The Bottom Line: How To Reduce Energy Costs During Summer
Businesses looking to minimize their energy expenses during the dog days of summer have plenty of tools available to them. Combining old-fashioned common sense and new technologies, facility managers can offer employees and guests a safe and productive space - without breaking the bank.
5 Energy Efficiency Tips For Summer - Office, Retail, and Production Facilities
Facility managers and business owners know they need to be proactive about energy use. That’s even more true during the seasonal extremes of hot summer and frigid winter. Today, with volatile energy prices making energy bills even more unpredictable, it’s a great time to make energy efficiency a priority for everyone within your organization.
Schedule summer commercial HVAC services.
Put your air conditioning and cooling system in a position to succeed with professional maintenance. An HVAC professional can help improve performance and spot opportunities to make your commercial cooling system more efficient. Regular maintenance also reduces the risk of expensive and inconvenient emergency repairs and extends the life of your unit.
Conduct an energy audit.
Get a detailed look at your facility’s energy environment with the help of a professional energy consultant. They’ll be able to examine your HVAC system plus other energy-intensive elements of your building, including lighting.
Use zone climate control.
Use smart thermostats and smart vents to better regulate cooling measures. If conference rooms, offices, or other defined spaces aren’t in regular use, keep the doors closed and use smart vents to direct air to occupied areas of the building.
Keep doors and windows closed.
While it may be beneficial to leave windows open early in the morning, remember that external humidity can quickly make your facility feel hot and sticky. This makes your HVAC system work extra hard to lower humidity levels once turned on. We recommend keeping your facility sealed and relying on an automated HVAC system to optimize interior temperatures and humidity levels.
Work from home.
Offering remote working days and flexible working hours reduces the number of building occupancy and can make temperature regulation easier. This also reduces your electricity bill during peak use hours!
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What Is The Most Productive Temperature For An Office?
OSHA recommends keeping your office or retail office between 68 and 76 degrees Fahrenheit. These are considered the ideal office temperature for comfort and efficiency; remember to schedule your thermostat to 78 degrees overnight and ask your team to help establish an energy-efficient temperature during the day.
Protect Your Bottom Line with Keen Technical Solutions
At Keen, we help businesses make the marginal gains that lead to a leaner, more resilient organization. Taking a comprehensive look at your energy use has myriad benefits, including lower operating costs and the convenient side effect of saving the planet. Let’s get started - talk to a Keen energy consultant today.