Generally even if we do not notice, our actions are tend to be causes of carbon footprints. In our home, dorms or universities, we cause energy consumption indeed excessive use of energy especially electric energy.
The first problem which i observed in AGU is automatic doors. It spends lots of electric energy due to students, academicians, instructors, office workers. Even if only one person passes from these doors, they are opened and closed. So, they cause consumption of more than enough energy then increase carbon footprints.
The second problem about ecological problem is automatic dryers in toilets . Sometimes, they run spontaneously when there is no any person. It efforts to dry even if it is one person’s hand.
Another problem which leads to carbon footprint is lights which are turned on in unnecessary places in steel building and warehouse. Actually places except the common study areas and architecture studios are not open after working hours but sometimes in classes and somewhere lights are open. It is the major problem in terms of the amount of carbon footprint.
Also, if i mention about heaters, in AGU, in some places where there are no students , air conditioning, heaters are open.
In my dorm, for 24 hours in study rooms the lights and warmers are open. It is possible to say, there is a waste of energy. In addition washing machines are not closed completely. In other words, they are always plugged in.
All of these things are far away energy efficiency. They are so closed to be reasons of ecolocigal footprints. They cause to be released greenhouse gases into air.
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