Do you ever find yourself feeling overwhelmed by the stresses of living an inner-city life? If so, you may have considered going ‘off-grid’. This self-sufficient lifestyle disconnects you from the electricity grid, water supply and gas mains, whilst allowing you …
Tag: energy saving
From Guest Blogger Hannah Thomas: Six Rules for Reducing Your Energy Consumption
Reducing energy consumption is a process and one that needs you to change your lifestyle and habits to some extent. But it will save you money by lowering your bills and at the same time lower the pollution created by …
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From Guest Blogger Brooke Chaplan: Five Often-Overlooked Details of Converting a Home to Solar Power
Installing solar panels in your home can be a tricky process. Not to mention the fact that there aren’t a whole lot of people out there with experience on the topic since these panels are a relatively new phenomenon. Before …
From Guest Blogger Simon Stevens: What You Should Think About When Installing Solar Panels
When considering to generate your own energy, solar panels are a popular choice due to the ease of installation, maintenance and you save money whilst reducing your carbon footprint (you can check your carbon footprint here). But before installation, there’s …
From Guest Blogger Diana Smith: Energy Saving Starts at Your Own Home
There are two reasons why you should be paying attention to your electricity bill and they’re both extremely important. The first one concerns protecting our environment, the message should be pretty clear: eco-friendliness starts at your home. If this isn’t …
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From Guest Blogger Chloe Taylor: The Green Chain – Is Product Packaging its Weakest Link?
Product packages account for a giant portion of waste that our global capitalist behemoth leaves behind, letting toxic mountains and floating islands roam the nature. In some countries, this part of the supply chain produces one third of the total …
From Guest Blogger "Sustainafreak": Easily Reduce Your Home’s Heating Usage
Everyone wants to make spending cuts these days, from the government to the average homeowner. Whereas the bills passed through in Parliament may or may not have a direct impact upon your life, making significant changes to your home certainly …
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From Guest Blogger Sustainafreak: Green Property Incentives in the UK – Effective or Not?
(Gotta love this guy’s name! – Ed) In a bid to improve the energy efficiency of UK homes, the British government has introduced a handful of incentives to landlords to maximise the economic potential of their properties. The idea behind …
Tagged with: energy efficiency, energy saving, green building, green buildings, green deal, home improvement fund
From Guest Blogger Romeo: Save 348 TWh of Electricity – The Green Side of LED Lighting
Light emitting diode (LEDs) are type of semi-conductor light sources that were initially used as indicators lamps in devices such as telephones, TVs and in seven segment displays such as calculators and elevators. As technology advanced, they started to be …
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From Guest Blogger Jeanette: How Do You Exactly Define an Energy Efficient Home?
How can your home be energy efficient? For your home to be considered energy efficient, it should use less energy but does not sacrifice its comfortability and healthiness. With all that is available today and the advancement of technology, you …
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