If you’re thinking of renovating your home, these eco friendly home design ideas will reduce your carbon footprint and save you a chunk of money to boot. They include harvesting rainwater, putting a garden on the roof, taking advantage of natural light, and using recycled materials. The great ideas below were collected by Laura Gaskill [...]
When remodeling their kitchens, more homeowners are leaning towards installing environmentally friendly kitchen cabinets. Part of the rationale is to shrink their carbon footprint, but there’s also a cost element involved. Many eco friendly kitchen cabinet products cost a lot less than their hardwood counterparts without sacrificing beauty or durability. Combine that with a plethora [...]
Of course, making your home more energy efficient is a worthwhile goal, especially when you consider that simply heating and cooling it accounts for more than 50% of your energy bill. Now that it’s winter, the challenge is to conserve energy while keeping you and your family warm. However, there are are some easy things [...]
It’s rare that I come across a worthy thermostat energy saving tip that’s also exciting. Well, if you’re like me and love techie gadgets, there’s a cool new thermostat on the market that will make you giddy. It’s a smart device invented by a hardware designer who used to work for Apple. He came up [...]
Looking for eco friendly reusable grocery bags? If so, you’ll enjoy this story. It is said that necessity is the mother of invention. That proved true for Amy Ferguson, who volunteered at the Clearwater, Florida Aquarium and became fed up with seeing sea turtles being nearly strangled by those plastic six-pack beverage holders. The plastic [...]
Now that it’s getting to be late in the year, the amount of daylight is shrinking too. This means that your outdoor lighting will have to run longer. With this in mind, it’s a great time to think about installing solar lighting. You’re likely to see a reduction in your energy bill as well. But [...]
The energy bill for the average home now exceeds $2000 per year. You would think that most of the bill is a result of running appliances that have to be on all the time, such as your air conditioner, water heater, and refrigerator. It’s true that these appliances consume their fair share of juice. But [...]
I think most people are interested in doing their part to conserve energy and minimize their carbon footprint. What makes this an easy decision to do is that many of the conservation methods can also save you money. In this article, the writer list 7 inexpensive ways to make your home greener. They include: – [...]
Many clothes washers uses 40-50 gallons of water per cycle. But what if you could get one that could do the same job using only 12-18 gallons? How would that effect your energy bill? Well, there are quality appliances on the market that can give similar results. How about an energy-efficient refrigerator that will save [...]
I’m all for going green in any way that I can. And one of the areas that most people don’t immediately think about is flooring. This represents a great opportunity to implement an eco-friendly solution that not only helps the planet, but can result in a truly beautiful floor. In this article, the writer discusses the [...]