Being green can be easy! If you save energy, reduce carbon
emissions for the planet and better, we save money. 46% of energy consumption
in the home is lost energy. In other words, just we took advantage of the 54%
of the energy we paid.
Here is some simple energy saving tips in the home.
- Use low energy light bulbs. Take away the dust (this makes the light is less intense).
- Install motion sensors in areas such as front door, stairs, walkways, gardens and garage.
- Turn off lights when you leave the room and conveys your children this habit. Stop using halogen lamps (which can also be a fire hazard).
- Lamps with many pockets and not spend too much light illuminate the room evenly. It is best to use one small center with a focus and put one or two side light lamps to expand.
- To take advantage of natural light coming through your windows, paint the interior walls of your house white.
- Think about the possibility of skylights in bathrooms, closets, hallways and stairs (avoid them in bedrooms if you do not like waking up to sunrise).
- In addition to turning off your electrical appliances when not in use, unplug them from the power.
- When you finish charging gadgets, unplug them. Your device does not need power but is consuming.
- Change the desktop for a laptop and cut off 3/4 of electricity consumption. Shutdown computer at the end of the day and when you're not using.
- When using washers, it switches to washing with cold water and save 80% energy. Hanging clothes to dry instead of using the dryer.