5 Benefits of Draught Proofing your Workplace | Glaze & Save
Back in 1988, Peter Morrison, Minister of State for Energy said: "In future, the most profitable developments will be those that have been designed with energy efficiency in mind. Building energy efficiency into a new building need not increase its cost, but it can increase its profitability."
Mr Morrison was not wrong and it goes virtually without saying that one of the easiest ways to make you business more profitable is to carry out energy efficiency measures such as draught proofing. We're pretty daft about draught proofing here, so without further ado, we look at five benefits of draught proofing your workplace.
1. Save money on energy bills
The biggest benefit of draught proofing for the canny business owner is without a doubt the savings one can achieve on energy bills. Adequately draught proofing a building can reduce energy bills by around 15%: a major saving in these economically challenging times. Draught free properties are even warmer at colder temperatures: allowing you to turn down the thermostat and potentially save even more money on your energy bills.
2. Improve sound insulation
We’ve written extensively about how noise pollutioncan be hazardous to your health and your bottom line, but did you know certain draught proofing measures such as InvisiSeal can reduce noise by around 10dB? Draught proofing is often overlooked as a measure of reducing noise, however it can be extremely effective given its ease of installation and discreteness.
3. Create greater comfort for employees
You and your employees could be spending as much as three quarters of your waking hours at work. It is therefore vital that the working environment is comfortable and safe. We have written about some easy office upgrades to increase employee comfort here, but it goes almost without saying that creating a draught free office creates a greater degree of thermal comfort and fewer distracting draughts is a simple way of creating a better workplace for your employees. And happy employees means greater productivity and loyalty.
4. Short payback times compared to other measures
Some of the great and the good in energy efficiency measures have exceptionally long payback times. While making those long term investments is always a good call if you have a long lease or own your own commercial premises, those without long leases or who simply want to start seeing energy savings quickly would benefit from the short payback times provided by draught proofing. Glaze & Save InvisiSeal has a payback time of around 3-5 years, which is extraordinarily low in the grand scheme of things. And remember, the quicker the payback time, the quicker your profit margins increase.
5. Cleaner, less polluted workplace
One of draught proofing’s lesser known qualities is its ability to reduce weather borne moisture, dirt and pollution from making its way into your work place. The physical barrier provided by an innovative draught proofing product such as InvisiSeal means that dirt and pollution stay outside where they belong, giving you a cleaner and healthier work place.
Contact us on 01738 562068 or email info@glazeandsave.co.uk to find out more bout how we can help your business save money with our innovative and unique energy efficient products.
