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My campaign "Use Dimmer and Save Energy" in our building |
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by Arushi Madan | 13-11-2014 17:36
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I would like to share with you my personal observation followed by my small initiative which I turned into campaign to save energy.
I have been staying in our building for last 11 years. The lights in corridors are always on-day or night. As the buildings in such residential areas are very compact , air tight so sunlight does not fall enough on corridors . That?s why light is needed in corridors even in day times. I have noticed that in nights 11 pm or even later when teher is hardly any activity (sleeping times) , full intensity lights are on. I kept wondering ?Isn?t it wastage of energy??. But what could I have done to save it. I discussed with my parents that it?s very painful to see full lights on all 24 hours. I tried switching off light in day time around 11AM etc but it gets very dark due to no sunlight. So it was clear that light is must as people keep coming & going through corrridors. What else can be done? I used to think of it often. Some people come back home late in nights either after overtime from work or after partying etc so even in nights we can?t switch off corridor lights.
Then we decided to meet our building watchman to discuss. When we told him about it , we were shocked to hear from him what we should have known on the 1st day we entered our building. He showed us semicircular lights ( or we may call them dimmers) which should ideally be switched on after 10 pm as in night few people pass through the corridor so low intensity light /dimmer could be enough there saving energy. These dimmers are on corridors of all the 11 floors of our building. Then my obvious question was why is this dimmer not being used ? He told that initially he used to switch off the main lights and switch these dimmers on after 10 pm but people used to still switch on the main lights thereby keeping both main and dimmer lights on leading to wastage of energy. So he stopped switching this dimmer on. I took this task in my hand , accepted it as my new mission or campaign and assured our watchman that I would spread it?s awareness , would make people know that this facility exists and it should be used to save energy.
Me and my parents decided to take the ownership of this task(switching off the main lights & switching on the dimmers after 10pm). Sun-Tuesday was my duty , Wed-Thursday was my dad?s and Fri-Sat was my Mum?s duty to go to each of the 11 floors at 10pm , switch off the main light and switch on these low watt lights or dimmers. Our duty also included waking up at 5 AM , checking if still dimmers are on and eventually switching main lights on at 5AM. Most of the days we saw all ok but few times we noticed that main lights are also switched on while the dimmers are on means people carelessly switched on main light without even the need. Few people called watchman to report it as a failure of light system because they felt low intensity light. Then watchman told them about dimmers(instead of main light) being intentionally on after 10 pm to save energy.
As next step , I thought of spreading it?s awareness so that more and more people know about it . So whoever we were meeting in the lift , we told them about this dimmer as a way to save energy. Me & my parents try to talk about it to whoever we meet on the way within our building and have been telling them to tell their neighbours . I am quite satisfied that most of the residents in our building are now aware of this simple way of saving some energy.
I also pasted a A4 size notice near the dimmer on all floors saying ? Please switch on this dimmer after 10pm every night to save energy? . I have also tried to do awareness sessions by gathering the residents (whoever I could) on each floor and showed them the dimmer and their co-operation in saving energy.
So far me and my parents are still doing our duty , ensuring main lights off and dimmers on after 10pm. Some people may say that this is not my job , this is watchman?s job but if watchman was determined enough to save energy , we would all have known about dimmer?s existence by now. The very fact that I being one of the oldest residents of this building, was not aware of this dimmer , proves that watchman gave up easily not caring much for energy wastage. It is all of our responsibility towards Mother Earth , towards conserving resources. Honestly speaking , I find it very satisfying to do it . Such small small things together contribute to big savings .
Let?s be the change to see the change we want.
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36 Comments
Hello arushi
I hope you are doing well
Great report
Thank you so much for this report
Keep writing
Green cheers
Regards
Asmita Gaire
Posted 30-05-2020 20:25
Thanks Bhawana and we should not hesitate from starting at grass root level . We all should have "Let me" attitude rather than "Why me".
Posted 17-11-2014 15:09
Small act can bring big difference.... we need to initiate from the grass root level and in turn, it ultimately spread across the globe... Well done Arushi !! keep sharing
Posted 16-11-2014 20:36
Yes , definitely Cong lee. By using this dimmer /low watt light for 7 hours every night would definitely save power/energy consumption. My next step is to get into details in terms of monetary savings. Thanks for your query.
Posted 16-11-2014 14:55
That's really nice, Arushi Madan. Thank you for your shares. Now, I see how important the role of technology is to energy saving and environment protecting. Does this method save more money? How much?
