Energy Costs in Office Buildings

Dim The Lights

Buildings such as office buildings use an average of 17 kilowatts an hour of electricity and 32 cubic feet of natural gas per square foot in the U.S. annually.In the average typically building heating, lighting, and cooling represents 65% of the total use making those systems the best target for energy savings. Energy represents 19% of total expense for the average office building. There are things that the average office building can do to reduce the amount of energy used is lights can be dimmed and turned off when the office is not in use. Computers and office equipment can be turned off when not in use but when they are in use turn the brightness of the screen down. Space heaters.. Really.. bring a blanket.