| The easiest way for any business to cut down on | | | | that is dropped in temperature, this equates to a |
| their costs is to cut down on their energy | | | | monetary saving of around eight per cent. |
| consumption. Making even a few minor changes | | | | If an office has a thermostat, ensure it’s not |
| across an organisation can create significant | | | | located in a draughty area or close to any |
| savings which are noticeable almost immediately. | | | | heat-emitting device – this can result in some |
| For example, it’s important to take regular | | | | rooms becoming under-headed or over-heated. |
| electricity and gas meter readings, as this will | | | | Similarly, with water heaters, a maximum of sixty |
| enable a more informed approach to energy | | | | degrees Celsius is recommended, as there is no |
| preservation and will ultimately help guide a | | | | benefit to heating it any more and it wastes |
| business towards a more efficient energy saving | | | | unnecessary energy |
| strategy. | | | | Perhaps the most obvious measure a business |
| A simple walk around an office will probably reveal | | | | can take to conserve energy is to ensure all |
| countless areas where there is room for | | | | electrical devices are switched off when not in |
| improvement. For example, take note of the | | | | use. Timers are a good way of regulating certain |
| types of light bulb that are being used and replace | | | | appliances including heaters and computers, and will |
| all the normal ones with energy saving ones, and | | | | help ensure they are switched off overnight. |
| where there are fluorescent strip lights, see if | | | | Maintenance is a crucial part of optimising business |
| it’s possible to fit smaller versions that require | | | | energy efficiency and ensuring that all premises |
| less power. | | | | are insulated, and windows and doors have |
| It’s common for businesses and homeowners | | | | draught excluders fitted, will go a long way |
| to control their heating from one central point. It | | | | towards keeping energy wastage to a minimum. |
| can be easy to forget that there are radiators | | | | So there are a number of very good reasons |
| located in areas rarely frequented by people – | | | | why businesses should develop a green strategy, |
| so ensure they are turned to low or even off | | | | namely it will help them cut costs whilst ensuring |
| altogether. In rooms where there are people, | | | | that they fulfil their corporate social responsibilities |
| make sure the heaters aren’t covered by | | | | to the environment. |
| furniture. It’s estimated that for each degree | | | | |