Top Ten Tips as to using energy sustainably in non-domestic buildings

Our Technical Advisor, Tristan Haynes, has written an article for a ‘Staffordshire Business Magazine’ ‘Going Green’ feature which has now been published. This features our Top Ten Tips as to using energy sustainably in non-domestic buildings:

1. Recognise energy consumption as an issue at strategic level!
2. Make it somebody and everybody’s responsibility – not nobody and anybody’s!
3. An old Energy Manager’s adage is that if you do not measure it you cannot manage it!
4. Consider installing ‘automatic meter reading’ equipment if you have a lot of meters or they are hard to access.
5. However, if you do not know how to interpret what you measure then measuring it is useless!
6. Commission or learn to undertake an ‘energy audit’ of your businesses use of energy
7. Automate (lighting and heating) controls where appropriate
8. Install the most efficient technologies where possible
9. Consider upgrading the building fabric
10. Consider renewable energy options

For the full article (available from late-April in the May/June issue) please see http://www.staffsmedia.com/business/

To discuss how we may be able to work with your business, large or small, to act on anything outlined in the article please contact any of the team at Low Carbon Enterprise in Shrewsbury on 01743 277105 or email info@lowcarbonenterprise.org.uk and don't forget to visit www.mea.org.uk for information on all of our services!