Thinking Green

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With the every expanding internet Homeowners and potential Homeowners are better educated about green products than ever before.  If your home is already built or you are looking at a pre-owned home there are plenty of ways to practice a Green Lifestyle!

Appliances – Conserve energy by buying appliances with an Energy Star rating and by adding timers and automated thermostats to control usage.

Lighting – Switch to fluorescent light bulbs and try to add natural light if possible with additional windows or sky lights.  Compact fluorescent light bulbs use up to 75% less energy and last up to 10 times longer.  Installing sensors that turning lighting on and off in frequently used rooms can dramatically reduce energy costs. 

Flooring, Paints, Wallpaper – Ask for products that are made from rapidly renewable resources, products that are from natural fibers, and water based paints.  Make sure you choose pains that contain low or no volatile organic compounds (VOC).  VOC’s are released from wet paint and form ground-level ozone pollution.

Water – Don’t let water run while brushing teeth or washing your face.  Water efficiency is increasingly important, especially in drought stricken areas.  The daily per capita indoor use of water in most home tops 64 gallons.  Water conservation methods can reduce usage to less than 45 gallons.

Recycle, Waste, Reclaim – Reuse materials, like brick, stone, glass, tile, or metal in innovative ways.  Old wood can be treated and used for many things.  Eliminate or reduce waste by choosing biodegradable products or products that you can recycle. 

Bath tissue – If every US home replaced one roll of 1000 sheet bath tissue with 100% recycled rolls, it would save 373,000 trees, 1.4 million cubic feet of landfill space, and 155 gallons of water.

Buy Locally – Buy locally grown produce and other products and materials whenever possible to reduce additional energy required in transportation. 

Longevity – Consider the lifecycle of everything before you purchase it, choosing materials that have long life, can be reused, or recycled when the item wears out will greatly reduce waste.

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   November 9, 2008 at 3:11 pm

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   December 24, 2008 at 5:18 am

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