The TU Braunschweig has developed a catalog of measures to reduce electricity and gas consumption. With these, we want to make our contribution to overcoming the energy crisis and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Unfortunately, we will all be forced to forego some of the amenities we have enjoyed in recent years in order to achieve this.
There is agreement in the Advisory Committee on Security of Supply appointed by the Senate that classroom teaching has a high priority for TU Braunschweig. A complete lockdown would place the problem of energy supply and energy costs solely on our employees and students. Therefore, our premise is: Despite all austerity measures, research, teaching and administration should not be affected negatively and should be maintained as long as possible. Nevertheless, cuts in everyday work and studies that will affect us all are to be expected.
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The maximum temperature in workspaces where light physical work and predominantly sedentary work is carried out (office) is 19°C.
Storage rooms, communal spaces and circulation areas where people do not stay for long are not heated. Student workplaces in foyers and corridors are not affected by these measures.
Spatial relocation of weekend courses (block courses) to two buildings on the North Campus with the aim of heating as few buildings as possible.
Restricting the opening hours of the University Library, with the aim of reducing the heating times of the energy-inefficient UB. Eliminated study spaces will be made available in more energy-efficient spaces so that sufficient study spaces are available. On weekends and during off-peak hours, the new student house, the Masch.Bau student house and rooms in Wendenring 1-4 will be available as learning spaces. The opening hours will be announced soon.
All central lecture and seminar rooms can be used as learning spaces when they are not occupied. Through a QR code, the occupancy schedule can be viewed.
Due to the extension of the closing times of the TU Braunschweig, services of the administrative facilities will not be offered in the first week of January.
Decentralised water heating systems (e.g. instantaneous water heaters or decentralised hot water tanks) will be put out of operation.
Outdoor lighting systems used for purely aesthetic reasons are switched off. TU Braunschweig’s indoor and outdoor lighting meets the legal standards for accident prevention and the duty to implement safety precautions. In part, they also serve to protect against vandalism and to ensure safety on campus. 70% of the outdoor lighting has already been replaced by LEDs.
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