Eleven Tips to Green Your Work
The good news is that if you are using AMTdirect, then you are already utilizing one of the eleven tips to green your work. The Software as a Service (SaaS) model provides a twofold approach to green savings. SaaS allows corporations to focus on the actual dollar cost savings needed to grow your company as well as the environmental benefits that can assure future generations a greener world. At AMTdirect, we believe it is the corporation’s responsibility to not only grow their respective companies, but to do their part in improving the earth. AMTdirect’s SaaS model accomplishes both feats by offering greater agility, profitability, efficiency and innovation. Through the utilization of AMTdirect’s SaaS model, you are taking a step towards a greener world.
How does AMTdirect’s SaaS model contribute to a Greener World?
Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions:
AMTdirect’s SaaS model saves a ton of energy by more efficiently using computing resources through the centralization of data center operations. Instead of thousands of individual companies operating their own power hungry data facilities, SaaS combines the operations of countless companies, therefore driving efficiencies and directly reducing the amount of carbon dioxide emissions that are released into the atmosphere. On average, a typical server operates at 450 watts, multiply this number by the tens of thousands of servers needed for companies to host their own software and the energy savings become substantial. In addition, corporations will see a significant financial cost savings because of the electricity reduction that is no longer needed to run their own large data center.
Additional Energy Savers:
SaaS data centers are built to maximize energy usage and improve efficiency as a result of stringent customer service level agreements that require data centers to have the most up-to-date energy efficient equipment on the market. Therefore, AMTdirect’s data centers are always running at their most efficient energy level.
Not to be overlooked is the actual AMTdirect application. AMTdirect’s foundation is based on the premises of helping you actively manage your real estate assets through the use of our web-based software. And as a result, you can eliminate the rows of filing cabinets containing redundant leases, work order requests, and countless other contracts that can pollute your hallways.
As more and more companies move to the SaaS model, AMTdirect is committed to continue using only SaaS applications when conducting business. Whether it’s doing payroll, customer relationship management, or sales, AMTdirect strives to do its part and serve as a role model for environmental responsibility.
Top Ten Ways To Go Green At the Office:
Did you know that one office worker can use a quarter ton of materials in a year–which includes 10,000 pieces of copier paper? Heating, cooling and powering office space are responsible for almost 40% of carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. and gobble more than 70% of total electricity usage. Commuters spew 1.3 billion tons of CO2 a year. Computers in the office burn $1 billion worth of electricity annually–and that’s when they’re not producing a lick of work (according to Time Magazine). All our unnecessarily generated company waste adds up to unnecessarily wasted company cash. TreeHugger has put together a top ten list of simple ways a company can go green:
1. More work, less energy
For many people, a computer is the central tool at work. Optimizing the energy settings for computers and other devices can be more than a modest energy saver. Set computers to energy-saving settings and make sure to shut them down when you leave for the day (“standby” settings will continue to draw power even when not in use). By plugging hardware into a power strip with an on/off switch (or a smart power strip), the whole desktop setup can be turned off at once (make sure to power down inkjet printers before killing the power—they need to seal their cartridges). Printers, scanners, and other peripherals that are only used occasionally can be unplugged until they’re needed. And of course, turn off lights in spaces that are unoccupied.
2. Digitize
It does seem a bit strange that in the “digital age” we still consume enormous amounts of mashed up, bleached tree pulp, most of which gets used once or twice and then tossed or recycled. The greenest paper is no paper at all, so keep things digital and dematerialized whenever possible. The more you do online, the less you need paper. Keep files on computers instead of in file cabinets (this also makes it easier to make offsite backup copies or take them with you when you move to a new office). Review documents onscreen rather than printing them out. Send emails instead of paper letters.
To see the rest of the Top 10 Ways To Green Your Office…go HERE
If you have any other ways that you are greening your office place, then let us know by commenting below.
Tags: clean energy, Green Environment, Green workplace, Lease Administration, Lease Management, SaaS