We should try to save energy wherever possible. No matter how small an action may seem, it all adds up in an organisation as big as the HSE.
Estates Energy Officers
HSE Capital and Estates Energy Officers work with Large Health Care Sites to promote energy efficiency.
Contact your local energy officer
Tips for saving energy at work
Try some of these tips to save energy and bring positive changes to the work environment.
Switch Off, Save Energy, Save Money
Lighting
Make the best use of daylight and turn off lights in unused areas when not needed and safe to do so
Equipment
Turn off all non-essential equipment, computers and appliances over lunch breaks, nights and weekends if not needed
Heating & Cooling
Keep windows and doors closed, dress appropriately for building temperature and report areas that are too warm or too cold to facilities / maintenance
Computers and IT
Turn off all non-essential equipment like computers, printers, photocopiers when not in use.
Set up automatic power-saving settings on your computer.
When taking a break from your computer, put it into sleep mode.
Resources
Room thermometer cards
Turning the heating down by 1°c can save energy and reduce heating costs by up to 8%.
Health service staff can request free room thermometer cards by emailing sustainable.infrastructure@hse.ie
Saving energy at work posters
Energy Posters (PDF, 964KB, 1 page)
Energy Posters IRISH (PDF, 1.04MB 1 page)
A4 Energy Team Posters (PDF, 9.02MB, 1 page)
Checklists
Energy Check Lists (PDF, 376KB, 1 page)
Energy Supply Contacts
HBS Procurement and the Office of Government Procurement have completed a number of competitions for the supply of energy to the HSE and funded organisations.
Each energy type (natural gas, electricity, oil and liquid petroleum gas (LPG)) is provided by a single supplier. This allows us to better monitor and report on our energy use nationally. To improve our monitoring of energy use it is important that healthcare facilities sign up to these national contracts.
The frameworks are available to:
- all properties of the HSE
- HSE agencies
- voluntary hospitals
- Section 38 and 39 agencies whose budget receives more than 50% of its funding from the HSE
Contact the Office of Government Procurement
For queries or more information about these contracts contact the Office of Government Procurement:
Phone: 01 773 8000
Email: support@ogp.gov.ie
