Saving energy in the home office

• Implement paper-reducing strategies such as double-sided printing and reusing paper.
• Use email instead of sending memos and faxing documents.
• Purchase appropriately-sized copiers for your needs.
• If appropriate, use laptop computers — they consume 90 per cent less energy than standard desktop computers.
• When purchasing PCs, monitors, printers, fax machines and copiers, specify models that "power down" after a user-specified period of inactivity — and make sure the power-down features are enabled.