Guide for an energy efficient office

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Guide for an energy efficient office

Are you wondering if the energy saving tricks really work? Are they making the difference on a long-term? Top Solar Panels reveals you some details behind the scenes related to the energy efficiency of your office.

The easiest option to find out if you have the energy efficient house or office is to do an efficiency exercise. Is it as simple as closing all bulbs when we not use them? No, because the energy losses occur both when the equipment is in working order, and also when they are stopped. In fact, the energy efficiency is linked to more than electricity: fuel, water, air and even food.

Energy efficiency chart

To talk a little bit about “zen” trend, we can check our office or our house starting from the five basic elements of Asian mythology:

• Air – the circulation of fresh air and the energy used to provide fresh air
• Water – daily water intake and the energy used to pump the water
• Energy – the energy used for electricity, lighting, cooking, heating and other purposes
• Light – use of the artificial lighting and its energy efficiency
• Earth – the materials used in building the construction

Air

Fresh air circulation is crucial, especially in the office areas. Ideally, any building should have vents in every four cardinal points. But as we do not live in an ideal world, we must manage with some fresh air in buildings which are almost hermetically closed. Here are some points that you can check to see if you benefit by conditioned air provided right:

• Check the cold air to not escape through vents or simply through open doors. All rooms where you have conditioned air should have self-closing doors, if they are in an office building.
• A common mistake is placing the kitchen in the central area of the building, where there is a concentration of conditioned air. Try to place this room in marginal areas with natural circulation of air.
• Some areas of the building are heated faster than others, and the reason is the orientation towards the sun. A simple solution is avoiding to place windows on the Western part of the building or to install windows with glare to avoid greenhouse effect.
• Maintain the ambient temperature from 22 to 24 degrees Celsius.
• For buildings without conditioned air, a solution that should be taken into consideration is the air coolers (air cooler), because they cool and humidify the air at the same time. The fans are not a good solution because they recirculate the same air. A variant of efficient fan is that one built into the ceiling, because it eliminates the warm air from the room. However, for this solution of ventilation it is needed to keep the windows open to keep the flow of fresh air.

Water

Water consumption in the offices is another aspect related to how we can save energy. Water waste occurs for two reasons that we must take into account: habits and negligence. Most often, water waste arises from toilets and offices.

• To the batteries of water in toilets and offices sensors must be installed to ensure a proper and an optimum consumption of water.
• Washing the dishes in a right way must be properly correlated with the consumption of water for this activity.
• Toilet tanks must be adjusted so as not to reverse, but neither to remain empty.

Energy

The consumption of electricity and fuel is considered to be use of energy. The easiest way to reduce the energy use is planning the office activities so as to reduce the upper level of consumption.

• The diesel fuel for generator is the biggest energetic component in any office.
• The proper maintaining and correct operation of the generator are crucial to reduce fuel losses.
• Automatic exchange between the main power supply and the backup one is extremely important.
• Most power outages do not exceed 10-15 minutes, so a good solution for them could be UPS sources (Uninterruptible energy sources) to replace the required energy to operate the equipment in the office.
• Using the energy efficient equipment is extremely important. Campuses of offices can initiate efforts to produce by themselves biogas derived from household waste.

Energetic efficiency

Light

It is almost impossible to use natural light in every corner of an office building. However, the efforts should be directed towards the use of as much natural light. Regarding to artificial light, the type of lighting matters.

• The ergonomic design of the supports for the lighting is crucial in any office.
• The blinds should be kept open during the day to allow the light to penetrate the room.
• Incandescent bulbs should be avoided with all costs, because they consume enormous amounts of energy and also they heat the rooms. They should be replaced with compact fluorescent lightings or LED.
• However, in view of the LED lights give a faint light, it should be complemented with spots of light directed to the office or the workspace.

Earth

Finally, the construction of the building is another fundamental aspect of energy efficiency. Based on the environment, a building should have an airy and spacious design or, conversely, a compact and hermetically design.

• In areas of extreme heat, buildings must be ventilated and spacious to allow proper ventilation.
• In these spaces, architectural practices are better to be avoided which can seem attractive, but they are not matching the area, and the roofs made of glass (more suitable to cooler areas). Such a roof can create greenhouse effect in building, increasing the energy for air-conditioning.
• The exterior design should consider minimizing the solar heat and maximizing the natural air sources. A simple solution would be planting more trees in the Western part of the building, but it is useful only for buildings up to 4-5 floors.
• The large campuses can arrange ample green spaces to ensure the clean and cool air, while reducing the ambient temperature. Organic waste can be used as natural fertilizer for plants.

Companies which are interested to increase the energy efficiency can ask for professional help, from companies which perform an energy audit. You can also start with a discussion with suppliers of solar panels, which can advise you on reducing the energy consumption, before installing a solar system. Leave us your details now and you will receive advice from our partners!

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