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If you are like many people in today’s world, you want to live a lifestyle that is greener and more efficient. One of the best places to start with your efforts is checking out your resource usage. Things like water and energy are not often thought about when people start working to make their lives more eco-friendly, however, these are actually the best places to begin. Once you determine the changes you want to make, contact a plumbing or heating contractor to help you with any necessary renovations.
Look at Your HVAC System
If your HVAC system is older, there is a chance that it is not as efficient as it could be. You want to make sure that it is using as little energy as possible while effectively cooling and heating your home. Units older than 15 years will likely need to be replaced to bring this to fruition. You also want to check your thermostat and consider investing in a smart thermostat. This is relatively inexpensive and allows you more detailed control over the temperature of your home while conserving the maximum amount of energy.
Check Your Light Bulbs and Lighting Options
Lighting is the next area where you can make some relatively simple changes to make your home a greener place. The fastest and easiest area to make changes is with your light bulbs. Simply switch out your current light bulbs for those with an Energy Star rating. Other ways to make the lighting in your home more eco-friendly without compromising the intensity of your lighting is to install dimmer switches. This allows you full control over the light intensity so that you only have exactly what you need to see what you are doing. As an added bonus, dimmers are also a great way to create better ambiance in your home, especially in your bedrooms and bathrooms.
Take a Look at Your Plumbing Features
You would be amazed to learn how many gallons per day of water are wasted in the average home. When you make a few changes, you can save hundreds of gallons of water per month. One quick and inexpensive change is switching to a showerhead that is more efficient. When you make this one change to the bathrooms in your home, you can conserve as much as 3,000 gallons per year for every person in your home. Other changes to help promote better water conservation in your home include recycling your bathroom water, only doing full loads of laundry and dishes instead of small amounts at a time and switching to a more efficient water heater.
As you can see, there are many ways to start conserving resources today. A qualified plumbing or heating contractor can come in, assess your home and let you know where changes need to be made.
