So....I'll admit last week's change was an easy one to make and well I had been turning the faucet off while brushing my teeth for a while. This week we be a more difficult change to stick too.
A lot of people make New Year's Resolutions to get into shape, lose weight, etc. This week my green change will help me stay in shape as well.
2. No more elevators or escalators.
There are a few exceptions that I will lay out here. I will only take an elevator or escalator if:
- on rounds in the hospital the team is taking the elevators
*you see I am still low man on the totem pole and must follow the leader while
rounding on our patients in the hospital, but when visiting patients on my own, the
stairs it shall be
- I am climbing more than 10-12 flights of stairs, depending on the shoes I'm wearing
*Currently at UC Davis, our little home base is on the 3rd floor and the highest level is
12, so for this next month I will be taking the stairs A LOT
- I have 2 or more suitcases when traveling
Now....I did a little bit of research on the computer and sadly making this eco-friendly change is probably better for my health than for the environment. But I feel it is a step in the right direction and the idea behind it is good, also it will make me work and be conscious of this change constantly over the next month.
The following statistics I found on a few green blogs, one sited Otis elevators as the original source.
Per round trip (20 floors): 100 Wh. This is about how much a desktop computer and monitor use running for 30 minutes.
Per floor (one direction, 3 meters): 2.5 Wh. That is approximately 1/2 the amount of energy it takes to recharge a cellphone battery.
Over a lifetime that can add up to A LOT!
Strap on your sneakers and start walking - stop standing! Just imagine that music is playing under your feet as you walk!
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