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For the majority of businesses, there are many
costs that are necessary to keep your business
running, energy being one of them. Energy can
also be the one that accounts for the biggest
outgoing every year - but we can help.
Foreword
At ScottishPower we understand the different challenges that SMEs face
running their businesses and that they are time poor. This means that
energy efficiency is often low on their list of priorities. What many
companies don’t realise is that there is help and advice available to them.
That’s why we’ve teamed up with Resource Efficient Scotland, so that our
SME customers have access to useful, relevant information and realistic
solutions to help them with their business energy costs.
These ‘101 ways to save energy’ are a great resource for busy office
managers and shows that there are lots of simple, low cost ways to save
energy and money. Helping to cut energy costs is at the heart of what we
do for our business customers. Indeed, we’re delighted to be a Resource
Efficiency Pledge Ambassador to show our commitment to embedding
resource efficiency in our business and our customers’ businesses - to
help them achieve sustainable growth, and ultimately, contributing to the
achievement of a low carbon economy for Scotland.
Colin McNeill, UK Marketing Director, ScottishPower
Using less energy is not only
good for our environment, it’s
also good for business.
Yet, finding the time and learning the skills
needed to take action can be a big challenge.
That’s why we’ve put together this special guide. It
contains 101 easy ways to save energy in your office.
We’ve included many of the opportunities we see every
day in organisations across Scotland.
Many of the ideas are so simple and straightforward that
they won’t cost you a penny and will help you to start
saving money straight away.
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101 easy ways to cut your energy bill - a
money saving cheat sheet for busy offices
Printable version available here.
Computing equipment accounts for just 7%
of a typical office’s energy bill.
A typical office uses more than half its energy
on heating.
Making the savings
Where will you start?
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Heating (57%)
Lighting (15%)
Cooling
& ventilation (10%)
Computing (7%)
Catering (3%)
Other (3%)
Hot water (6%)
How a typical office
uses energy1
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Heating
With heating accounting for 57% of a
typical office’s energy spend, it makes
sense to tackle energy waste in this
area first.
This section looks at the use of
radiators, heaters, thermostats and
timers and how you can warm your
office, and keep staff comfortable, for
less.
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Try not to heat a room if the windows or doors are open. You
are asking your system to heat the entire planet.1
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Avoid using
supplementary electric
heaters. These are one
of the most expensive
heat sources to run.
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Find out how the heating system for your office works and
make sure you are taking full advantage of built in energy
efficiency functions.3
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4Reduce your office temperature settings by 1°C. It’s unlikely
that anyone will notice and you could cut your heating bill by
as much as 10%.
Try to avoid staff members tampering with your heating
controls. Instead, appoint a member of staff to have
responsibility for heating controls (and make sure all staff
know who the appointed person is).
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Use timers and temperature control sensors. For example, an
optimiser sensor fitted externally to your office building can
set heating controls to warm up the office before staff arrive
and shut off heating controls once the building is at the
optimum temperature, avoiding overheating or the need to
open windows.
Set your heating controls settings to take account of shift
patterns and different seasons that have different heating
requirements.
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Make sure fans and pumps do not operate when buildings
are unoccupied, except where they are needed for pre-
heating.
Turn off heating in unoccupied areas (e.g. meeting rooms,
storage areas). Only use the heating system when people
are actually going to benefit from it.8
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If your office requires heating and cooling, you could make
big savings by properly specifying a ‘dead band’ in which
neither heating nor cooling system is turned on. For example, heating turned off above 21°C and cooling turned
off below 25°C is a dead band of 4°C.
A dead band of 0°C or 1°C will use significantly more
energy. This is especially important if your office has heating
and cooling provided by separate systems where there is an
extra risk of the two working against each other.
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Ensure that your radiator circuit is weather compensated to
reduce overheating. If overheating occurs, make sure that the
heat is turned down rather than opening the windows.12
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Ensure heaters and radiators are kept clear by not covering
them or placing furniture in front of them. This will enable
them to heat up your office more efficiently.11
Clean heating surfaces and filters on warm
air heaters regularly. Regular cleaning
allows for the maximum amount of heat
exchange between two surfaces resulting in
better efficiency. It also helps to prolong the
life of the equipment by preventing
overheating.
