Energy Conservation at Home

* What is the best way to cut home heating or cooling bills? Add insulation

A) By sealing and insulating our homes better we can help stop that and save money on our energy bills.

On the daily basis I use numerous energy resources from residential, commercial, transportation to industrial. First, I use residential and commercial the most. At home I have gas heating, stove and fireplace; gas pretty much runs my house. Right now in the winter month’s gas heating is the greatest energy usages in my resident. Then on top of that we have space heaters. The heaters are intended to cut back on the gas usage but I’m not seeing much of a difference. Usage of electricity is also a huge abundance in my residents. A normal routine of using electricity varies from everything like lights

I have devised a reasonable strategy to decrease our CO2 production. If we watch 34 hours less of television, and use the fans almost 78 hours less a week by turning them off when we are not home or when we are out of a room where a fan is on; we can save about 1161 pounds of CO2 alone. Lastly, instead of using a dishwasher, my family has agreed to take turns washing the dishes by hand and since I have a gas water heater it will further decrease the amount of CO2 production we are responsible for. My strategy is reasonable because If no one is in a room where a fan is on, then there is no reason for the fan to be running. Also, by limiting the amount of time my children spend in front of a television, I can save money on my electric bill too. Plus, my kids are doing more productive things with their time, like reading, coloring or playing with Lego's. If my family and I follow this strategy, then we will be saving a grand total of 1370.30 pounds of CO2 and $128.14 a year. With this project, I have learned that by adjusting the amount of time I have certain appliances on or by changing how often I use other appliances, I can, in fact, reduce not only the cost of my electric bill but also

As I acknowledged earlier, heating is the highest percentage of usage in the home, however homeowners can take steps towards reducing that. For example, buying a heater or two can definitely help in reducing the use of heat. The second highest electric usage in homes is cooling, which can also be reduced if homeowners invest in a fan, leave windows open, or even install a ceiling fan. Buying both heaters and/or fans may be a bit pricey but worth it in the long run. Another thing that ups the electric cost is the use of electronics and appliances. Today, our society revolves around electricity. We leave the television on in an empty room, leave on the computer when we don’t use it, etc., consequently raising the electric price. We also rely on many appliances such as refrigerators, microwaves, blow dryers, etc., which also raise the price. By simply remembering to turn off the television when leaving the room and also turning off the computer when not in use will help reduce the electricity cost. Also, chargers for laptops and cell phones, consume energy when they are plugged in even when they are not in use, and should be unplugged. Even though lighting is only 11% of electrical usage every little bit helps. Such as, remembering to turn the light off after leaving the room and

Small changes, if introduced in many areas, usually have a large effect. The insulation of Victorian houses, for instance, can have a large impact on energy consumption in the winter [9]. Another suggestion would be

that it depends. Every house is unique, and your best bet is to get an energy audit so you can learn what the most cost-effective ways to improve your house's efficiency are. .(“ Home Energy Efficiency in Seattle”,2013)

In my house, I always try to conserve energy when I can. I try an hot water by using a lower flow shower head and very rarely use the bath tub which does waste a lot of hot water. When buying light bulbs, I only buy LED light bulbs for the lights in my house. I keep the thermostat below 75 degrees when it is cold out even if that means needing to use extra blankets. There are many other things that I can do to conserve energy. Some of these things would be to turn off any electrical devices when I am not using them and upgrading some appliances that may be out of date, as the newer ones are usually more energy efficient.

One way to conserve energy is don’t spend too much money on it. Energy isn’t free, and if you set a limit for yourself you won't go bankrupt trying to get all this energy, like gas. Oil prices have spiked over the last few years, and if you set a limit for 10 dollars a week for gas, it won’t only save you money, but you will save energy. You may

Many homes are supersized compare to the houses of the 1970s. Society tells its citizens from the words of John Locke: life, liberty, and property. Society wants to feed into the minds of its citizens to live an extravagant lifestyle, one must live in an extravagant house. In the 1970’s the houses were smaller and better for the environment. More space requires having more resources for light, heat, and cooling. Homeowners feed into things that not only make their homes more comfortable but fancy. Society falls victim into this belief by purchasing big screen T. Vs, computers, air conditioners, and fancy kitchen appliances. When combine, these different things consume huge amounts of energy. A way to be greener is by downsizing. Downsizing is a great way to cut back on costs, and be greener. If you are going to buy items to fill your home, choose Energy Star supported items. Energy Star items list on their appliances, models of bath and technology how much money you are going to save in your

Support for these claims are documented through extensive research into numerous practices that individuals could take part in to diminish their carbon footprint and greenhouse gases emissions. These small changes include of catching public transport more regularly, replacing regular incandescent light bulbs with energy efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) which use 60% less energy than a regular bulb and buy more locally grown and produced foods.

Changing the way energy in buildings is monitored, controlled and consumed can bring down CO2 emissions and reduce costs (Faucheux & Nicolaï, 2011) .

Other ways to reduce carbon footprints are to energy-proof a home (Reysa, 2008). Gary Reysa points out that home energy improvements not only save a family on energy bills, but are also easy and inexpensive to implement.

What is energy? Energy is the ability to do work, it is the “power that comes from the use of physical or chemical resources.” In your home energy can come in many forms such as heat, light, and even electricity. The problem is some of us, meaning people, in general, know little to anything about the word energy itself. When we think about energy, we think about the energy it takes to get up in the morning. Sometimes as students we do not notice how much, and when we use energy. We use energy in everyday life, and it is very important to understand that.

Humans today are using much more electricity than we need to in our houses and this is impacting our world more then we realise. Although electricity is a huge advantage to humans it has the complete opposite effects on our environment. By using more electricity, we are using more of the earth’s resources and if we keep going down this road then we are going to run out. The solution for this mass overuse of energy is to build houses which are more energy efficient. Features like LED lightbulbs, insulating and even positioning your house in the correct position for natural airflow instead of using air conditioning are all ways we can help improve this problem.