Hello! Today I just thought to give you some useful advice by which you can not only ease the burden of high bills for your home but also make sure that your house is not a burden on your country’s natural resources and environment!
In this age of global warming and climate change; it is our moral responsibility to minimize the impact on the environment by using clean energy and that which is not releasing any harmful contents to the environment and that is why energy assessment companies exist particularly in developed countries like USA, UK with the help of which we can ensure that our house is as energy efficient as our government expects from us. Here are some simple ways to reduce energy consumption in your home; some of which are applicable in developing countries as well;
Try to rely less on energy using devices:
The natural ways to be comfortable in your home prevent you from using the electrical and heating appliances all the time such as opening your windows at night in the UK allows sufficient air inside to keep the building cool in summers. Also in winters, better to wear warm clothes and make use of the sunlight to keep yourself warm instead of keeping the heating turned on all the time. You can fix certain times of the day to wash clothes, instead of using the machine every day.
Check your energy usage per month:
The best way to conserve energy is to make record of your consumption and this can be done by noting down the figures from your monthly bills. Tell all the members of your family to not use the heating, cooling services when not needed such as turning off the toasters as soon as you have used it or turning off the lights during day time since daylight is sufficient.
Design your home carefully:
You can make maximum use of climate to design your home so that you do not have the need to use energy resources such as orienting the windows according to the sun’s location in cold climates, can help ensure maximum daylight during day time and can also keep your home warm eliminating the need to turn on the heating systems to feel warm. Likewise in hot climates, you can use building materials such as stone, brick as thermal mass to keep the building cool at night and hence increasing the time required for sun to heat up the building next day. Orientation of houses in hot climates is a key factor and thus make sure that your house windows do not face the sun if summer is predominant in your country’s climate.
Make use of energy assessment companies:
You can have a survey of your home to know whether the amount of energy your house is consuming per year or per month is according to the energy standards as set by the government for residential spaces or not. This can help you change your habits of consuming energy such as turning off the lights and other electrical appliances when you are not at home or while you are at your sleep etc.
I hope you will try these and get great results in energy saving!
Thank you for reading.
Best Wishes
Maha