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  • Apr
    21

    Environment friendly home insulation, home insulationEnergy efficiency with insulators is cutting down on your energy consumption by properly insulating your house. You would need a bit of pre planning and do a bit of research on the various natural insulation substitutes. There are various thermal mass designs and sustainable energy consumable alternatives like, solar panels that tend to save around 50% of your energy consumed now.

    There are also choices in green home insulating devices. Start with a search on eco-friendly ceiling insulating materials like Golden Fleece wool insulators that has the ability to absorb moisture more rapidly. There is another option left to you, a company named Bonded Logic have manufactured an insulating material with 85% denim scrap from denim factories that tends to act as good insulators and moreover scrap treatment is a low cost technique. So easy on your wallet! During winter months, save electricity, instead of using room heaters, cover your windows with thick curtains or install caulker and weather stripper that retain heat inside.

    Now proper installation of those eco-friendly insulators is the only way you can have less electricity bills and also make the environment less polluted.

    Apr
    9

    Alternatives of bottled water,  bottled waterHere are a few alternatives that you could use for your home against bottled water:-

    You could go for the system of the Whole House Filtration. The cost would be around 750 dollars and it would mean that your water for drinking would be completely filters and the water for washing the dishes and the water of the shower would be clean as well. Make a thorough research of the brands when you buy these filters. There are many brands who make these filters and not all brands are the same when it comes to quality. You could also go with the idea of faucet filtration.

    These systems are connected directly to the faucet and they are worth 25 dollars. The filters are required to be changed after six months. Another option is pitcher for filtered water. According to researches, filters are not as safe as faucets but they could be ideal for families that are busy and offices that do not have an easy access to eater.

    Mar
    28

    One can define sustainable living in a very simple term which is reducing the use of natural resources in our day to day activity and also use various new ways so that the society also uses less natural resources in everyday life.

    sustainable livingThe people should be responsible for our environment since if one does not care about their own world then one will have to face the consequences for being so irresponsible. By embracing this lifestyle one will save a lot of natural resources and hence save a great deal of energy. Sustainable living means living with the limited renewable resources that one gets from the nature.

    Renewable resources like solar energy, energy from water, wind and geo thermal energy can be used to satisfy our energy needs every day. One can harness this energy but if one goes on using non renewable energy then very soon they will be unable to acquire it anymore. So let’s do some serious energy saving by accepting sustainable living in your lifestyle.

    Mar
    18

    An account eco friendly home design

    Posted In: Green Homes by cooldude

    eco friendly home design, home designThe world is adapting more and more eco friendly ways in to their day to day activity and the latest way to do it is by applying an eco friendly home design. The resources which are used to make the green houses or eco friendly houses are also selected keeping in mind the environment at large. Most of the green houses designs are made of wood nowadays as renewable resources and steel is not opted for in these green houses which are designed as steel can be tagged now as a resource which is depleting gradually.

    The designs of these eco friendly homes are created in such a way that it promises to take full advantage of the natural resources and the environment in itself and make sure that artificial ways of heating and cooling are not used anymore as they create their own electricity and use it in the amount which is needed.

    Feb
    18

    Recycling is one of the main steps which are taken by the environment activists to protect our planet earth from the harmful effects of global warming. Global warming is one of the main issues which the people from every corner of the world are highly concerned about. Global warming can be can be reduced to a certain amount of level if we start recycling products made from paper and other degradable materials. One can help in reducing the global warming of our planet by recycling a number of materials which includes recycling the products made from aluminum, steel or tin, plastic and glass items along with paper which is widely recycled and used motor oil and even shopping bag, Mesh or Hemp bags for shopping. One can save a large amount of carbon dioxide production by recycling all these products as if not recycled most of these products in total can produce approximately three thousand pounds of carbon dioxide.

    Feb
    4

    Are worrying about the towering monthly electricity bills of yours? Well then let us give you some quick ideas about how to use win energy for your household electronic articles so that the electric bills get lessened. Wind energy is generally produced by DIY turbines and these are the most effective means to turn the wind power into huge energy with which one can run all his or her home appliances.

    And by using such win energy your electricity bills can be reduced by 80 percent. Moreover if you manage to produce this energy correctly then you can even get more energy that was once formed by using traditional means or resources. In an ordinary DIY turbine you will have certain features like transformers, generators, rotors and so on. Another advantage of wind energy is that it is easily available and it is cheaper than the other means of energy that were used previously.

    Jan
    26

    Solar gadgets are pretty handy than you think they’re, simply because they run on the energy provided by the fire ball – sun. This makes them self sufficient and mobile, not to forget the cost effectiveness and the green factor they uphold. The non-renewable energy sources are getting exhausted and very soon we’ll have to survive on the natural energy providers – like water, sun and the wind. There were a quite a few solar gadgets that became famous and are listed in this article.

    Topping the list, you have a solar cooker Cookup 200 that is foldable and hence mobile. The Solarball is the second which has the capability to purify 3 liters of water at a time using the solar energy. A very useful Ray solar charger is a must have for a tourist and a solar powered keyboard for a moving workaholic. A solar bikini sure is a weird invention which can charge your gadgets while you sun away.

    Sep
    29

    Key steps of green living

    Posted In: Green Home Improvement by cooldude

    With ‘Go Green’ being the latest mantra it is time for you to do something for Mother Earth. And the best thing that you can do to take care of the earth is live green. Here are some tips for green living. To save energy your thermostat should be set higher than usual in summers and lower than normal in winters. Get rid of all plastic water bottles and switch to filtered pitcher. When you are not using electric appliances make it a point to switch it off.

    While you shop for grocery, purchase inexpensive reusable bags, instead of plastic bags. In fact, most stores give discounts to customers who bring their own bags. If you do have plastic bags, take them to stores and put them in recycle bins. When you clean your house make sure that you don’t use cleaning products that pollute the air. Reusing items by turning things that you don’t need any more into some usable things will go a long way in saving the planet.

    Sep
    17

    Have you ever considered shifting to the renewable energy sources instead of the conventional fossil and coal fuels? The most common renewable energy sources are sun, wind, biomass, hydro power, geothermal and waves and tidal power and they come with various advantages over the non-renewable ones. Here is a brief discussion on why the scientists today are emphasizing more and more on the renewable energy sources.

    Firstly, unlike the usual sources like fossil and coal fuels, the renewable options are inexhaustible. Hence, they could be utilized without any fear of depletion. Then, the burning of fossil fuels and coal oozes dangerous gases in our surroundings that lead to global warming. But the renewable sources of energy are eco-friendly in nature.

    Further, as the current energy sources are facing a reserve crisis presently, their rates are increasing highly. On the other hand, the renewable sources of energy offer free electricity with just the installation charge.

    Sep
    6

    People nowadays are showing great deal of concern about the environment. To keep your house and the surrounding area clean, you need to generate less waste. This can be achieved by buying products that are eco-friendly. Such materials are bio-degradable; hence, they cause minimal damage to the environment. You also need to shun the use of plastics or polythene. Use of recycled products can greatly contribute in safeguarding the surrounding by decreasing production of new items.

    Another major way to cut down on your waste count is by the use of compost bins. These are useful for disposing wastes like garden trash, or vegetable peels at one place. Cutting down on the daily use of paper is another significant contribution you can make to the society. You can achieve this by stop receiving junk mails. Cooking from scratch also eliminates the use of prepackaged items and containers, thereby reducing the generation of waste.

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