{"id":759,"date":"2022-07-08T15:02:16","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T15:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/?p=759"},"modified":"2022-07-08T19:31:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T19:31:37","slug":"locker-rooms-and-light-bulbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/2022\/07\/08\/locker-rooms-and-light-bulbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Locker Rooms and Light Bulbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/files\/2022\/07\/locker-rm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-762 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/files\/2022\/07\/locker-rm-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"A room in the midst of renovation, with exposed panels, cords, and construction equipment.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/files\/2022\/07\/locker-rm-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/files\/2022\/07\/locker-rm.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 85vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>In a fitting upgrade for the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the women\u2019s locker room remodel in Si Melby Hall should be completed by the beginning of the academic year. The renovation includes much-needed improvements to the shower and toilet facilities, and each of Augsburg\u2019s 12 women\u2019s teams will have their own year-round team room going forward. The women\u2019s locker room was constructed in 1979 in what was formerly a dirt-floor batting cage known as \u201cthe pit.\u201d Prior to that time, the women\u2019s teams used the men\u2019s visiting team locker room. (Learn more and check out throwback <a href=\"https:\/\/archives.augsburg.edu\/islandora\/object\/AUGrepository%3A124443\"><span class=\"s2\">images<\/span><\/a> in Lindell Library\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/2019\/04\/22\/womens-athletics-archive-nears-the-finish-line\/\"><span class=\"s2\">women\u2019s athletic archive<\/span><\/a>.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On the sustainability front, the extensive project to install LED light bulbs and fixtures across campus is also nearing completion. These minor-seeming changes make a big difference. Along with upgrades to our HVAC equipment, improvements in energy efficiency mean that we will consume less electricity than we purchase from our solar partners going forward. We expect to receive annual refunds from Xcel Energy as a result. These anticipated refunds will not only cover the cost of the lighting and HVAC upgrades themselves\u2014they\u2019ll also pay for the new dome and turf on the athletic field.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a fitting upgrade for the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the women\u2019s locker room remodel in Si Melby Hall should be completed by the beginning of the academic year. The renovation includes much-needed improvements to the shower and toilet facilities, and each of Augsburg\u2019s 12 women\u2019s teams will have their own year-round team room &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/2022\/07\/08\/locker-rooms-and-light-bulbs\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Locker Rooms and Light Bulbs&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":960,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/960"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=759"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":764,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/759\/revisions\/764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facilities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}