Become more sustainable with your heating and cooling settings

First Published : 07 Oct 2022

Last Updated: 07 Oct 2022

Contents

  1. What does this involve?
  2. What does this cost?
  3. Who is this for?
  4. How long does this take?
  5. Next steps

Support provided by Visit Scotland

What does this involve?

VisitScotland has created the sustainable tourism fact sheet: heating and cooling settings. It supports Scottish tourism and hospitality businesses to manage energy more efficiently.

Heating can account for more than 40% of total energy use. Depending on which system you use, controlling your heating can save 5 to 15% of fuel consumption.

This guide has advice on:

  • appropriate temperatures throughout your building(s)
  • set heating systems to the right temperatures
  • Thermostatic Radiator Valves
  • wall / room thermostats
  • using time controls in terms of your occupancy and requirements
  • reviewing your controls

What does this cost?

This is a free service.

Who is this for?

This is aimed at tourism and hospitality businesses.

How long does this take?

It takes around 4 minutes to read the article.

Next steps

Visit the VisitScotland website to read the guide.

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