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From home to the office, everyone is looking for more ways to become more eco-friendly. Whether you’re a believer in global warming or not, you can’t deny that green technology just makes sense, money sense. Many entrepreneurs are turning to green technology to save money in the long run. Yes, some if not most of these ideas to have higher upfront costs. However, in the long run they can save you an immense amount of cash. Plus, you’re doing your part for the environment, what could be better than that! Here are few ideas to green up your home office or business:

Save Power

Did you know that by replacing your incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescents you’ll be using approximately 75% less electricity? Well it’s true! Also try adding light sensors so that the lights are only on when there is not enough sunlight to light the place. You can also save up to $750 per year by turning off your computers at night( This figure is based on a 10 computer office, your savings can be even higher if your office is larger!).

For those of you in the process of constructing your new office building, go geothermal. A geothermal system can save a family of 4 in a 1400 sq. ft. house as much as $900 a year. Can you imagine how much it could save your business!

Go Paperless

Everywhere I turn in my office I see recycling bins. Don’t get me wrong, recycling is great! But, how much of that paper really needed to be recycled? I get the feeling sometimes that individuals in an office setting don’t see anything wrong with printing out reams of paper as long as they dump them in the recycling bin once they are done with them. A better solution would be to have the documents in an electronic file so they would not have to be printed. Companies could save themselves mailing costs, paper costs, ink costs, printer, etc. just by going paperless. Employees can participate in automatic deposits, faxes can be emailed along with correspondence, and documents can be made into electronic files. Not only does this save a company money, but it makes these processes much more quick and efficient.

These are just a few of many ideas on how to make your office greener. Contact GoFaxer today to learn how to set up internet faxing in your office.