Finding Your Green Spark Written by Diana Vicheva Let’s face it, adjusting to an eco-friendly lifestyle is not as simple as you would like it to be. Especially when you’re settled in your ways, surrounded by tons of disposable goods that make everything easy – at least until you start thinking about long-term consequences. Have you measured your personal ecology?…
How to Save Energy at Home Written by Ahmad Fraij In this issue, we will discuss the requirements for the house envelop to reduce energy consumption and how to use the curtains and shutter for energy saving. We will also talk about the standby loads, solar PV system and how to buy energy-efficient appliances in Australia. This is will be…
Written by Ahmad Fraij In the June issue, we discussed how to save energy in the laundry, dishwashing machine and in the cooking appliances and in this issue we will discuss how to save energy in the lights, water heating and pools & spas. Lights: Replace all old inefficient lights such as incandescent, halogen and fluorescent lights with high efficiency…
How to Save Energy at Home 2 Written by Ahmad Fraij In April issue, we discussed how to save energy in the heating, cooling and refrigeration appliances and in this issue, we will discuss how to save energy in the laundry, dishwashing machine and in the cooking appliances: Laundry Make sure you have a reasonable amount of laundry to run…
Simple Steps For Composting Success Written by Lucinda Flynn It is common knowledge that organic waste going into landfills is a big environmental problem. It releases methane – a very concentrated greenhouse gas – into the atmosphere, not to mention losing us a fantastic opportunity to recycle our organic wastes back into nutrients for our gardens and communities. But what…
Written by Ahmad Fraij Each home has many equipment and appliances that consume energy and therefore, we need to learn how to use them efficiently to reduce their energy consumption and our energy bills and in the same time protect the environment by reducing the CO2 emissions. Since we have many appliances at home, I will talk about these appliances…
Waste Is A Real Problem Written by Joanna Auburn It contributes to climate change, pollutes our oceans and clears massive amounts of land and vegetation for landfill, destroying habitats and ecosystems in the process. To protect the future of our planet, we need to drastically reduce our waste. I’m here to tell you how with 8 top tips. 1. Say…
Written by Ahmad Fraij Have you ever heard about a home energy audit? What is it and what does it involve and what are its benefits? In this article, we will explain the home energy audit and why it is necessary to be conducted for any home. A Home Energy Audit Usually Consists Of: Analysis to the energy bills (electricity…
Tips To Creating An Energy Efficient House Written by Ahmad Fraij Building a new house is a major investment for most of us and therefore, you need to make it right from the design stage until the builder hand it over to you. On contrary to buying a house that is already built, in which you have to deal with…
Simple ways to reduce energy costs, during trying times.
How to make you plans water efficient.
Ensuring your plans meet the water efficiency benchmarks.
