Simple energy efficiency measures like using energy saving lamps, switching off office equipments and setting the room temperature rightly can cut out office energy bills at least by twenty percent. Here are a few energy efficiency tips to help you get started:
- Ask your staffs to use lights only when needed. Make it clear which lights can be left on and which are to be left off when not required.
- Use daylight sensors and time switches. They can help you to avoid leaving the lights on all through the night.
- Install lights that are energy efficient.
- Install motion detectors for controlling the lighting in normally the unoccupied areas like copy rooms and restrooms.
- Ask your staffs to switch off the equipments when they are not being used. Even if they are in standby mode, the equipment consumed energy.
- Encourage the staffs to turn down thermostatic radiator valves.
- Try to avoid using electric heaters.
- Using window blinds is a good idea. Closing them early in the morning or at night may help in reducing heat loss.
- Install self-adhesive thermal strips all over the windows and doors for reducing draughts. In several office buildings, draught cause 10% heat loss.
- The external doors must have automatic closures.
- Turn off monitors, computers, copiers, printers and lights at the end of the working day.
- Invest in a solar power system. It will help save a lot of your money in your electricity bills and even help the environment.
However, you may think now that you will need to spend a lot of money for reducing on your electricity bills. There is good news for all the businesses especially the ones in Victoria. Energy efficiency grant in Victoria is available for businesses, which means you can get the financial support of the government for making the office building more energy efficient.
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