How to Make Your Loading Dock More Energy Efficient in 2022
Energy efficiency is something that all properties should strive to achieve, especially loading docks. While many loading dock managers have their eyes on the prize when it comes to minimizing their location’s environmental footprint, some may not know where to start.
At Southern Dock Products, we are dedicated to helping our customers make all of the right choices for their loading dock needs and have experience installing effective energy efficiency solutions.
Let’s take a closer look at how your team can approach energy efficiency in 2022.
Perform a Loading Dock Inspection
You’ll never know where to start making improvements at your site until you can actively point out its flaws. Over the years, even the best equipment can deteriorate and create issues with your loading dock’s energy efficiency.
A loading dock inspection from Southern Dock Products can help point out gaps, out-of-date equipment, and other safety issues hampering your site’s total efforts.
Install Dock Seals Around Your Doors
Even if you have the most solid loading dock doors in the industry, you’ll still need effective seals to mitigate the risk of your loading dock wasting energy through any possible cracks.
An excellent loading dock seal is designed to cover the side and top of your dock door and creates a compression seal that can save massive amounts of energy during daily loading and unloading operations.
Save More Energy with Dock Shelters
Trucks and trailers come in various sizes and can make a loading dock seal challenging to be as efficient as possible. So, even if you already have a dock seal in place, we recommend investing in loading dock shelters for your loading dock to amp up your dock’s energy efficiency.
Loading dock shelters cover the entire perimeter of your loading dock’s doors and help create a proper seal against energy waste, regardless of the size of a truck or trailer at a loading station.
Pay Attention to the Cycle Time of Your Cooler Doors
Your overhead loading dock doors may save energy at your main loading dock, but what about the energy loss that could escape from your warehouse’s coolers.
High-speed doors with short cycle times allow your employees to quickly move in and out of cold storage spaces while minimizing the risk of warm air entering and disrupting your coolers.
Install High-Volume, Low-Speed (HVLS) Fans
HVLS fans are an excellent way for a loading dock to lower its overall energy costs. Industrial fans are an excellent warehouse asset for a variety of reasons:
- They provide even temperature regulation
- They prevent HVAC systems from working too hard to keep a warehouse at the desired temperature
- They effectively circulate heat during colder months of the year
Accomplish Total Loading Dock Efficiency With Southern Dock Products
If you’re ready to make your loading dock as energy efficient as possible, Southern Dock Products is prepared to help! Our experience with improving loading dock performance has helped us create successful results for our client’s goals for their location.
Contact us today to learn more about our services or schedule your loading dock inspection with a team member.
