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Show The Salina Sun, November 28, 1974, Page 5 HAVING A BARREL OF FUN How To Conserve Energy The Federal Energy Administration today announced a new program calling for a voluntary 25 percent reduction in the energy used for lighting, heating and cooling commercial, public and industrial buildings. Dudley E. Faver. FEA Region VIII Administrator, said the conservation plan w ill not only assist in our efforts toward and help energy curb inflation, it also will reduce operating costs for building owners and occupants. Conservation staff members from Region VIII already have begun acquainting owners and operators of major buildings area throughout the (A tootcandlc is one lumen of light per square foot produced on a surface one foot aw ay from the light source - approximately the light given off by one candle a foot from the surface.) Temperature guidelines call for no more than 68 degrees during the heating season and no less that 78 degrees on days requiring air conditioning. Exceptions for hospitals and other specialized buildings and specialized tasks within buildin the ings are contained guidelines. Faver pointed out that many buildings in use today were constructed when energy was plentiful and inexpensive, and therefore, little thought was given to energy conservation in their design. He said the federal government has documented that energy management programs in federal buildings can save 15 to 42 percent on energy usage without discomfort to employees. Case studies of these e (Colorado. Wyoming. Utah, Robert Denil Roberts This handsome little guy is Robert Denil Roberts, son of Randall and Patricia Roberts, front Aurora. He will celebrate his first birthday November 29th. Grandparents are Louis and Mayo Roundy. from Escalante; Denil and Rosemary Roberts. Arkansas; and Robert and Marian Lcichty, Washington. Winona Lcichty. from Washington, is his great grandmother. TUGBOAT, an exciting new skill game, makes every player the captain of the boat. The first skipper to move four barrels on his barge, one at a time, to the opposite dock wins in this amusing game. But, its not as easy as it looks. Brush against a buoy and youll ring a bell, ending turn. is It also a your game of skill because you're racing against a timer, the metal ball that rolls slowly down the ramp surrounding the playing area. The game, designed for two players by Marvin Glass & Associates, is manufactured by Parker Brothers. Montana. North Dakota. South Dakota! with the program and the techniques involved. Faver said. These FEA staff members are major visiting manufacturers, retailers, shopping centers, state and local governments, banks, buildng owners, and managers associations. Similar steps are being taken by the other nine FEA regional offices throughout the United States. Nationally, about 10 percent of all energy consumed is used for operating commercial. public and industrial buildings. FEA estimates that a 25 percent cut would amount to a saving of 90 billion kilowatt hours of electricity in the next more than a year's year supply for New York City. Philadelphia and Detroit bitted. This is the equivalent of 300.000 barrels of oil a day. The dollar savings to users of such a cut would total $1.35 billion. Under the conservation plan, building operators are being asked to adopt lower lighting standards and temperature adjustments, to improve light fixture maintenance, and to institute other energy saving operating methods to reduce demand for both electricity and fuels. The recommended levels arc contained in a new FEA Lighting & Therpublication. mal Operations Guidelines for Commercial, Public and Industrial Buildings." The publication suggests that illumination levels be kept at 50 footcandles at desks and other work stations, 20 footcandles in rooms and work areas, and 10 areas footcandles in such as hallways. programs are contained in another tt e vv publication, "Building Energy Reports," which also is being distributed to enable private building operators to utilize the same techniques. Public education and award programs are planned for later phases of the new effort. Faver said building operators may obtain copies of "Lighting and Thermal Operations Guidelines" and "Building Energy Reports" by w riting the Federal Energy Administration, Region VIII. P.O. Box 26247, Belntar Branch, Lakewood. Colorado - -- Its V; Time To Think About Antifreeze! No sir, it's not too early to get the antifreeze into your radia- tor. Mary Mechanic suggests you have your whole car readied for Winter now. Be road ready when the cold comes. RICHARDS 80226. TEXACO ' JOB OPENINGS IN YOUR AREA. Find out about an extra job with advancement One weekend a month. oppor-tunitic- non-wor- IT BL-2- 2 LEVER ment and the Utah Highway Patrol arc offering a new road condition information service which may save Utah motorists a lot of inconvenience this w inter. Bv dialing Utahns can receive a recorded report of current conditions on highways throughout the State by means of a unique system called "The Audichron Announcement System." The system can play recorded messages up to 56 seconds in length to some six thousand callers an hour, and can answer as many as 28 calls at the same lime. Officials in the department's Community Relations Division say the sophisticated electronic system is the quickest and most efficient wav of getting road condition informa- lion to a large number of inquiring motorists. During weekdays, information for the reports is gathered from the Highway Department's district dispatchers, who have radio contact with the snowplows and road crews in their areas. At night, and on weekends and holidays, the information is obtained from the Utah Highway Patrol weigh stations and radio dispatchers. During particularly bad weather, other sources of information are utilized, such as local sheriffs and police officials, truck drivers, and motorists. In compiling the reports, the staff members of the Highway Department's Communications and Community Relations Divisions pay close attention to the road conditions at mountain and passes, major routes, and roads leading to ski resorts and wittier recreation areas. Roads are listed in the report according to condition, and those with the worst conditions are given top priority. General road conditions throughout the State arc described by area, and roads not specifically mentioned in the report may be assumed to be in the same condition as that described for their general area. 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