Office Energy Efficiency

Tea RoundAn age old tradition in the majority offices. But how many times do you really need to boil the kettle? It’s cheaper to boil one kettle with enough water for 5 people than it is for 5 individual boils. It’s a great way to gain favour within your team too if you offer them a hot beverage on a difficult day! Energy efficiency, teamwork and cups of tea (coffee if you’re busy) - you can’t ask for much more than that.

Turn The Lights Off!Yes, we know it’s been said before. In fact, we’re probably the ones who have told you before. It’s the oldest trick in the book when it comes to office energy efficiency and it’s just so darn effective. Lighting is one of the biggest consumers of energy in an office and needs to be addressed wherever possible! It’s as simple as ensuring that when there is no-one in a room, or when there is plenty of natural light coming in, you don’t have all of the lights on unnecessarily. You’ll be amazed at the impact this has on your energy bills.

Engage With Staff!“A building cannot be green unless the people inside it are too” – a quote taken directly from either Confucius or Sam Frisby our CIBSE Low Carbon Consultant, we can’t remember which one. One of the most important aspects of encouraging efficiency is to get the staff on board with what you are trying to do. You will need all staff to buy into this, so engage them, listen to their ideas and incen-tivise them if you need to! It will be worth it in the end when the savings start adding up.

Constant Office TemperatureSome like to work in arctic cold, whereas others like it tropical warm. But did you know that the constant changing of the thermostat is costing you your business a significant amount of money? The more the temperature changes, the harder your system is working and the more energy it is consuming. Agree on a temperature for the office (generally we would recommend around 21 degrees) and stick to it. Find out how to lock the controls if you need to, and you’ll be pleasantly surprised to see your energy bills decrease.

Computers on Standby/Turned OffNormal office hours are 09:00 till 17:00, did you know that is only around 23% of the week that your computers actually need to be on? Obviously standby mode is more efficient than just leaving them fully on, but for approximately 77% of the week they generally don’t even need to be on at all! But if you catch your employees sat not doing any work, don’t accept “I’m trying to be as energy efficient as possible” as a valid excuse and certainly don’t blame us.

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