• Installation of inverters for building electric pumps.
• Periodic and preventive maintenance (PM) of equipment.
•Auditing and assessment of electrical demand based on Section 13 of the Engineering Regulations for 45 of the bank's headquarters buildings in Tehran and other cities, with the objective of establishing uniform standards for the buildings' demand.
• Installation of double-glazed windows in older buildings, resulting in a 15% to 20% reduction in energy consumption.
• Use of capacitor banks to prevent energy loss, and active filters to protect electrical equipment from potential damage caused by unwanted harmonics. Remarkably, this bank stands as the nation's first institution to have implemented active filters across its buildings over the past decade.
Gas Consumption Savings and Air Pollution Reduction
• Inspection and Maintenance: Actions taken include the inspection, examination, and cleaning of controllers, relays, wiring, gas filters, and other burner components; assessment of fire tube surfaces, bricks, refractory door gaskets, insulation, and other boiler components; and the creation of a database for technical issues and hidden faults in boiler and burner equipment.
• Efficiency Improvements: Standardizing boiler chimney draft pressure and installing dampers have resulted in a 3% to 10% increase in burner heating efficiency and a 10% to 25% reduction in gas consumption per burner.
• Environmental Pollution Reduction: The key measures implemented target a significant 70% to 90% reduction in environmental pollutants, in strict adherence to the primary criterion of Standard 16000. Necessary actions for technical inspection, exhaust gas and flue gas analysis, and adjustment of burners in central boiler rooms are conducted annually, in accordance with National Standard 16000.
• Promoting Digital Banking Services: To reduce air pollution and in-person visits to bank branches, digital banking services have been developed, offering remote services.
Improvement of Power Quality (Optimization of Electricity Consumption)
Significant actions have been taken to optimize energy consumption, generating the following results:
• A 15% to 25% reduction in energy carriers in buildings.
• A 20% to 35% reduction in major equipment failures and repairs.
• A 60% reduction in frequent equipment breakdowns.
• A 30% to 40% extension in equipment operational lifespan.
• A 30% reduction in maintenance and repair costs.
• A 10% to 15% reduction in spare parts consumption.
• Design and standardization of the lighting system utilizing ultra-low energy lighting.
• Reduction of office lighting and operation of diesel generators in headquarters buildings in the course of summer.