Energy Saving Tips

Energy saving tips for the workplase

Personnel
Educate all employees about the importance of conserving our resources. Turn off lights when not in office/rest room/break room. Enable energy saver settings on computer monitors, or if not available, turn off monitor when leaving office (even for an hour or two). There is software available that can be put on a network to put [...]

Lighting

You can save about 50% of your lighting energy bill by replacing 25% of your high use lighting with fluorescents. Fluorescent lamps are more efficient and last 6 to 10 times longer than the standard incandescent bulbs. Replace all standard light bulbs (incandescent and halogen) with compact fluorescent light bulbs.

Turn off lights when not in [...]

Windows

Windows can account for 10% to 25% of your heating bill. To keep windows from letting in too much heat or cold:

Install storm windows to keep out cold and double glazed windows to reduce heat gain.
During hot summer days, closing curtains and shades will reflect heat, and during cold winter nights, will keep out the [...]

Heating and Cooling

Typically, 44% of your energy bill is for heating and cooling. Heating and cooling systems in the U.S. collectively emit over a half billion tons of carbon dioxide into the air each year, adding to global warming. They also generate approximately 24% of the nation’s sulfur dioxide and 12% of its nitrogen oxides, the chemicals [...]