The article on Mater Dei’s expenses made for an interesting read, to say the least.
As a worker at the hospital, I get bothered by the fact that throughout the day, fluorescent lights are left needlessly on when there is more than adequate sunlight streaming in through the many windows. For example, I’ve tried counting the lights left on during the day at the staff canteen - I counted up to 110 and gave up! And this in an area where an entire wall section of the building is taken up by a massive window - a good decision by the architects, but not being put to good use. In the corridors, motion-sensitive neon tubes were installed... a brilliant idea when they're used at night, but again, they’re also left on during the day (meaning they’re never allowed to switch off with people walking along them at all hours) - in spite of copious amounts of direct sunlight through the windows lining one side!
I can understand the need for artificial lightning in areas where there is little or no direct sunlight, but in well-designed areas such as the above, why the unnecessary expense?
Congratulations on a thoroughly edifying read, your newspaper is a breath of fresh, unbiased air!

Daniel Cauchi
Marsascala