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Look out for water or discolouration of your radiator valves to
identify any leaks. Fixing them will help ensure your heating
system is operating efficiently.14
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Use window blinds. Encourage cleaners to close blinds and
curtains at night to reduce heat loss when rooms are
unoccupied.15
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Install heat reflectors to the walls behind radiators to
improve their efficiency at relatively low cost.
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18Regularly service your heating system - a serviced boiler can
save up to 10% on heating costs.
Check for drops in the pressure on your boiler. Drops in central
heating pressure can be due to problems with your boiler or the
result of leakage. If your boiler pressure keeps dropping, you
should seek technical advice.
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Fit external doors with spring loaded door closers to make sure
they are not left open.
Draught-proof roof lights, doors and single-glazed windows to stop
heat escaping from your office. Lost heat is wasted heat. Your boiler
will have to work harder than it needs to, using more energy and
costing you more money.
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Install thermostatic radiator valves (TRVs) where there are large natural
variations in temperature across your workspace. TRVs can be used to
quickly restrict the heat being delivered to the warmer areas of the building
whenever necessary.
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Check that your office building is adequately insulated to
prevent heat loss.
Insulate pipework under suspended ground floors and in the
cavity above suspended ceilings as heat loss can be
considerable in these areas.
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If you have staff thinly spread across your office, why not try
hot-desking and encourage staff to sit together? This will
make your building easier to heat (people generate heat)
and also allow you to switch off heating in areas that become
unoccupied.
Consider employee seating arrangements. Different parts of
a building will often be different temperatures. It is also often
the case that male employees prefer a slightly lower ambient
temperature than female employees.
To avoid behaviours such as staff using their own portable
heating devices which can be inefficient and costly, try to
cater for different people’s needs by moving employees to
where they would be most comfortable.
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Give careful consideration to the positioning of thermostats – for
example, a thermostat next to a draughty door may result in your
heating system working hard to heat a room that is actually warm
enough.
Use physical barriers to separate areas you are heating. Divide your
site into zones (e.g. corridors, meeting rooms, office space) which
have different heating needs and set the ideal temperature range for
each.
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If your office is being
refurbished, consider
installing double or triple
glazed windows to
reduce heat loss
through your windows.
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Lighting
Lighting is the second biggest user of
energy in a typical office, accounting
for 15% of total usage.
This section looks at using lights only
when required by making it easier for
staff to turn off lights, or putting
systems in place to automate this
process.
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Be aware of over-lighting. Just as insufficient light causes
problems, too much light can lead to glare, eye strain and
headaches… and wasted energy.29
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Areas where people work need to be bright enough to
allow them to work comfortably. The same applies to
areas where your customers visit.
But have a look at other areas such as corridors and
toilets – these should not need to be so bright for as long
or as often. Consider reducing lighting in these areas.
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Encourage staff to only switch on the
lights that they need rather than the
whole floor area.
Switch off lights in unoccupied rooms
such as store rooms, photocopier
rooms, archive stores and kitchens. Get
everyone into the habit of switching
lights off when they leave these rooms.
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Ensure lighting controls are clearly labelled,
especially if they are grouped together.
Labelling should be easy to understand to
encourage staff to turn off lights on sunny days
or when part of the office is unoccupied.
Run a ‘switch off’ campaign. It’s always cheaper
to switch off lights no matter how short the time
period.
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Fit energy efficient lighting. If you fit energy-efficient lighting such
as compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), slimline tubes or light
emitting diodes (LEDs), you can typically make immediate
savings of up to 75%.
These products also last up to ten times longer reducing
replacement and waste disposal costs. Using tri-phosphor coated
tubes gives a more natural, brighter light.
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Use time switches and daylight sensors.
Ensure timers and sensors are in good working order. They
should be well-maintained and set according to occupancy times.
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Make sure windows and skylights are cleaned
often.38
Lay out your office to make best of natural light.
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Relocate any objects such as boxes, plants and
paperwork that block light entering your office.
Relocate any objects that may be affecting sensors.
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Make sure lights can be
switched off manually
(particularly near
windows). Installing zone
controls and daylight
sensors ensures that
lights are switched on only
when necessary.
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Install daylight blinds that redirect light to
the ceiling thereby preventing glare.
Some also have perforated blades to
allow a view of outside.
Encourage staff to open the blinds and
use natural lights wherever possible,
rather than turn on the lights.
