Go green and save!

Well, everyone wants to do something for the environment but it’s not easy to find a starting point.  For us, we had a specific problem that engaged us to come up with a unique solution that allowed us to be more green and save money at the same time!

During the winter, we spend a lot of money to heat our building.  At the same time, we spend a lot of money to cool our server room.  We got our furnace going strong and our air-con going full blast 24/7.  What a waste of energy!

We implemented a couple of unique ideas.

1) When the outdoor temperature is below 5 degrees celcius, we open a vent and turn on a fan that blows outside air directly into our server room.  The cold air from outside allows our air-con to take some rest during the winter.

2) When the furnace is on to heat our building, we open another vent that brings the hot air from the server room directly into the return air of the ducting system.  We are essentially using the hot air from the server room to partially heat our building.

After implementing these 2 ideas, we were able to save on average of $300 per month on our utility bills!

Sometimes it pays to go green!

Eric Sit