Lift Industry Newsletter
December 2022
KONE’s ten top tips to save energy in your building
With rising prices and increasing climate concerns, saving energy is on everyone’s minds at the moment! KONE suggests ten ways that you can make your home/building more efficient and energy-conscious whatever your role in the office.
Boost energy efficiency with a quick-fix checklist: easy things to change in your office which all add up, such as adding insulation and harvesting daylight
Not using it? Switch it off!
Switch to standby: save lots of energy and money simply from stopping elevators, escalators and autowalks running when no one is on them
Save money with smart building controls: invest in smart technology which can adjust lighting, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning to make them more energy efficient
See the LED light: replace old halogen lights which are on constantly to LED lights on timers or sensors
Keep future bills down with preventive maintenance: regularly service your equipment to keep them working efficiently and stop them wasting energy from fatigue
Take the stairs: if you can, do! Save energy and stay healthy too
Save energy by modernizing old equipment: update to newer, more energy efficient technology
Regenerate energy: install regenerative drives which can capture wasted energy and reuse it for another cause
Choose innovations like KONE UltraRope®
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Source: KONE