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Install presence detector lighting controls in places not in
constant use. Installing sensors in places such as toilets, store
rooms and meeting rooms can provide savings of up to 30% on
lighting costs.
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For new installations, ensure you have several separate
circuits so that lights in darker areas can be turned on
independently of those in lighter areas.
Artificial lights consume power, while natural lights are free.
When refurbishing, consider installing skylights to use
maximum day light, and reduce the use of artificial lights in
dark areas.
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Cooling & ventilation
In Scotland, it’s not a great surprise
that we spend more money on
heating, than we do on cooling and
ventilation. But even still, cooling and
ventilation accounts for 10% of a
typical office’s energy bill.
Many of the same actions that will
reduce your heating bill, will also save
you money on your cooling and
ventilation costs.
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If your office has to be cooled with air conditioning, ensure that
windows and doors are closed, otherwise you are asking your
air conditioning system to cool the entire planet. 49
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Before you run your cooling system, consider if your office could
be sufficiently cooled by opening doors and windows.48
Ensure fans and pumps do not operate when buildings are
unoccupied, except where they are needed for pre-cooling.
Turn off cooling systems in unoccupied rooms (offices, meeting
rooms, storage areas). Only use the system when people are
actually going to benefit from it.
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You may not already be aware but there are energy
efficient functions already built into many cooling
systems. Find out how to correctly operate the cooling
system at your site and take advantage of these
features.
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Have ventilation system filters regularly checked regularly to see
if they are blocked or creating excessive resistance. Well-
maintained equipment works more efficiently and lasts longer. 53
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Use timers and temperature control sensors to control output.
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Your cooling system does not need to operate at full speed all
of the time. Fit Variable Speed Drives – they can reduce
energy use by enabling the output speed of the fans to match
your requirements.
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57Think carefully about where you place your thermostats. A
thermostat on a wall that gets direct sunlight may result in your
cooling system working hard to cool a room that is already cool
enough.
Divide your office into zones (e.g. corridors, meeting rooms, office
space) which have different needs and set the ideal temperature
range for each. Separating and cooling these areas separately
means that you are only heating the space that you need to.
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Fit external doors with spring loaded door closers to ensure
they stay shut when your cooling system is working. 58
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To avoid overheating in your office in the first place, fit horizontal
blinds or external shading to windows. This can direct light away
from staff’s workstations and onto ceilings and walls.59
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Consider installing window interlocks on the air conditioning
control system, so when the window is opened, the air
conditioning system switches off, which avoids wasting energy.60
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To avoid staff using their own fans which can be inefficient, try to
cater for different people’s needs by moving employees to where
they would be most comfortable.
Men usually prefer a slightly lower ambient temperature than
women and different parts of your office will often be at different
temperatures.
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Computing
Every office has computing
equipment, from laptops and
desktops, to screens, printers,
chargers and scanners – all of
which use energy when turned on.
This section looks at using computing
equipment only when required by
putting systems and processes in
place to encourage this behaviour,
and making better use of technology
to reduce energy waste.
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Encourage staff to turn their
computer monitors off if they are
going to be away from their desks
for more than 10 minutes.
Encourage staff to turn off their PCs,
monitors and communal equipment
at the end of the day.
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Check brightness settings
on monitors. When too
bright it will use more
energy (as well potentially
causing eye strain).
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Clean and service
equipment regularly to
keep parts free of dust and
blockages that will cause
them to work harder than
they need to.
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Some chargers continue to draw
power when they’re plugged in,
so unplug them when not in use.
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Print only when necessary. This will not only reduce paper
wastage but also saves energy and extends the life of your
printer.
Replace personal printers with one large, energy efficient
communal printer, to increase efficiency and reduce idle energy
costs.
Set up printers to print both sides of the paper (duplex printing),
which saves energy by not printing more than necessary.
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Purchase equipment with the EU
ENERGYSTAR® standard or similar.
Use laptops instead of desktop PCs -
they use significantly less energy.
Replace cathode ray tube monitors with
energy efficient flat screen monitors.
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Use technology to hold virtual meetings. New technologies allow
you to hold virtual meetings, give presentations and make long
distance phone calls without even leaving the office. 73
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Take advantage of technology that allow employees to
work from home when appropriate.
Modern computer technology allows employees to
connect to office networks safely and securely. And
with less employees in the office, you can spend less
on lighting and heating/cooling.
