Tips for Greening your Home
Ever wondered about ‘going green’? This article explores the basic topics with a few examples of how to go green. Topics covered are issues with sustainable living, minimizing energy usage, creating a healthy environment in your home, and minimizing the carbon footprint your life creates. While this article is a great starting point, for comprehensive practical applications, please visit my green housing website.
A home is built sustainably if it has a very small effect or no bad effect on the environment. Use materials that are biodegradable that won’t end up in a land fill when their use is up. Choose materials that can be produced and reproduced quickly like bamboo floors instead of normal hardwood. Use Insulated concrete foam, straw bale, adobe or steel as the structural frame instead of traditional wood frames. Re-use or recycle old materials whenever possible.
In the electronic age, we must be careful of how much energy our home consumes since most of our electricity is unsustainable and leaves a massive carbon footprint. We all must choose the balance we desire. Some choices include energy efficient lights, appliances, habit changes, insulation and ductwork. Big items like photovoltaic solar panels and wind turbines can provide pure green energy to our homes for those ready to make the investment.
Seek better air quality within your home to optimize your healthy environment. Replace old air filters with sustainable/washable ones, buy an air purifier and check your home for mold/water damage. Make sure that any paint used is no VOF. Be sure to use green cleaning supplies.
Reducing your carbon footprint isn’t as easy as we might think. It takes research and knowledge about the products we are using. Yes, we can help in big/easy ways by living where we work, buying green cars like The Prius, or using public transportation, but there is a carbon footprint attached to almost everything we buy – from tangible products to services. Research and find out about the companies you buy from and request that they go green with their production. Reward companies that are environmentally responsible by buying their products rather than those with the lowest cost. For example, one of my hosting companies generates its electricity 100% from solar power.
For those interested, visit my website to browse San Diego green homes for sale. Remember to live green in your home by promoting sustainability, energy efficiency, a healthy environment, and reducing your carbon footprint in all that you do. Together, we can change the world!
Adam Pascu is a San Diego Realtor and green housing enthusiast. He makes his living his passion by promoting the green home movement in San Diego and beyond. Use his website to find San Diego green homes for sale.
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