9 tips to make your home green
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‘Green’ your Home
9 tips to make your home green!
The first step towards
greening your home is to
select a ‘champion’
Hint: It tends to be MUM!!
After appointing a ‘champion’, do an energy audit
Find tools on http://www.energysavers.gov/
Review your electricity rate plans for service
charges and meter read mistakes
Check out www.Power2Switch.com and go green!
Buy Energy Star rated home appliances
Find equipment ratings before purchase on
Energy Star (http://bit.ly/17GzNj) or EPEAT (www.EPEAT.net)
Opt for green flooring and non-volatile organic paints
A Google/Bing search yields several options for
eco-friendly carpets/floorboards
Get solar panels or small scale wind turbines for your
location
Buy at www.pvpower.com
Consider retrofits for bulbs/lighting, most utilities/electricity suppliers offer
rebates
Reduce ‘vampire
power’ by using smart plugs
Smart plugs reduce usage by 85% or turn equipment off after extended idleness. Buy here
http://bit.ly/cEbOZL
Going ‘green’ will save you green!