We would like to be a " carbon neutral " office by October of next year but how do we get started ? We operate a small business in the Northeast.
2007-10-05 04:13:37 · 8 answers · asked by hebius 1 in Environment ➔ Green Living
One of the easiest ways to reduce your carbon footprint is to decrease your energy use. Some ways to do that include replacing incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescents, turning off lights when leaving a room, and shutting computers down at night. For other ideas, see:
Greening Your Office
http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/training/page5078.cfm
Your Green Office: How to start greening your office
http://www.egeneration.co.uk/centre/modules/green_office/12_getting_started.asp
Guidelines for Greening Offices
http://www.entlink.net/education/resources/greenoffice.cfm
Geared toward doctors, but includes good general information.
Greening the Office Online Audit
http://www.green-office.org.uk/audit.php?goingto=audit0
From Friends of the Earth Scotland
How to Green Your Work (Treehugger Green Guide)
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/12/how_to_green_your_work.php
I hope this is enough to get you started. Feel free to contact me if you need more information.
Laura L. Barnes, MSLIS
Illinois Waste Management & Research Center Library
2007-10-05 07:36:37 · answer #1 · answered by Laura B. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try these sites
Making the office a 'greener' place - Peterborough Today
Making the office a 'greener' place - ADVICE on how to go green in the office has been given out to help Peterborough businesses adapt to help the environment.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/.../Making-the-office-a-39greener39.3183933.jp - 38k - Cached
RICOH UK & Ireland - Green To Do List
... how you can make your office, business or workplace more environmentally ... can contribute to making your office and business more environmentally friendly. ...www.ricoh.co.uk/greentodo
2007-10-09 01:46:07 · answer #2 · answered by Gender Bender 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Reuse the coffee grounds, about twice a day
2. Use the back of a printed paper again, but turning it over and using the back side..
3. Reuse your paper coffee/water cup, or foam cup for one week.
4. Opening windows instead of using air-conditioning
5. Dress warm, instead of turning on the heat
6. Use non-electric type writing instead of computer
7. Use a messenger biker to deliver messages instead of using the phone.
8. write letters, for messages on the back of already printed messages, for delivery.
9. For your coffer pot, use solar power to heat up your water for coffee.
10. Don't flush toilet paper down the toilet, use clean rags, thrown them in a bin, and have someone take them home everyday to wash them (and of course, by hand)..
11. Don't flush the waste from, the toilet, but use a bucket, to throw away your toilet waste, and bury it, to fertilize the ground..
2007-10-05 04:38:32 · answer #3 · answered by Hummbaba 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its not exactly simple to be carbon neutral, it will take some considerable thought, time and money to achieve this.
Ill be happy to help you, but I would need more information on your office, location, orientation, structure, etc..
Add me as a friend and contact me.
2007-10-05 04:19:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Use recycled paper when possible.Use paper for your coffee cups.Recycle all that can be recycled.Turn the thermostat down,and use a small fan when possible.Hope this helps...
2007-10-05 05:24:54 · answer #5 · answered by Maw-Maw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use paint without carbon in it.
(why would green paint have carbon anyway?)
2007-10-05 05:02:48 · answer #6 · answered by wizard8100@sbcglobal.net 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
skylight and pedal powered generators for running the phones and machines no commercial electricity only the electric powered by your foot pedal generators
2007-10-05 04:20:20 · answer #7 · answered by crazy_devil_dan 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
recycle
buy green products
2007-10-05 04:54:37 · answer #8 · answered by Michael M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