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10 Easy Steps to Resource Efficiency
Helen Farley
Sustainable Development Project Coordinator
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1. ‘Switch it Off’ Policy
• Provide staff development and training e.g. leaflets, posters or informal training talks.
• This could help to encourage staff to ensure that all unnecessary lights and appliances are switched off when not in use
• Free energy awareness materials to promote conservation are available from Envirowise (phone 0800 585794), and posters are available at www.envirowise.gov.uk.
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2. Set the power saving settings on your computer
• Performance and Maintenance Settings on the Control Panel
• Power Options:– Turn off the monitor or hard disks– Place system on standby or to hibernate
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3. Replace your light bulbs
• Upgrade your old light bulbs with more energy efficient versions E.g. from T8 to T5.
• T5’s use 30% less energy than T8. The T5 adapter (adapT5) is required, but is designed to fit existing fittings.
• The life for the T5 is 20,000 hours with a depreciation of lumen output of only around only 10% after 10,000 hrs.
• This reduces the service and maintenance costs and will give the user additional savings, compared to the T8 and with a ROI in 2 years.
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4. Learn more about your business’ heating controls
• Knowing how to use your heating system correctly and efficiently can help bring down your fuel bills:
– Programmer: Use this to set the time that your heating comes on and off. Bear in mind the time it takes for your office/building to heat up and cool down.
– Room thermostat: This switches the heating on and off when the air reaches a certain temperature. Turning this down by 1% can cut up to 10% off your energy bills.
– Thermostatic radiator valves: These are gadgets that fit to individual radiators and control their temperature. Use these to fine tune the heating in each room.
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5. Save-a-flush bags
• Install “Save-a-flush” in toilet cisterns to reduce flush volume up to 1 litre per flush
• This could amount to nearly 1900 litres over a year
• These bags are available from your water company
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6. Use your kettle wisely
• Only boil as much water as you need (but remember to
cover the elements if you're using an electric kettle).
• For example, using a 3 kW kettle– 1 cup (0.285l) 0.046kWh
– Full kettle (1.7l max) 0.2kWh
• Boiling a full kettle requires over 4 times the energy
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7. Fix your dripping taps
• One dripping tap can waste 5,000 litres of water per year
• Encourage your staff to identify and fix dripping taps quickly
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8. Save paper
• Cut the amount of paper you use by:– duplex printing and other paper saving settings– using scrap paper for making notes– think before you print– use recycled paper
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9. Reduce your waste
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
• Old office furniture to dispose of? Why not Freecycle them through the Furniture Re-use Network. http://www.frn.org.uk/
• Any keen gardeners? Compost your food waste
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10. Write an Environmental Policy
• A short document outlining:– your organisation’s commitment to operate sustainably– actions your organisation will take to improve its environmental
performance
• An environmental policy can be used to promote your environmental credentials to your clients and other stakeholders
• This should lead you to win new business.
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tEC
• tEC is a not-for profit environmental charity providing practical support and advice to enhance environmental, economic and social sustainability
• Current project work:– GENERATION: To create a methodology and computerised
tool for conducting simplified energy audits throughout Europe. This project is supported by the European Regional Development Fund through the POWER Programme.
– Fighting Fuel Poverty in Southern England: To provide comprehensive outreach and research programme to reduce levels of fuel poverty in Hampshire, Isle of Wight and West Sussex
– BREW Funded Environmental Audits in Partnership with Eastleigh Borough Council
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tEC services for Businesses
• The Environment Centre (tEC) has worked with businesses across Hampshire, Isle of Wight, West Sussex, East Sussex and Surrey.
• We offer a wide range of environmental and best practice programmes which include:– Bespoke Energy and Environmental Audits– Guidance on Environmental Management Systems– Green Travel Plans– In House Environmental Training– In House Business Road shows
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Any Questions?
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