Save Energy
30% of the energy consumed in the
Energy efficient businesses demonstrate a responsible attitude towards the environment and society. By reducing energy use - as well as switching to energy from renewable sources - businesses are helping to cut carbon dioxide emissions, the major greenhouse gas causing climate change.
Experience shows that simple measures can easily reduce office equipment energy costs by up to 50%.
What you can do:
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On average offices waste £6,000 each year by leaving equipment on over weekends and bank holidays. Just turning off monitors, printers and photocopiers when not in use can make a big difference.
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When buying new appliances, make sure they carry the Energy Saving Recommended Logo. It's a quick and easy way to identify the most efficient products available. Recommended appliances could save you up to £45 a year in energy costs. Click here for a list of energy efficient appliances.
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Replace light bulbs with energy saving light bulbs. Just one can reduce your lighting costs by up to £100 over the lifetime of the bulb - and they last up to 12 times longer than ordinary light bulbs.
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Replace tungsten bulbs with energy-efficient, compact fluorescent lamps and slimline tubes. They typically make immediate savings of 50% and last up to ten times longer.
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Your heating costs will go up by 8% each time you increase the temperature by just one degree. So don't turn up the heating unless you need to.
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Leave plenty of space around radiators. Putting furniture in front of a radiator means it will need to work harder to heat the room.
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Ensure that your water supply is set at 60ºC/140ºF to avoid legionella – any higher will be a waste. Please click here for more energy saving tips in the office.
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Switch to a 'green electricity tariff'. This may not guarantee you get direct green electricity into your office, but it supports the development of new green energy sources. Changing your supplier to one that supplies green energy may also produce cost savings. To see which green tariffs are available, and how do they work, please click here.
