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Sustainability Strategies: Offices
- (Office & Residential) Make sure appliances and office machines are turned off at night and on weekends.
- (Office) Use the "Office Power Savings Checklist" for an easy daily reminder of what should be shut off when the office is empty.
Office Power Savings Checklist:
Reduce your Paw Print in the Workplace!
In the evening:
- All lights off.
- Copiers turned completely off.
- Set back manual thermostats (warmer in the summer, cooler in the winter).
- Shut down computers, or set to hibernate, and lock access.
- Printers and other office equipment turned off.
- Turn off power strips for desktop equipment.
- Shut blinds and/or curtains.
- Close any open windows.
In the morning:
- Turn lights on as needed-get the most out of natural light.
- Turn on copiers and put in power/energy save mode.
- Double check thermostat settings, and set at a comfortable level.
- Computers, printers and other office equipment turned on as needed.
- Open blinds and/or curtains.
- Open windows (if possible) if this does not conflict with automatic heating/cooling.
Do this once, reap the benefits:
- Get a plant or two to suck up carbon dioxide and provide fresh air.
- Stock your office with reusable dishes and silverware so you don't have to throw away plastic utensils.
- Remove unnecessary appliances, or see if common appliances can be shared (coffee pots, pencil sharpeners, etc).
