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Green issues in government buildings, walking the walk

  • 21-04-2008 1:19pm
    #1
    souter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 634 ✭✭✭


    I'm struggling to get a cycle rack installed at the large government agency where I work. I gave up trying to switch off lights on fully glazed south facing stairwell. There was a bit of hooha on the news recently about the amount of bottled water consumed by DCC and other govt depts.
    It's getting increasingly embarassing watching the Greens biting the pillow in government partnership - could they not even try a cheap (tick, actually it would save money if someone was tasked with switching off unneccessary lights etc), public (tick), largely meaningless (tick) initiative such as requiring green issue representatives in all govt buildings?

    Much like health and safety reps, but going around switching off lights and PCs instead of saving people from death by hot tea.

    Rant over.


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  • #2
    blackbox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,921 ✭✭✭blackbox


    ...sure aren't they going to ban lightbulbs!

    problem solved!


  • #3
    maniac101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 233 ✭✭maniac101


    souter wrote: »
    could they not even try a cheap (tick, actually it would save money if someone was tasked with switching off unneccessary lights etc), public (tick), largely meaningless (tick) initiative such as requiring green issue representatives in all govt buildings?
    There's an EU directive that requires that the energy efficiency of public sector buildings improves by 1.5% every year for the next 9 years, so they're going to have to start switching off those lights from now on. I don't know what it's like to work in the public sector, but what happens if you make that suggestion to your bosses?


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