9 tips to make your home green

‘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!