by Danielle BrownLaura Barnes, from left, and Tim Lindsey meet our class at Illinois Sustainable Technology Center. Photo by Maggie McPhillips.
Energy is one of the most expensive resources we use, yet it is also a resource we tend to waste quite often. Well, located at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana lies the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC). The ISTC is here to help us with our terrible waste habits, which is a global problem.
Energy inefficiency is a common flaw of the world. People always tend to go with the lowest bidder, but in the long run may end up spending more money while using too much energy. Problems like these are the ISTC’s specialty. Their goal is to help organizations discover the problems of being wasteful.
According to the ISTC, the problem of being wasteful starts with the system. “The key to sustainability is the development and implementation of better systems,” said Tim Lindsey, a representative of the ISTC. In a class visit to the center, Lindsey pointed out that the ISTC works to find better solutions to run a system more energy efficiently. When doing this, the ISTC does a lot of research. After the research aspect of their job is complete, they help spread the word to businesses all over the world by providing their knowledge.
Once businesses realize the problems of their inefficient habits, they improve their habits. Therefore, instead of paying more for energy in the long run, businesses learn to pay more now and use less energy, thus saving money in the future. It is small concepts like these, that the ISTC provides, which can be a big difference to many businesses.
The ISTC has a motto they go by. Lindsey said, “You become more sustainable when you become less wasteful.” They truly embody this type of character. By providing ways for businesses to become less wasteful, they help them become more energy efficient and make it possible for businesses to keep a little bit more change in their pockets, which is always a good thing.
Energy is one of the most expensive resources we use, yet it is also a resource we tend to waste quite often. Well, located at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana lies the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC). The ISTC is here to help us with our terrible waste habits, which is a global problem.
Energy inefficiency is a common flaw of the world. People always tend to go with the lowest bidder, but in the long run may end up spending more money while using too much energy. Problems like these are the ISTC’s specialty. Their goal is to help organizations discover the problems of being wasteful.
According to the ISTC, the problem of being wasteful starts with the system. “The key to sustainability is the development and implementation of better systems,” said Tim Lindsey, a representative of the ISTC. In a class visit to the center, Lindsey pointed out that the ISTC works to find better solutions to run a system more energy efficiently. When doing this, the ISTC does a lot of research. After the research aspect of their job is complete, they help spread the word to businesses all over the world by providing their knowledge.
Once businesses realize the problems of their inefficient habits, they improve their habits. Therefore, instead of paying more for energy in the long run, businesses learn to pay more now and use less energy, thus saving money in the future. It is small concepts like these, that the ISTC provides, which can be a big difference to many businesses.
The ISTC has a motto they go by. Lindsey said, “You become more sustainable when you become less wasteful.” They truly embody this type of character. By providing ways for businesses to become less wasteful, they help them become more energy efficient and make it possible for businesses to keep a little bit more change in their pockets, which is always a good thing.
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