Last year, I lived in the freshman dorm, Calvert. Trinity just renovated those dorms and my class was the first ones to live in them. With new beds and desks, Trinity greatly improved the dorms. With all the great renovations, there was one flaw. As Trinity was trying to help with the green movement, they implemented automatic light switches in the Calvert rooms and bathroom to save electricity. They figured that even if students forget to turn off the lights, they would switch off automatically. Though their mind set in the right place, the result did the opposite. In the bathrooms, they did not put a light switch, so the bathroom light would stay on for a long time. As a result, rather than saving electricity, it was doing the opposite. I feel like Trinity should go back and correct this because I remember even if you were just passing through the bathroom; the lights would stay on forever. By implementing a light switch, it would not inconvenient anyone but rather save a lot of electricity. The rooms not only had automatic lights but also had a light switch to save energy. So in conclusion, one more way that Trinity can continue going green without inconveniencing their students is by implementing a light switch in the Calvert bathrooms to save electricity and energy.
light switch by Maya Ravishankar is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
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