Making your home sustainable doesn't have to be hard! Dean Ipaviz is about the most passionate person when it comes to the environment and being sustainable. In this video, he partners up with Origin energy to gives 5 tips of the things you can could be doing to get your home on the sustainability radar.
1: Go solar
A simple place to start is to add solar panels to your home. There are a number of packages that are on offer so you can get the right one for your property type and energy usage. This will save you dollars off your power bill and you will be doing your part to deuce your impact on the planet
2. Cool in the summer
Instead of using the air-con during the summer try creating effective cross-ventilation to cool your home naturally. Install some fly screens to keep the mozzies out and let the breeze flow through your home.
3. Heat in the winter
Forgot using heaters in the winter and look into some eco-friendly ways to heat your home.
The most common way that heat escapes your home is through your windows and doors, so there are a few ways to combat this. Look into double-glazing or low E performance glass to help to reduce heat loss through windows. Seal up any gaps around your doors or windows with sealant or a door draught stopper
4. Go Green
There are many benefits to adding plant life to your home. It cleans the air, helps reduce background noise, lower stress and most of all reconnect us to nature. Creating a garden wall like this amazing one has the added benefit of providing extra insulation to the building. The plants receive the sun instead of your walls, so your home stays cool during the day.
5. Change your mindset
The biggest change to be more sustainable is your mindset, being more conscious of your energy consumption will have a big impact. Switch lights off when you leave a room, take shorter showers, before flicking on the heater put on a jumper and if your hot open the windows.
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