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Electronic equipment generates heat when in use. Computer and
server rooms can get very hot and will therefore run cooling fans
to avoid overheating. This uses energy, so try to make your
computer rooms well ventilated in the first place.
With specialist support, you could even look to capture the ‘free
heat’ from your server room, and use it to heat your office.
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It takes a lot of energy to heat up
water. In fact hot water typically
accounts for 6% off a typical office’s
energy bill.
It makes sense to be efficient in your
water use and to keep your systems
insulated so that your water stays
hotter for longer.
Hot water
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Upgrade taps and shower heads. Water efficient taps and
showers save water and energy.77
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Provide a washing-up bowl at the sink to minimise hot
water use during washing-up.76
Purchase a dishwasher with an eco-cycle – a full
dishwasher, well-stacked, uses less energy than
washing the same amount of dishes in the sink.79
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Install instant water heaters where possible, otherwise
reduce the temperature of stored hot water (to a minimum of 60°C to avoid Legionella bacteria breeding).
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Insulate your tanks and pipes to prevent unwanted heat loss.
The hot water in your pipes will remain hot for longer and you will
save money.
Consider fitting solar thermal panels
to heat water.
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Catering
Most offices have a small kitchen –
somewhere to make tea and coffee,
or even for staff to take a lunch break.
Energy use in this area typically
contributes 3% to energy bills.
In this section we provide you with
ideas on where you can make energy
efficiency savings in the facilities
provided in a simple staff kitchen.
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Do not over-fill kettles and
saucepans.82
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Get back to basics with a
tea rota for teams. Instead
of boiling the kettle five
separate times, take it in
turns to go and make a big
round.
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Make sure vending machines are running at the optimum
temperature and are serviced regularly.
Put timers on vending machines that display ‘ambient’ drinks
and non-perishable snacks so they are off overnight and at
weekends.
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Defrost your office freezer regularly to prevent the
build up of ice which puts extra pressure on your
appliance to use more energy.
Maximise the space in your refrigerator. They are most
efficient when three quarters full, so that cold air can
still circulate.87
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Ensure fridges and freezers have an EU energy rating of A or
higher.
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Minimise the loss of cold air from refrigerators. Check the seals
on doors and replace these if damaged.
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Compare the power rating and energy
consumption of appliances before
purchasing.
Keep equipment well maintained –
ensure heating elements, jets,
sprays, thermostats, seals and
drains are clean and unclogged.
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There will undoubtedly be a number
of others areas where your office
uses energy and where cost savings
can be made.
Checking your bills, conducting an
audit and running an energy
efficiency campaign are great ways to
find more energy saving ideas that
are specific to your organisation.
Other
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To help create an energy efficient culture in your organisation,
encourage staff to take part in brainstorming sessions and
come up with their own innovative ideas to cut down energy
costs.
Check your bills. Understanding your energy bill is a key part
of setting up a measuring and monitoring scheme, but a quick
check of your bills may also highlight some immediate savings
opportunities.
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Undertake a full energy
audit to identify the main
sources of wasted energy in
your office, and work out
how much you can save
your business.
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If you do not have one already, have a green champion. This
person can undertake regular checks on energy waste in their
department and produce informal reports on what can be
improved, as well as help to engage other staff.
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Provide staff with induction training so they understand how
you save energy in your office. 96
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Develop and share an environmental policy - it can simply be
a few paragraphs outlining your organisation’s commitment to
managing the environmental impacts of its operations.
Encourage friendly competition in your office to save energy
and money. Reward staff for useful ideas and taking action.
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Provide staff with energy saving tips for their homes. This will
help them to realise the benefits of energy efficiency and get
them into the habit of saving energy – behaviour which can be
transferred to the office.
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Take part in global energy awareness campaigns such as
Earth Hour.100
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Try The Savings Finder and get a free
report highlighting the energy, water and
raw material cost savings that you could
make in your organisation.
http://savingsfinder.resourceefficientscotland.com
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Free supportResource Efficient Scotland can give you
expert, one-to-one support to help you improve
your resource use and save money.
Funded by the Scottish Government, all our advice
for SMEs is completely free, independent and
confidential.
Give us a call today on 0808 808 2268.
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1. Department of Energy and Climate Change - Energy Consumption in the UK 2015
www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-consumption-in-the-uk
2. Earth Hour is a global environmental movement by WWF.
http://www.earthhour.org/
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