Green card Saving energy can be simple and inexpensive, says Garry Felgate

摘要

Architects advise clients on best practice with regards to energy efficiency, but are they putting that same advice into practice within their own businesses? Next time you're in the office and forget to turn off your PC before leaving work, consider this: the extra energy used in powering a PC 24/7 for a year as opposed to a standard eight-hour day is enough to make nearly 35,000 cups of coffee. Multiply this by the number of employees in your practice and you'll realise the enormous amount of energy we collectively waste in our workplaces each day.