Going Green at home. Our houses are easily one of the largest sources of excessive energy and resource consumption.
In this environment, only small changes to our daily habits can result in large cost and resource savings. It really is not hard to make a sizable dent in your carbon footprint!
All of the tips below are very achievable and cost effective. With this sustainable living information, we want to change your perspective, advise on efficient appliances/equipment and direct you toward efficient consumption ideas. NOT reduce your living standard!!
Green your whole life! Why stop at home?
Offices, office buildings and other workplaces are major source of resource consumption. Energy, paper, water, IT equipment and stationary are all very disposable and get used in a very liberal mannner. It takes 24 trees to produce a ton of printing and writing paper. (Conservatree) More than 99 million tons of paper and paperboard were used in the U.S. in 2005!! (epa.gov)
Do you recognize these wasteful comments?
Its not your money, so why worry about it, right? Business is good, the company can certainly afford a few reems of paper! You need un unlimited supply of quality material to do your job well! Don't you?
I would beg to differ! Excess consumption effects everybody!! In addition, it weakens the financial position of the company who is employing you. Don't bite the hand that feeds you! A true professional never blames his tools for poor performance.
Simple changes in daily habits and one time installations of cost effective and resource efficient gadgets can make significant impacts in our consumption levels.
Save time, money, get fit and healthy. Want more? Well I will throw in that small issue of reducing your carbon footprint and helping the environment!
Traffic congestion is getting worse, oil prices are rising and smog is suffocating us. There are many reasons to stop relying on your gas guzzling car. In addition, walking or riding to the local shops gets you the exercise you need without having to pay the large fitness club bill!
Drive more efficiently, include more chores in each trip, work from home, ride to the shops, carpooling, more teleconferencing, public transport, live closer to work. The solutions are endless!
Going Green at home. Our houses are easily one of the largest sources of excessive energy and resource consumption.
In this environment, only small changes to our daily habits can result in large cost and resource savings. It really is not hard to make a sizable dent in your carbon footprint!
All of the tips below are very achievable and cost effective. With this sustainable living information, we want to change your perspective, advise on efficient appliances/equipment and direct you toward efficient consumption ideas. NOT reduce your living standard!!
