We are fed so much information these days that it’s hard to know where to start with becoming eco friendly.
Unfortunately we also now have places trying to cash in on this eco friendly movement allowing you to believe you are heading in the right direction when you're not. This should not stop you though. With your company going green you are helping a much bigger problem and you could save yourself some money in the process.
"LED lights need replacing more often"
This belief is false, LED products are more reliable than incandescent, halogen and fluorescent lamps. The average LED bulb actually lasts about 25,000 hours compared to 1,000 hours to 10,000 hours from traditional bulbs.
"The more spend on energy efficient upgrades the better"
Nope, like most items, the cost of your energy efficient upgrade doesn’t equal the effectiveness. The effectiveness will rely on the company you use and how knowledgeable they are about this subject. Then they will be able to help you apply the best energy efficient plan for your company.
"Lighting is my company's top energy expense"
Whilst lighting is expensive, it’s the heating and cooling devices used that often consume more energy. It is smarter to improve these areas first as they will make the biggest impact. A good idea for this is an energy management system that allows you to control these devices more efficiently.
"Even turned off devices consume a lot of power"
Whilst electronic items do still consume power while on standby it’s nothing compared to the air con unit, heater, boiler or old lighting. You can unplug these devices but the difference really would be minimal to your company. You’d be better off looking at upgrading the lights and managing heating.
"Being energy efficient will be expensive for my company"
Energy efficiency will have an expense initially, when installing these new systems. However, after this first cost your expenses will start to reduce. This is also because energy efficient items such as light bulbs will last longer than the old ones. Creating less expenses along the way as well as it consuming less energy overall.
WINNS services offer an energy management system that is easy to use and is designed to integrate seamlessly to your management and building systems. Our company support the eco friendly movement and also supply eco friendly and biodegradable consumables too.
For more information about WINNS management system or eco friendly and biodegradable consumables or to book these services please contact us on 01702 719100.
