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On 29 August last, the Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, spoke to MEDEF representatives on the subject of environmental and energy crisis that we are currently going through. She invites each company to organize “its own business plan. energy sobriety”. The main objective is, of course, to reduce our environmental impact, but above all to deal with the threat of winter Without gas Russian.
A few days after Elisabeth Borne's speech, the Head of State in turn held a press conference on the energy crisis in France and Europe. He calls on the French to reduce their consumption 10% of energy in order to avoid rationing and cuts during the winter.
“Everyone has a role to play” assures Emmanuel Macron, recalling that citizens and businesses must participate actively in the fight against energy waste.
In order to achieve this objective, certain common-sense measures must be adopted.
In this article, we will focus on the behavior of companies in the face of this energy challenge and on how, through simple actions, it is possible to reduce your energy bill.
Pay attention to the lighting
In order to limit your energy consumption, it is a good idea to pay attention to the management of The lighting within its business premises. Like turning off the Eiffel Tower, remember to turn off the lights inside and outside the buildings during periods of closure. In addition, favor the use oflow consumption light bulbs or even LED. If your lighting system allows it, set up a management system based on presence so as not to illuminate empty spaces. Once you have managed your optimized lighting, you will be able to observe a drop in your electricity bills of up to 70%.
Finally, regarding advertising displays, they must be switched off at the latest at 1 am, in accordance with regulations. However, whenever possible, try to switch them off sooner.
Air conditioning and heating
Air conditioning and heating can quickly increase your energy bill. For limit your expenses, Adjust the temperature depending on your different spaces, do not heat spaces unnecessarily such as entrance halls or others. Likewise, lower the temperature in your premises by a few degrees. On average, a degree of difference represents 7% less energy consumption.
During the winter period, it is recommended to heat occupied rooms to 19°C, rooms that are temporarily empty to 16°C, and finally to lower the temperature to 8°C for rooms that remain unoccupied for a long time.
To limit heat loss, Inspect your installations and equipment on a regular basis. Check that your premises are hermetically insulated.
As far as possible, avoid electric heating, which consumes a lot of electricity, and turn to cleaner alternatives like heat pumps.
During periods of high heat, take the reflex to ventilate and ventilate the rooms in the morning in order to enjoy the freshness of the morning. When it comes to air conditioning, be sure to keep a maximum of 6 degrees away from the outside temperature.
The digital
Often, when evaluating the main areas of expenditure on your energy bill, we think of lighting and heating, but we very often forget The digital (which is usually very Energy-consuming).
To reduce consumption, you must, first of all,Identify which digital tools, we use, whether consciously or not.
First of all, to reduce the consumption of your computer devices, think of Set up their standby and how they are loaded. At the end of the day, turn them off well before leaving your premises. To make it easier to switch off, use power strips and group their power cables at the same power outlets. For computer servers that must run 24 hours a day and require a ventilation system to avoid overheating, consider installing them away from light, as far as possible, in places that are naturally cooler (Free cooling).
Use adapted equipment and recent, often less energy-consuming. Avoid it oversizing ; computer hardware power that is too high compared to the need, screen size, number of screens...
Promote the rental of offices that have a good thermal insulation to maintain freshness or heat depending on the season.
In a more global way, empty your mailboxes and your online storage spaces that require powerful servers, which consume a lot of energy. By 2025, these cloud computing systems could consume up to 20% of the world's electricity and be responsible for 5% of global CO2.
Involve all your employees and staff in the fight against energy waste
- Write, with them, a Charter on good practices and rules to be adopted, in particular concerning the switching off of equipment, once its daily use is over
- Raise awareness about costs What does this waste represent
- Motivate them by offering them alternatives to their mode of travel
- Finally, a good solution may be the Implementation of telework within your teams to reduce the energy consumption of buildings (heating in particular).
About m-work
m-work is a remote work management solution, which allows companies to organize, as best as possible, teleworking within their structure. Through the tool, employees Declare their days presence and teleworking. Thanks to each other's statements on the app, it is possible tooptimizing as best as possible for him to come to the office, and thus to reduce his trips.
Within the app, you can find out The carbon impact of your trips and the CO2 saved thanks to the practice of teleworking.
