Our top 3 tips for reducing energy use in the workplace right now
1. Power down when not in use When our team visit businesses to assess their premises, we often see appliances – computers, photocopiers, water coolers, fans, vending machines – left turned on constantly, even when there’s no one in the room or the building. Making sure these items are switched off when not in use,…
Accountancy firm cuts bills and emissions
Business type: Accountancy
Building age: 1990s
Primary goal: To reduce the environmental impact of the building
Measures: Replacing storage heaters with air source heat pumps, double glazing windows, draught-proofing, employee awareness.
How to de-carbonise your organisation’s heating bills
Heating usually accounts for up to 50% of the energy use in a building, so it’s a significant area to consider when exploring energy efficiency improvements. In this webinar Moira Dorey and Michael Esvelt (both part of the Environmental Information Exchange team at Oxford Brookes University) explored different ways to de-carbonise heating within the premises…