Energy Efficiency
Together with our efforts to reduce our use of electricity, we are moving toward cleaner energy.
- Energy – saving methods
The Vice President for Administrative Affairs has established a campaign approved by the University President to reduce electricity consumption. This includes prohibiting the use of any non-official electrical equipment or appliances, scheduling appropriate air-conditioning usage, and turning off and unplugging all devices when not in use. By taking these simple steps, we can reduce our electricity consumption and help protect our environment.
- Creating Greener Structures
The Infrastructure Development Office of the NwSSU has Implemented plans and design to incorporate cost-cutting measures within the university. To achieve this, they have implemented the use of LED lighting in place of traditional light bulbs and fluorescent lamps, as LED consumes substantially less energy with the same lumens output. Inclusion of a glass façade or curtain walls into the building design to be installed with solar panels, while street lights are solar powered too. These strategies result in instant savings on energy and lighting costs, while also helping to reduce the university’s carbon footprint.
Source: Office Memorandum No. 1. S.2017 & Office Memorandum No. 01, Series of 2023
Conversing Water
NwSSU is committed to its sustainability efforts even being located at the heart of the city. With a planned transition form sourcing water from a water supply company to utilizing alternative sources. This move will reduce the university’s reliance on an outsource provider, resulting in cost-savings and an environmentally friendly campus.
- Ways to Save Water
An approved administrative directive to be implemented on campus to help university is to ensure that faucets are properly turned-off before leaving the office. In addition, newly built facilities and proposed plans and designs for new infrastructure projects are associated with the provision of under-tank (cistern) for rainwater collection, utilization of accessible deep well water source, and high-quality plumbing fixtures to withstand prolonged use breaking and leaking. And to upgrade the existing water layout for water closet and plants watering it is connected to natural rainwater source.
Source: Office Memorandum No. 01. S.2017 & Office Memorandum No. Series of 2013