Posted 16-11-2014 09:30
Thanks Mohit for your warm comments and praises. It's really a satisfying feeling if our works inspire others.
Posted 15-11-2014 15:25
You've got it right , Emina,. If we do our individual bit , it may guide and inspire others to do the same and eventually Earth would be saved , global warming can be mitigated and our future generations can enjoy the natural beauties and clean air. At times , we need to remove the feeling of "Why me" and should go for "Let me". Thanks for reading my report.
Posted 15-11-2014 15:24
Wow Arushi!really very effective campaign to save energy.You in true sense doing hard work to bring the change we want to see in the world by doing small acts like these.I like the way you inspire your community members to play their part in bringing the change.
Posted 15-11-2014 14:54
If we do this individually, maybe we can set an example for the people in our environment
Posted 15-11-2014 09:24
Thanks Sadam for your generous comments.
Posted 15-11-2014 03:59
Great job and efforts you are doing Arushi . Keep it up dear because you are a responsible girl and inspiration for all of us .
Posted 15-11-2014 01:05
Thanks Mary. All of us are trying to put in our best efforts to bring positive environmental change and that's the whole objective of bring in this common forum.
Posted 14-11-2014 21:18
Thanks Swathy , I like the title"Green Queen" you gave me :-)
Posted 14-11-2014 21:17
Thanks Christy , your comments are always very motivating.
Posted 14-11-2014 21:15
I am amazed! You are truly putting a lot of effort in spreading environmental awareness to your community, and this activity has not only saved you and your neighbors a considerable amount of money, it also saved our mother earth. Continue to do great things, Arushi! :)
Posted 14-11-2014 19:03
We do follow this in school, where we never have any light on, just the windows open. And it is quite remarkable that we cut down on 10% of the total energy consumption in six months, which even large firms and corporate companies have not been able to achieve through eco-friendly equipment!
Posted 14-11-2014 18:06
Congratulations to the 'Green Queen' for coming up with innovative campaigns every time!
Posted 14-11-2014 17:55
Great work done, Arush! I feel so proud of you :D
You do big environmental awareness events but these types of small actions are also really meaningful and lovely. I really liked this activity. And the blah blah tshirt is also lovely too, haha.
Again, you did a truly great and lovely job!!
Posted 14-11-2014 17:43
Thanks Unmesh .
Posted 14-11-2014 17:07
Very good initiative Arushi...small actions speaks louder than all the speeches...
Posted 14-11-2014 17:03
Thanks Praveena. Small actions make big impact.
Posted 14-11-2014 16:00
Thanks Alina.
Posted 14-11-2014 15:59
Thanks Wilfandi. Yes , Energy is the need of life and it's wastage should be of concern to all . If people are not aware or have not yet woken up , it's the duty of ambassadors like us to make them aware.
Posted 14-11-2014 15:59
You have done great . I mean the little steps is what we need to progress into a better society . A society with deep environmental knowledge and stop being oblivious to it . Your effort on this is worth praising . Well done Arushi :D
Posted 14-11-2014 12:31
Simple yet powerful act.Well done Arushi. :)
Posted 14-11-2014 10:20
You did a great job Arushi. Energy is indeed an issue of all humans and I'm glad to know that there are still people like you who have visions towards a better world.
Posted 14-11-2014 04:40
Simple acts Big Impact
Posted 14-11-2014 01:24
Thanks Rahul.
Posted 13-11-2014 22:46
Well done Arushi!!! Rspect to your effort !!!
Saving means future earning.
Posted 13-11-2014 21:16
Thanks Rohan. You are right energy saved is energy earned.
Posted 13-11-2014 20:22
Yes Wulan , Small acts put together can generate big impacts.
Posted 13-11-2014 20:19
Thanks Jekk for your encouraging words. Yes, small efforts together sum upto big savings.
Posted 13-11-2014 20:17
Well done Arushi. Keep it up.
You are managing such responsible projects coping with your studies, it is really applaudable.
Energy Saved is energy earned.
Posted 13-11-2014 20:00
Your small action can lead a big impact
Posted 13-11-2014 19:56
By the way, I like what you said- "Such small small things together contribute to big savings ." This is very true!
Posted 13-11-2014 19:05
Wow. Arushi, this is such a powerful campaign in saving the energy. The way you inform and open the eyes of the people about the proper usage and consumption of energy is such a great job! I applause you on that. Continue your campaign together with your friends and organizations. Nice report Arushi!
Posted 13-11-2014 19:05