4 Ways To Make Your Office Greener

Four Ways to Green Your Office Environment Canon U.S.A. conducted an aggressive energy savings program at five U.S. office locations, focusing on four main areas to cut consumption. The program has saved 2.7 million kilowatt-hours over two years, which is equal to more than $300,000 in utility fees. Here's how you can do it too: 2 LIGHTING Replace traditional light bulbs with low carbon lighting. Reduce lighting near natural light sources and low traffic areas. Install motion detectors to automati- COMPUTER MONITORS Install energy-efficient LCD monitors. Donate CRT monitors to local schools and charities. cally switch off power in empty office spaces. OPERATIONS Limit the hours that buildings are lit and climate controlled during the business week. Security teams monitor for devices left on overnight. Implement PŘINTING Replace stand-alone personal printers with multi-function systems. Increase energy efficiency and save paper and toner by defaulting to black and white, double-sided printing. environmental education and 3 training for staff. Canon