Last week we mentioned Adobe's (ADBE) award winning green office. This summer's triple digit heat-wave however put the building to the test.
"We used more electricity than we ever had. We hit levels we weren't supposed to hit for another five years," Ludwick said. "We had no chiller left and we were running out of power. It was drastic. We thought, what do we have left?"
Adobe's solution to the problem was to close the blinds during the day to keep the sun from heating up the building. It reduced their power demand by 300 kilowatts.
We also recently posted on dinogy: how to save energy with curtains and blinds, and air conditioner energy savings tips.
Via: MercuryNews