The webinar discusses energy-saving strategies for home offices, covering areas such as computer usage, efficient lighting, and heating controls. Key tips include turning off equipment when not in use, optimizing printing practices, and managing heating levels effectively. Resources for further information on energy savings are also provided.

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2. Saving energy in your home office
Energy Advisor
Mark Skerritt

3. For many, the home office setup has become
normal.
• PCs and laptops
• Printers
• Monitors
• Heating and cooling
• Kettles
The Workplace

4. A Room with a View
• Pick a room that works best for you as an office
• Take advantage of solar gain in the winter
• Use blinds in the summer to avoid overheating
• Take advantage of natural light
• Calendar reminder - Turn lights off when it gets
brighter

5. PC Power!
• Save energy and your battery, switch off
• Check your computer power saving options
• Sleep
• Hibernate
• Shut down
• Check your screen power saving options
• Screen brightness
• Screensavers do not save any energy
Logged off - no power sav
16 hrs on = 0.558kWh
16 hrs on = 9 cent
1 month = €2.52
1 month = 6.8 kg CO2

6. Hold the Press
• Before you print
• Optimise layout – font/margins/space/images/layout
• Black & white is more economical and saves energy
• Use double-sided printing where possible
• Turn off the printer if not being used
• Put the printer within easy reach

7. Standby to Switch off
• Switch off all equipment when not in use
• Remote control switch-off
• Master and slave extensions
• WIFI enabled sockets and lamps
• Motion sensors
• Timers

8. Lighting the way
• Switch lights off when you leave a room
• Use daylight where possible. It is free and more
pleasant than artificial light
• Notice when the day brightens up and switch off
any unnecessary lights
• Use appropriate levels of lighting e.g. half of the
lights, task lighting – desk lamp
• Dimming saves energy
• Energy efficient bulbs - LED

9. Heating control
• Only heat what you need
• Room thermostat control
• Thermostatic Radiator Control Valves
• Make sure you know how to set the
thermostatic radiator valves (TRV) correctly
• Consider a portable heater
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10. Heating
• The ideal temperature is 19-21°C
• 1°C decrease equals 5-10 % savings
• Feeling a little cold?
Pop on a woolly jumper!
• Heat the Human
• Blanket
• Electric throw
• Gloves
• Take regular breaks - get the circulation going
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11. • Avoid overfilling - Overfilling the kettle wastes
enough energy in a week to light our home for a
day
• Be attentive - Try not to leave the room directly
after putting the kettle on. It is easy to forget
about it and then it will have to be re-boiled
• Tackle limescale - Limescale reduces the
efficiency of the kettles element
• Make a pot - If you like to drink more than one
cup, make a pot and use a Tea Cosy, flask of
coffee
Have a Cuppa

12. Webinar recordings:
• https://www.seai.ie/reduceyouruse/public-bodies-and-
schools/energy-efficiency-campaig/resources/
Reduce Your Use blogs:
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Other information
• https://www.seai.ie/home-energy/energy-saving-tips/
• https://www.codema.ie/think-energy-home-hub/home-
energy-saving-tips/
Further information

13. Saving energy in your home office
Energy Advisor
Mark Skerritt