How To Make Your Warehouse More Energy Efficient
Tue, Apr 23, 2024
Energy efficiency is a crucial aspect of running a successful warehouse or other distribution facility.
Improving the energy efficiency of your warehouse not only reduces running costs for your business, it also greatly reduces your carbon footprint and can build customer confidence as a result. At Cheshire Industrial Doors, we’re passionate about optimising the energy efficiency of our client’s premises. That’s why we’ve gathered our top tips for improving the efficiency of your warehouse or facility. Without further ado, let’s jump into our top 8 tips!
1. Install Insulated Industrial Doors
Firstly, installing insulated industrial doors will provide an instant improvement to your site’s energy efficiency. Insulated doors provide excellent temperature control for your warehouse by creating a barrier between interior and exterior environments to minimise heat transfer.
Insulated roller shutters or sectional doors not only prevent warm air from entering your warehouse during the summer months and reduce the need for air conditioning, they also prevent cold air from entering your premises in winter and minimise the need for heating systems. Therefore, vastly reducing the cost of heating and cooling your warehouse.
2. Install Personnel Doors
Personnel doors are an instant energy saver for your warehouse facility as they allow individuals to enter and exit your premises without having to constantly open the main door. Vastly reducing the number of times the main door has to open and reducing the amount of cool or warm air escaping as a result. An additional benefit is that a personnel door will keep workers safer by keeping vehicles and personnel separated.
3. Install Window Security Shutters
Good old fashioned windows can be a great method of cooling your warehouse as opposed to relying on air conditioning. Installing window security shutters ensures that your premises are safe and secure, even whilst windows are open. Allowing you to utilise the fresh outdoors as a cooling system without compromising the security of your warehouse.
4. Use LED Lights
Switching your existing lights to LED lights can hugely reduce your energy consumption and minimise your business’ carbon footprint whilst improving visibility within your warehouse. Additionally, motion sensor lightning can reduce your energy consumption even further.
5. Install Dock Shelters
Dock shelters provide a tight seal between the opening of your loading bays and the vehicles being unloaded and as a result, they help to maintain a consistent temperature within your facility. If you don’t use a high-quality seal, you risk air escaping and entering your premises which can impact your energy usage as you try to offset this. At Cheshire Industrial Doors, we offer a range of dock shelters and seals so you can be sure to find the best solution for your unique needs.
6. Section Warehouse by Temperature
Whilst it may be an unconventional method, changing the layout of your facility can hugely reduce your environmental impact. Many businesses have a variety of goods that need to be kept at different temperatures. By placing goods that are susceptible to sudden drops in temperature away from cold draughts from goods-in doors and personnel entrance doors, you can drastically reduce the amount of energy required to keep your premises heated. Be sure that your warehouse layout reflects your needs and use partitions wherever necessary to keep your goods at suitable temperatures.
7. Conduct Preventative Maintenance
Preventative maintenance should never be underestimated when it comes to warehouses and distribution facilities. By taking proper care of your industrial doors, dock shelters and other pieces of equipment, you ensure that they are in good working order and can reduce their energy consumption as a result of faults or errors.
8. Educate Employees
Finally, educating your employees about the importance of improving energy efficiency is key to giving them ownership over their energy consumption within your warehouse and can encourage them to turn off lights when they are not using them and be mindful of leaving doors open.
By following these guidelines, you’ll be well on your way to improving the energy efficiency of your warehouse. If you need a helping hand with any step along the way, don’t hesitate to get in touch and a member of our friendly team will be in touch with you shortly!
