Energy and water efficiency

Increase your home efficiency, reduce your carbon footprint and save money

Reduce your electricity consumption

Reducing our electricity consumption at home saves us money and reduces the pollution and carbon footprint emitted by non-renewable sources of energy.

By increasing our knowledge and awareness we can find out where we are wasting electricity and losing money. Visit the Electricity Efficiency page and learn how to become energy efficient and save money on electricity.

How to measure your appliances and devices power consumption using a plug-in power meter

What is a Kilowatt Hour (kWh)? - Acquire the knowledge, use it and save money

Learn what standby power is, how to prevent standby power waste and save money

Reduce your water consumption

Reducing our water consumption at home saves us money and reduces the pollution and carbon footprint associated to cleaning waster water. Cleaning waste water it is a process which requires energy which in most of the cases it is produced by non-renewable sources of energy which have a significant carbon footprint.

By increasing our knowledge and awareness we can find out where we are wasting water and losing money. Visit the Water Efficiency page and learn how to become water efficient and save money on water.

How to reduce your shower water consumption by installing a flow reduction valve

How to install a water saving tap aerator - Reduce your faucet water consumption and save money

Learn how to read a water meter and how much a cubic meter of water is

Reduce your heating consumption

Reducing heating consumption at home saves us money and reduces the pollution and carbon footprint emitted by non-renewable sources of energy.

By increasing our knowledge and awareness we can find out where we are wasting energy in heating and losing money. Visit the Heating Efficiency page and learn how to become energy efficient and save money on heating.

How to look for heat leaks at home using a FLIR ONE thermal camera

Stove Fan powered by Peltier module

An efficient lifestyle reduces waste and expenses

Most of the households do waste electricity, gas or water in one way or another. As a result, electricity is being over consumed by inefficient appliances, hundreds of liters of water are being wasted daily by the of lack of a better understanding and most of the people has acquired habits that lead to an ever increasing carbon footprint.

The path to water and energy conservation requires awareness, knowledge and the will to make our homes and lifestyles as efficient as possible.

By increasing our knowledge and awareness we can find out where we are wasting energy, water and losing money. Visit the Lifestyle Efficiency page and learn how to become energy and water efficient and save money.

Renewable energy reduces carbon footprint

Renewable energy sources reduce our dependency from energy created from fossil fuels and drive down carbon emissions.

To install solar panels or a wind turbine may require some initial investment but if done correctly it bring not only benefits on decreasing our energy costs but also on reducing our house carbon footprint.

By increasing our knowledge and awareness we can find out how to reduce our dependency of fossil fuels. Visit the Renewable Energy page and learn how to become energy efficient and save money.

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