Professional and scientific services
Impact Digital
Making an impact
on energy use
Impact Digital has made its sustainability actions a big part of its ‘corporate
identity’.
Impact Digital is a high quality digital
printing company that uses solar
power, solar hot water and rainwater
from its tanks amongst other
actions to make the business more
sustainable.
and expels hot air. When conditions
less energy. Replacing old lighting
are right, this automatically turns off
with more efficient lighting is a
the air-conditioning as it is not needed straightforward action that can save
between 30-90% of the electricity
•Energy efficient lighting system, using
required
maximum efficiency T5 fluorescent
tubes and sensor switches so that
•Rainwater-connected toilets save
lighting is only provided in areas that
72,000 litres per year of potable
The average professional organisation
are being used
water. Digital printing process saves
can use around 20,000 kWh of
over 12,000 litres of water per year
electricity in a year. Impact Digital has •Impact’s digital printing process does
made its sustainability actions a big
not use water or toxic chemicals used compared to traditional offset printing
part of its ‘corporate identity’. Window in traditional offset printing
Final words
shading with solar panels attached is •The company is now carbon neutral,
“It’s been a good benefit to our
featured at the front of the building,
thanks to an agreement with Carbon
existing customers...they’re getting
and the company’s website promotes
Conscious, which plants trees to offset pressure from their customers to
“Solar powered digital printing” on its
its carbon emissions
source sustainable supplies, so it’s
front page.
taken some pressure off...”
Results
Actions on site
The company’s sustainability initiatives
include:
•Installed solar electricity panels on
the roof of its premises. The total
generated capacity is 16.5kWph
•Installed solar hot water
•Installed rainwater tanks with 5,000
litre capacity
•The company recycles the majority of
its waste materials
•“Free cooling” ventilation system,
which draws cool air into the building
The results are not only green, but
provide the business with significant
long-term savings:
•Solar panels currently provide 20-25%
of the company’s electricity needs
•The ‘Free Cooling system’ allows
them to run 90 days each year without
paying for air conditioning
•Energy efficient lights provide a 1015% higher light output using 40%
Tony Parker, General Manager, Impact
Digital.
www.impactdigital.com.au
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