower blinds
• Turn off and unplug your computer and monitor
• Shut off power strips
• Unplug all appliances not plugged into power strips, including speakers, copiers, fax machines, coffee makers, microwave and toaster ovens, water coolers, etc.
• Leave refrigerators plugged in, or defrost and clean before unplugging
• Shut fume hood sashes (in labs)
• Leave your thermostat at its normal setting. Building thermostats and radiators are monitored by the FM Energy Management Center, no localized adjustments are needed
• Tightly turn off faucets and report any leaks to FM work control 360-650-3420
• Turn off your lights
• Remind students and colleagues to power down before leaving campus
• Turn off lights and shut windows in unoccupied rooms