One of the best ways for a gallery to lower its carbon footprint is to look at its energy usage and suppliers. Environmental control and power optimisation systems can make a massive difference to electricity and water consumption, for example, and of course some utility companies are greener than others.
Turning first to environmental control, D-Tech Systems, which specialises in supplying to museums and art galleries, offers products that will optimise the efficiency of building elements such as lighting while monitoring essential factors including humidity and potential water leaks. Other environmental control system suppliers include Intelligent Controls and ECP.
Voltage optimistation, meanwhile, is claimed to significantly lower businesses’ energy bills and carbon footprint by delivering only the exact amount of power that their electrical equipment actually needs – the Save Money Cut Carbon website recommends GW Energy’s Eco-Max range of voltage optimisers. Other voltage optimisation suppliers include Powerstar, Eco Power Supplies and Greenvision.
Save Money Cut Carbon also provides a useful renewable energy for business tariff search, which lists utility providers offering ‘green energy’ to commercial users. And for those wanting a thorough energy audit, or consultancy on how they can improve the sustainability of their energy use, the following organisations offer those services: Energy Saving Trust, National Energy Foundation, Groundwork and Arup.
One of the best ways for a gallery to lower its carbon footprint is to look at its energy usage and suppliers. Environmental control and power optimisation systems can make a massive difference to electricity and water consumption, for example, and of course some utility companies are greener than others.
Turning first to environmental control, D-Tech Systems, which specialises in supplying to museums and art galleries, offers products that will optimise the efficiency of building elements such as lighting while monitoring essential factors including humidity and potential water leaks. Other environmental control system suppliers include Intelligent Controls and ECP.
Voltage optimistation, meanwhile, is claimed to significantly lower businesses’ energy bills and carbon footprint by delivering only the exact amount of power that their electrical equipment actually needs – the Save Money Cut Carbon website recommends GW Energy’s Eco-Max range of voltage optimisers. Other voltage optimisation suppliers include Powerstar, Eco Power Supplies and Greenvision.
Save Money Cut Carbon also provides a useful renewable energy for business tariff search, which lists utility providers offering ‘green energy’ to commercial users. And for those wanting a thorough energy audit, or consultancy on how they can improve the sustainability of their energy use, the following organisations offer those services: Energy Saving Trust, National Energy Foundation, Groundwork and Arup.