No matter how hard you strive to make your business profitable, if you do not put all the things, be they big like policy making and handling management resources or small like electricity and water conservation, in order, it won’t be possible for you to make your business self sustainable. Among other operational expenditure, electricity or power consumption is one of the expenses that cost businesses considerably in absence of an efficient energy conservation model. Here are some of the simple but at the same time effective tips that will help you reduce your energy consumption at workplace and make your business profitable.
Controlling your heating and cooling:
Heating and cooling your workplace, in winters and summers respectively, is possibly the major reason behind your escalated energy bills. If you reduce the heating temperatures of your workplace by just one or two percent, you can easily cut your heating costs down by 10% to 15%. Similarly, if you set your AC’s temperature one degree higher than normal, you can bring the power consumption of the system by up to 10%. Of course, you will have to educate and encourage your staff to practice these small things at workplace.
Turn off all office equipment when not in use:
Most of us believe that gadgets do not consume energy in hibernation or sleep mode, which in fact is a wrong notion, as they keep using electricity until we turn them off completely. Therefore, we must turn all our gadget or equipment like computers, monitors, printers, copiers and even lights off before leaving the office.
Reduce use of paper:
There is no point in sending letters and faxing documents when we have the privilege of using technologies like email. Thus, you should encourage your employees to use email for sharing documents with other employees or even clients and reduce the use of paper as much as possible.
Use natural light and energy efficient bulbs:
We usually see blinds shut throughout the day in most of the offices. Putting the lights on when we have ample natural light to illuminate the office is neither healthy for your energy bills nor the environment.
Install programmable thermostats:
Nowadays, stores are flooded with thermostats that can adjust the temperature of a room automatically. So purchasing a programmable thermostat to control the temperature of your office is a smart and sustainable investment.
Summary:
Businesses looking to be a part of the eco-friendly drive going on around the world must control their power consumption at workplace to help sustain the environment as well as reduce electricity bills.
