WE DON’T PRINT !
Normally we make people raising their eyebrows most of times, and for various reasons, but nothingĀ surprise individual we work with as much as the idea of we don’t print unless we really really REALLY HAVE TO.
Anyway here are an interesting way to start having green office :
Putting the Green into IT
Let’s start with implementing an effective and easy-to establish,
company-wide policy.First, have all employees configure their monitors to turn off after 20 minutes of inactivity, configure the hard drives to turn off after 30 minutes of inactivity, and the desktop computers or laptops to go into standby or sleep mode after 70 minutes of inactivity (this gives you 10 whole minutes to get back from lunch or that hour-long meeting).
Next, purchase Smart Plug Strips for devices such as printers,
monitors, calculators, or typewriters that do not need to have power reach them unless they are being used. These plugstrips cost about $10 to $20 each and they can reduce the carbon output of your organization by up to 290 pounds each per year. Multiply that by each office or cubicle and you can get an idea of how much pollution and energy your business will reduce by this simple investment.
Finally, install motion-detecting light switches wherever possible. Replacing wall switches with automatic motion detectors is an extremely effective way to cut pollution and energy costs from indoor lighting.
This common sense approach to dealing with energy costs has other added benefits as well, such as sheer convenience and sleek appearance to employees, customers, and other visitors. Keeping the lights off when they’re not in use can also extend the life of the bulb and reduce unwanted heat while keeping an average of 265 pounds of carbon per office out of the air each year.
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*This post was copied from Green IT book
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