Baw Baw Shire council cuts electricity use by 30% in a rented office.
Last week I caught up with Raj Maniher of Baw Baw shire council in their Smith Street Community Development office that council is renting in Warragul. Raj has implemented a number of measures to cut energy use in the office, and has achieved a 30% electricity saving.
Some of the measures implemented include:
Insulating the ceiling
Double glazing using “magnetite” on some of the windows.
Retrofit Double glazing
Getting internal reflective blinds made up by a local blind maker. Very ingeneous!
Internal reflective blinds
Voltage reduction on the lights
Voltage reduction units on lighting circuits
Blanking off light fittings with a clear Perspex sheet to prevent air leakage into the ceiling cavity.
glass panel under light fitting to keep conditioned air out of the ceiling cavity.
Disconnecting inefficient lights and replacing with fluorescent
Upgrading to a 5 star fridge
5 star fridge
Only switching on when needed – for example the airconditioner, and kitchen equipment is turned off at the wall when not in use.
switch off at wall
Delamping
How would you save energy in your rented office?