Tips
- Wear weather-appropriate clothing.
- In the winter, draw your curtains shut during at night.
- In the summer, draw your curtains shut during the day.
- Keep the heating units free of clutter and clear of furniture to allow for proper flow of air and heat.
- Use compact fluorescent light bulbs, instead of incandescent bulbs that give off most energy as heat.
You can also view these pictures of your dorm heating controls with detailed instructions.
| McCulloch Hall | For heating and cooling, residents have a thermostat. Please use our guidelines for energy conservation and comfort. |
| Chase & Morris | For heating and cooling, residents have a knob with “warmer” and “cooler” options, as well as a fan coil unit. Please use our guidelines for energy conservation and comfort. |
| Hamilton & Gallatin | For heating and cooling, residents have a thermostat with an occupancy sensor. Please use our guidelines for energy conservation and comfort. |
Temperature Guidelines
A thermostat controls the temperature in your room. Even small adjustments of just one or two degrees in temp settings can result in large energy savings!
A fan coil unit controls the speed and air flow (low, medium, high) in your room. A small motor runs the fan; save electricity by running your fan on low.
| WINTER months (Nov – Mar) | |
|---|---|
| When you are in the room | 68–71 degrees |
| When out for the day | 60–65 degrees |
| When away for the weekend | 60 degrees |
| SUMMER months (June – Sept) | |
| When you are in the room | 74–78 degrees |
| When out for the day | 80 degrees |
| When away for the weekend | 80 degrees |
*Note that you should leave the fan on low during the winter (not off).
Who should I contact if I need something fixed?
E-mail a work request to HBS Operations or call 617-495-6811.
For urgent maintenance items (for example, an overflowing toilet, malfunctioning smoke detector, etc.) please call 617-495-6811, so that Operations can page the appropriate personnel. For after-hours or weekend emergency maintenance, please call the Harvard Operations Center at 617-495-5560.
