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Dear Mike In our laboratory we are unable to switch off the heating on hot summer days, so we have some way to go! I am fed up with reporting it. Now we have air conditioning in Specimen Reception battling with excessive heat in the area the other side of the hatch where the radiators are red hot! Hospitals really need to get their act together as they must be wasting so much energy. Many years ago there was an initiative called QED where staff were asked for cost and energy saving ideas but there has not been anything recently at our Trust. We don't recycle much either! Pauline Ridgwell Consultant Clinical Biochemist Luton & Dunstable Hospital -----Original Message----- From: Clinical biochemistry discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Michael Addison Sent: 17 June 2009 14:25 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Energy, global warming and labs. Could labs address their needs for energy? In particular do we know where are major energy consumption is and what measures are possible to reduce demand? Can we turn off equipment not being used especially PCs? Do we need the air conditioning on all the time? (That is if you are fortunate to have it in the first place). I challenge all labs to set a target for energy reduction - might even please the bosses. Let us know what you achieve. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRQB2YXUxvY Mike Addison ------ACB discussion List Information-------- This is an open discussion list for the academic and clinical community working in clinical biochemistry. Please note, archived messages are public and can be viewed via the internet. Views expressed are those of the individual and they are responsible for all message content. ACB Web Site http://www.acb.org.uk List Archives http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html List Instructions (How to leave etc.) http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/ P Save Paper - Do you really need to print this e-mail? ********************************************************************** This e-mail is confidential and privileged. If you are not the intended recipient please accept our apologies; please do not disclose, copy or distribute information in this e-mail or take any action in reliance on its contents: to do so is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Please inform us that this message has gone astray before deleting it. The information contained in this e-mail may be subject to public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Unless the information is legally exempt from disclosure, confidentiality of this e-mail and your reply cannot be guaranteed. Thank you for your co-operation. ********************************************************************** ------ACB discussion List Information-------- This is an open discussion list for the academic and clinical community working in clinical biochemistry. Please note, archived messages are public and can be viewed via the internet. Views expressed are those of the individual and they are responsible for all message content. ACB Web Site http://www.acb.org.uk List Archives http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html List Instructions (How to leave etc.) http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/