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9 <br />Orange County Page 1 of 4-0 <br />Effective: JulaRuary 1, 201386 <br />4. Auxiliary Heating and Cooling Sources <br />Personal portable space heaters are not allowed because of their excessive energy <br />consumption, fire code and safety issues. If a room is not consistently within the <br />heating /air conditioning set -point range, Asset Management P blie Werl% should be <br />notified through the established work order system so that the problem can be <br />addressed. If building conditions are such that acceptable temperatures cannot be <br />achieved by the HVAC system, P bliG werk Asset Management Services- takes <br />necessary measures to resolve /rectify. If auxiliary heating or fans are required, <br />°„h';^ WerU °Asset Management Services will provide these. <br />5. Night, Weekend and Holiday Temperature Set -backs <br />The heating temperatures are set to 60 degrees for all buildings for periods when <br />buildings are not normally occupied. The air conditioning temperatures are set to <br />80 degrees when buildings are not normally occupied. Normal occupancy for most <br />buildings is from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. This means that from 7:30 a.m., until 6:00 <br />p.m., the temperature will be within the set points defined in Item H2 above. <br />Note: Exceptions to the set backs are made for those functions that must remain <br />operational during these periods such as for night meetings, Emergency <br />Management ands the Jail. Also some buildings have unique requirements for <br />longer start up times to reach heating or cooling set points. <br />If a building has complete digital control, and individual zone or office temperature <br />control, occupants will be able to override the schedule to provide heating /cooling <br />for their office at any time, for a limited period (typically two hour intervals). <br />I. Lighting Policy <br />1. Office and conference room lights are to be turned off whenever rooms are likely to <br />be unoccupied for more than 15 minutes. <br />2. Each department or agency shall assign an employee to turn off common area <br />lighting other than corridor lights at the end of the business day. Lights are to be <br />turned off even if it is anticipated that cleaning ^� 1QCa Leda aT staff will soon be in the <br />area. <br />3. Clean ingiaf staff are responsible for turning on lights on an "as needed" basis <br />while working; that is, turning on lights only while an office or room is being cleaned, <br />and turning lights off as soon as cleaning has been completed. Cleaning dial <br />staff turns off corridor and related lighting prior to leaving the building at the <br />completion of cleaning. <br />