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Schedule regular examinations of your workplace equipment,
cooling/heating systems and maintenance procedures to increase
efficiency and save 6 – 20% in utility costs. TIP
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Review the ENERGY STAR checklist and accept as many of their challenges as possible. TIP
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Performing a professional energy audit of your business is a good method to find new ways to save energy.
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Turn off all the office and building lights at the end of the day to enjoy big energy savings.
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Install automatic room-lighting controls that will turn lights on or
off depending on occupancy or time of day is an economical way to save
energy.
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Make sure that bulbs, fixtures, lenses, lamps and reflective surfaces
are cleaned regularly. By removing grease, dust and other dirt, you can
increase the output of your lights.
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Install motion-sensor switches on lights in bathrooms, storage rooms and other little-used areas to save energy.
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Remind others to turn out the lights and turn off equipment when they leave.
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While maintaining safe lighting conditions for work areas, remove lamps where you have more lighting than you really need.
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Use task lighting instead of overhead lighting, and light only those
areas that are needed at the time. Providing the right lighting can save
up to 15 percent on your lighting bill.
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Recessed can-lights typically use 75 or 100 watt incandescent
floodlight bulbs. Replace them with 50 watt halogen floodlight bulbs for
a 50 to 100 percent energy savings. They cost more but have a much
longer bulb life.
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For really big energy savings, replace the incandescent floodlight bulbs with the new compact fluorescent lamps.
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If you have a flat-roofed building, installing skylights for natural lighting is one of the best ways possible to save energy.
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When buying or replacing company-owned vehicles, compare the energy
requirements of various models and buy an energy-efficient one. You can
compare fuel economy among cars at www.fueleconomy.gov
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For big energy savings, purchase gas-electric hybrid vehicles for company-owned vehicles.
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