Greening Your Home
What Greening Your house can accomplish
1. Protect the Environment.
2. Make Your Home Healthier.
3. Saving Green - Lower Your Energy Bills.
Among the aims of green design is to minimize the impact that buildings have on the environment. After all, they consume enormous resources, including 14% of potable water, 40% of raw materials, and 39% of energy in the United States alone (according to the US Green Building Council).
SRES® designees can discuss strategies to green
your home and refer you to professionals who can perform energy audits, install energy-saving technologies and develop green strategies specifically for your home.
1. Protect the Environment - Small Steps, Big Impact
Lots of people taking small steps can make a big impact on the environment. Those steps can entail anything from switching to compact fluorescent light bulbs to incorporating non-toxic and recycled building materials.
2. Healthier Home
By eliminating toxins, such as fumes from paint and cleaning products, and choosing products that don't off-gas dangerous chemicals you'll improve your home's indoor air quality and keep you and your loved ones healthier.
3. Saving Green - Lower Your Energy Bills
If you’re on a tight budget, greening your house can be beneficial because sustainability strategies translate to more dollars in your wallet. Just using an ENERGY STAR-qualified compact fluorescent light bulb saves about $30 over its lifetime and pays for itself in about 6 months. It uses 75% less energy and lasts about 10 times longer than an incandescent bulb.
By using programmable thermostats, you can slash heating and cooling bills by $180 per year. Cut phantom power consumption--home electronics that keep using power even in standby mode, for instance--and save $100 per year.
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