I definitely think all office buildings should turn off their lights at night time. But the unfortunate thing is in some major cities in big buildings, lights are left on and it's a waste of electricity. What does everyone else think about this?
Of course! its such a waste of electricity! and money
They leave the lights on because it is less expensive to leave the lights on than to replace the lamps which burn out faster being turned off and on regularly. Flourescent tubes left on have a much greater service life. The cost of the lamps, ballasts, and someone to replace them is much more expensive than paying for the electricity to run them.
Any facility being run on this program likely also has an upgraded HVAC system that is saving electricity with their modern climate controls. Laws have been passed requiring a 30% reduction in energy use among HVAC equipment, this far outweighs the energy use of the lighting.

On a side note, construction sites are required to leave the lights on because lawyers have successfully argued that criminals injured on jobsites would have not been injured had there been adequate lighting. What a crock…
Yes. Theoretically.

Many people are still working hard at night. Some companies are working 24 hrs per day due to globalization. In morning, they are working on local issues whereas at night they are working on issues in the other side of the world.

You can't say they are wasting electricity because they are adding value with electricity.
I think if I truly live in a free country and I'm paying for the electricity I should be able to leave the lights on, turn on the heat and air conditioning and open all the windows as I drive home in my gas guzzelling suv running over bunnies and squirrels whether you like it or not. When should I come over to your house so I can observe the things you do that "offend" me so I can tell you how to live your life so it suits me?
To keep an office building completely in the dark would be as stupid as having no lights on in a home. I always have a light on in the house and on the porch.
The darkness is what thieves love the best that way nobody sees them stealing. Vandals love the darkness so they can destroy property. I don't want to even think of what other creepy people prefer a dark building to the light.

There is always someone somewhere cleaning the building, try cleaning in the dark, should the security people wander the building in the dark? How you do you know there isn't people working the night shift?
yes with there is absolutely no one in there…a lot of buildings that have lights on in major cities have actual people still inside such as security and maids that u may not be aware of…
So here we all are buying energy efficient products, we're switching everything off of stand-by when it's not in use & the office blocks down the road leave their lights on all night, every night!
There's no sense in it.
yes in this of high energy costs and wasteful energy it is the wright thing 2 do we need 2 save every where we can especially at night ive never understood the theory it wood ward off thieves they cant see 2 well in the dark so turn them off
yep turn them all off the cleaners can use candles to see what they are doing
OR get the cleaners to turn then off when the job is finished
They definitely should turn off their lights to save electricity.
Yes, after they tuck in all the homeless people that should be sheltered there.
Yes I do think that they should turn them off.
Changing profession?
I certainly do.
i know that bothers me too!! its a huge waste. we should stop them, somehow, someway.