Time To Look At Sustainability Through Facilities Maintenance
This year’s COP27 summit marked the 30th anniversary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. COP is always an opportunity to gauge the progress of climate change adaptations and provide important direction on their achievement.
At a business level, COP27 throws the climate crisis into stark relief – and underscores the need for action to address it effectively. The following statistics are also telling when it comes to the urgency of the problem, according to the UN and the WMO:
- Climate change is “the greatest threat the world has ever faced” according to a UN expert, with an impact on everything from the natural environment and our health and survival to social justice and human rights.
- We have experienced floods, droughts, and heatwaves in 2022 that have cost billions of dollars.
- The past eight years have been the hottest ever recorded.
- Sea level rise has increased by 10mm since 2020, with a record high reached in 2022.
- 2022 has followed the warming trend.
- There are early indications that 2022 will break records for glacial melt in the European Alps.
SHOW YOUR BUSINESS’S COMMITMENT TO A GREEN FUTURE
The fight against climate change demands sustainable change. From large-scale industry to smaller enterprises and our individual behaviour at home, a critical view on behaviour is needed. Without question, the future is going to be greener – and the government is being urged to increase its efforts on this front. Here are a few ways you and your facilities maintenance team can work towards saving natural resources and reducing emissions.
Look To Machinery and Equipment
Well-maintained equipment runs more efficiently. Talk to your FM specialists about building the optimal maintenance schedule to keep key machinery working at its best. This should include holistic considerations – from HVAC to gas and lighting. Facilities maintenance experts can also inform you of industry trends and upgrades with environmental considerations in mind.
Retrofitting For Reductions
Retrofitting has been put forward by global commentators as an effective way to achieve the scale of change required to meet 2050 net zero targets. According to their report, big cities like London account for up to 80% of carbon emissions – and retrofitting has the potential to reduce electricity bills by up to 25%. Retrofitting also stands to have additional benefits including improved indoor air quality and improved health and wellbeing.
Stay Ahead Of Changing Regulations
It is reasonable to expect evolving and tightening regulation around climate change into the future. Coming up with an attainable strategy for your business today helps to gear you in the right direction for changes impacting behaviour and reporting.
Green Energy, Water, and Waste Infrastructure
Facilities maintenance specialists provide expert guidance to develop a tailored energy strategy for businesses. If you are looking to move to renewable energy, their advice on integrated solutions makes the transition relatively seamless.
Use of smart metering and smart technologies also provide an advanced approach to monitoring and measuring usage to guide consumption reductions. Of course, they also provide services around insulation, lighting, leak detection, and waste too.
GREEN CHANGE STARTS TODAY
Working with the right facilities maintenance service provider means one trusted supplier to advise on the sustainability of your operations. At Voltix Services, we partner with our clients to provide a tailored, reliable service to achieve your goals. Contact Voltix Services today to discuss your needs.