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Since the beginning of 2012, the energy costs of offices at Eika Business Center have been decreasing every quarter.
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Since the beginning of 2012, the energy costs of the offices at Eika Business Center have been decreasing every quarter. The reason for the decrease is the Green Office program, thanks to which energy costs decreased by as much as 20% in 2012. In the first quarter of 2013, energy costs in this business center decreased by another 12%.
These results were achieved through the implementation of the “Green Office” program, which encourages the rational use of office resources. Thanks to employee training, energy audits of offices and targeted investments in energy-saving solutions, the goals of the “Green Office” program were exceeded several times. “Our goal was to save 8% of the business center’s energy costs or simply not pay operating costs for one month,” says the energy project manager. “Of course, the result had to be achieved without reducing the comfort conditions for the business center’s employees,” adds R. Pečiulaitė.
In the first months of the program, companies that joined the program managed to save 9%, and in the second quarter of 2012, as much as 15% of the business center’s energy costs were saved. “In the third quarter of 2012, we used as much as 26%, and in the last quarter of 2012, we used 20% less energy than in the same quarters of previous years,” calculates R. Pečiulaitė. In total, the office’s energy costs were reduced by as much as 20% over the year, i.e. 2.5 times more than planned.
A survey of business center managers and employees showed that after implementing the “Green Office” program, satisfaction with operating costs in “Eika Business Center” increased from 55 to 65%. “This result is very encouraging, because in 2012, energy became more expensive. Heating costs and water prices also increased, while energy costs in the business center we manage decreased,” says the head of energy projects at “Eika”. Rasa calls the program’s success factor the support of those working in the business center, without which the results would be much worse. As many as 94% of managers based in “Eika Business Centers” evaluate the “Green Office” program positively or very positively. Currently, more than half of the companies in the business center have joined the “Green Office” initiative.
In 2012, thanks to a responsible approach to the working environment, as many as 6 tons of paper were sorted and recycled, and over 100 trees were saved. The “Green Office” project was awarded for the principles of social and environmental responsibility at the National Responsible Business Awards, the “Green Protocol” prize, and the “Social Responsibility Initiative of the Year”. The best results in 2012 were achieved by the company “Saerimner” located in the “Eika Business Center”, whose energy costs decreased by as much as 44% during the year.
About the Eika group of companies
Founded in 1992, the company “Eika” is one of the largest real estate development and construction groups in Lithuania. The group of companies consists of: UAB “Eika” – a leader in the real estate market, valued for its innovation, reliability and responsibility; UAB “Eikos statyba” – a construction company with extensive experience in the construction and renovation of administrative, public, commercial, industrial and residential buildings.
More information:
Rasa Pečiulaitė
Energy Project Manager
Phone: +370 5 2045811
Fax: +370 5 2514 256
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