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Friday, November 11, 1988 / University Daily Kansan
Efficiency of lighting in KU buildings questioned
Safety and comfort also considerations lighting experts say By Craig Welch
One way to reduce electricity costs at the University of Kansas would be to use lightning more efficiently, a KU professor said yesterday.
Steve Hamburg, assistant professor of environmental studies, said KU could save tens of thousands of dollars by improving the efficiency of the lighting in some campus buildings. For instance, Waltz Library
"Watson has a wonderful trove of lighting problems," Hamburg said. "There is massive lighting in front of terminals and windows, and the lights in the stacks are on all the time. We could save tens of thousands of dollars on this building alone."
has lights that stay on regardless of the rooms' use.
Hamburg suggested installing switches for the lights in the Watson stacks so students and visitors could turn the lights off when the rooms were not in use.
Hamburg also said that some buildings, like Haworth Hall, had corridors which used only of its lights, while other floors used all the
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there is massive lighting in front of terminals and windows, and the lights in the stacks are on all the time. We could save tens of thousands of dollars on this building alone.'
Steve Hamburg assistant professor of environmental studies
Hamburg glanced around the sun-lit room and said that some rooms obviously didn't need as much light as others. He suggested the installation of switches on the light fixtures themselves.
available lighting. Those inconsistencies should be considered, he said. Using his office as a third example.
The switches could vary the level of lighting for different parts of a room, and after they were set, one wall switch could turn them on and off.
However, some lighting experts agree that some of Hamburg's ideas
Ron Helms, chairman of architectural engineering, said continuous lighting was a necessity in Watson for security and comfort.
"What if a woman walks into the
stacks, turns on the lights and then a rapist walks in behind her and turns them off” he asked. “If she can turn the lights on and off, then so can someone else. That’s why some University buildings don’t have switches.”
Helms also questioned the feasibility of using spot lighting in corridors.
"It could easily result in injury or a lawsuit." Helms said.
Allen Wiechert, University director of facilities planning, said that during the energy crunch of the late 1970s, lighting levels had been reduced. But, after much complaining, lighting was returned to higher levels.
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