subject: Green Features for the Energy Conscious Home [print this page] Green Features for the Energy Conscious Home
There are many ways we can be a bit greener in our homes, whilst many people will walk instead of taking the car or even braving public transport when travelling to and from work to try and use less energy many people will forget this green frame of mind when they enter their homes. There are still many things we can do either to our homes or to our attitudes to make sure we reduce our carbon footprint and cut down the waste as well.
The best way to cut down our energy usage is getting into the habit of turning things off when we are done using them, whether this is lights, televisions or any other appliance that doesn't need to be on twenty four seven. There are many people who are still yet to learn about the savings they could make by changing their attitudes but there are other factors that relate to our actual homes, and how we can make them work harder towards cutting down our wasted energy and heat in particular.
The most well known way to reduce energy usage is getting insulation in our walls, lofts and even double glazed windows to try and keep as much heat we generate from gas fires and central heating which should hopefully mean we don't have to spend so much on our heating to make sure our homes are warm enough, this is a great boost especially in winter when you will want to keep as much heat as possible and not have to offset this with sky high electricity bills.
Other ways to cut down the energy use is by creating your own energy! Solar panels, sometimes even wind turbines can be placed on your home to make the most of the natural energy sources as opposed to the toxic fossil fuels we rely more upon day to day. With solar panels you could easily generate enough electricity and store it for less power hungry appliances and uses, but if we have one of our uncharacteristically sunny summers you could generate plenty of electricity.
Solar panels are also becoming more attractive as there are government schemes such as the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme that will hopefully reward citizens with a greener approach to home heating which will hopefully bring a larger amount of people towards greener thinking like this.
Getting UPVC windows and Solar Panels can help to conserve energy in your home and won't even cost you much money as these features can end up saving you much more money in the long run.
