What Can Your Business Do Green?
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When that light bulb goes off you’ve got it, the most brilliant green design ever. If every American household changed a single light bulb to an Energy Star bulb, it would provide enough power to light more than 2.5 million homes, while saving consumers money. Energy Star qualified bulbs and fixtures use one third the energy of traditional models and last up to 10 times longer. Think of what we could save if every office, school, and business changed a bulb also. The less energy we use, the less energy electric utilities must generate, and less demand means fewer greenhouse gas emissions. If homeowners change just one bulb to an Energy Star qualified bulb they will prevent the release of more than 450 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions.
You can joke about how many property managers it takes to change a light bulb, but if all property managers and secret shopping businesses changed the light bulbs at their self storage facility to energy saving bulbs, just think of how much energy the self storage and secret shopping industry can save the United States. Implementing this bright idea will not only save money on utility bills, it also will reduce our dependence of foreign energy sources.
Energy Star already put into practice this green design idea in many communities around the country. They call it Change A Light, Change A World and its objective it to promote energy efficiency and conservation in America. The concept is so simple that it is as easy as changing a light bulb, literally.Where to start with this green design? Start by changing all the light bulbs in your office, secret shopping business and showroom floor. The highest used fixtures in an office are usually above your head, but typically the break room lights, ceiling fan light, and bathroom lights are commonly used as well. Check the display cases and replace those bulbs as well if they are not energy efficient.
Many self storage and secret shopping businesses take pride in being safe and secure. But a huge part in security is having a well lighted facility. Now a storage property should not sacrifice security for a greater green design. However, they don’t have to. Replacing security lighting with energy star light bulbs will allow property managers to continue to promote security while saving energy at the same time. Replace the bulbs in each storage unit too; there are hundred of them, depending on the self storage property size. Secret shopping your competitors will let you know if they are interested in green design. Mention in advertising that your self storage and secret shopping facility is doing their part to help the environment.
Now changing light bulbs all at once is expensive and wasteful. If an immediate change is out of the question then make it your green design plan to change the lighting to energy star bulbs when the existing bulbs burn out in your and self storage business. See if your light bulb vender will swap your unused incandescent light bulbs for energy star light bulbs.
Green design doesn’t have to end at the self storage and secret shopping property. If property managers and secret shopping managers take a pledge to change the light bulbs in their homes to energy star, the campaign will expand to the neighborhoods. Environmental responsibility doesn’t end at the workplace. Taking care of the environment is a 24 hour job. The harder we work at it as a society, the greater the payoffs.
Disclamer: This entry is intended to promote our partner StorageMart and some or all participants received compensation.
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