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Can you tell you how to make your home more eco-friendly/ energy efficient?

E.g. - she has a room which is a sun-trap, could she make use of solar energy?, best way to grow your own veg, preventing too much water waste - all that sort of thing

My friend has just moved house and she wants to do it but would like some help as to where to start.

Any info would be greatly appreciated!

Many thanks.

Answer 1

Try www.treehugger.com

It has a lot of really great tips!!

Answer 2

Seriously, i'll give you a long list but here's the some main ideas we are a group of students (Sec) and we did an energy audit on our friend's house so our conclusion is that

-Electricity appliances should not be on standby mode

-Use double-glazed windows with shades

-Install a meter to monitor energy consumption

-Invest in inverter air conditioner

-Set the air-conditioners at 25 °C

One website I want to highlight is:

www.inhabitat.com

it's quite useful

A version of our research can be read from www.save-our-days.blogspot.com

Here's the list of sites: (i have some book references if you want)

http://americanhistory.si.edu/powering/g...

http://app.env.gov.sg/view.asp?id=CDS553...

http://chinadigitaltimes.net/images/_cne...

http://egj.lib.uidaho.edu/egj09/youngqu1...

http://emd.aapg.org/technical_areas/oil_...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_rain

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomass

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_energy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_pollu...

http://enrin.grida.no/htmls/romania/soe2...

http://ess.nrcan.gc.ca/2002_2006/ghff/in...

http://ezinearticles.com/?What-is-the-Ca...

http://home.clara.net/darvill/altenerg/b...

http://home.clara.net/darvill/altenerg/t...

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hba...

http://i.treehugger.com/files/syn.jpg

http://montaraventures.com/pix/mercedesh...

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/...

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/...

http://ocsenergy.anl.gov/guide/wave/inde...

http://rael.berkeley.edu/files/2001/Herz...

http://thinkexist.com/quotes/with/keywor...

http://wlfoet5.demon.co.uk/pollution/int...

http://wolf.readinglitho.co.uk/mainpages...

http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/eae/Sustainabil...

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article...

http://www.bca.gov.sg/newsroom/others/pr...

http://www.botany.uwc.ac.za/sci_ed/grade...

http://www.carbonmonoxidekills.com/coinf...

http://www.ccsa.asn.au/nuclearsa/b1.html

http://www.centreforenergy.com/generator...

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/s...

http://www.chewonki.org/cleanwater/energ...

http://www.clpud.org/images/waveenergy-n...

http://www.commutercars.com/h2/

http://www.consumerenergycenter.org/tran...

http://www.coolserve.com.sg/htmdocs/faq/...

http://www.corrosionsource.com/handbook/...

http://www.earth.uni.edu/EECP/elem/mod1_...

http://www.ec.gc.ca/EnviroZine/english/i...

http://www.echoroukonline.com/english/im...

http://www.eei.org/industry_issues/energ...

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/...

http://www.ema.gov.sg/gas/history.php

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/

http://www.energ.co.uk/?OBH=352&gclid=CJ...

http://www.energieverbraucher.de/de/Umwe...

http://www.energy.ca.gov/development/oce...

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chap...

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chap... http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chap...

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chap...

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chap...

http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/gene...

http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/gene...

http://www.energyvortex.com/energydictio...

http://www.epa.gov/solar/impacts.htm

http://www.esru.strath.ac.uk/EandE/Web_s...

http://www.europeanenergyforum.eu/graphs...

http://www.fao.org/docrep/007/j4504e/j45...

http://www.fern.org/pages/climate/carbon...

http://www.fightglobalwarming.com/page.c...

http://www.gigo-design.com/karin/capt%5B...

http://www.iags.org/pseries.htm

http://www.inhabitat.com/2006/10/17/wind...

http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/03/08/huma...

http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/07/16/top-...

http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/10/15/powe...

http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uplo...

http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uplo...

http://www.leonardo-energy.org/drupal/bo...

http://www.lloydminsterheavyoil.com/what...

http://www.mewr.gov.sg/nccs/households.h...

http://www.mii.org/Minerals/Minpics1/Ura...

http://www.nccc.gov.sg/renewables/biomas...

http://www.need.org/needpdf/infobook_act...

http://www.netpilot.ca/aes/gas/index.htm...

http://www.nottoway.org/images/photos/in...

http://www.nrel.gov/biomass/

http://www.nrel.gov/learning/re_biofuels...

http://www.nrel.gov/vehiclesandfuels/npb...

http://www.nsc.org/library/facts/carbmon...

http://www.oceansatlas.com/servlet/CDSSe...

http://www.oilshaleexplorationcompany.co...

http://www.originenergy.com.au/files/Cly...

http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea...

http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea...

http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea...

http://www.savethenight.eu/notfound_file...

http://www.scienceonline.co.uk/energy/no...

http://www.singaporeangle.com/2006/10/en...

http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/renew...

http://www.uprct.nsw.gov.au/HTML/Info%20...

http://www.uvi.edu/SandM/Physics/SCI100/...

http://www.waderllc.com/2284-2287.pdf

http://www.water-pollution.org.uk/oilpol...

http://www.worldwatch.org/node/808

http://www.wvic.com/hydro-works.htm

Answer 3

hi I just resently switched my house over to safe cleaning products,here is the place there are great bonuses and deals to save money,and the best products by far...

Answer 4

few tips here, if you google then you will get more sites

Answer 5

This is very good, in my opinion.

http://actonco2.direct.gov.uk/index.html

http://www.rmsolar.com

Answer 6

For eco-friendly and energy saving products, you should check out http://greenhome.huddler.com

For specific energy saving tips, try: http://greenhome.huddler.com/wiki/how-to...

Good luck!

Answer 7

The first thing your friend should do is an eco-audit of her new home. This will tell her what she can do and the difference it will make. This can be as time consuming or as complicated as she wants it to be. Good places to start are the Act on CO2 calulator which is really easy to use and British Gas' Energy Savers Report which will give a really accurate idea of how much energy/money/CO2 she could save:

http://actonco2.direct.gov.uk

http://www.house.co.uk/esr

There are then lots of places to get advice on how to make your home more climate-friendly. A quick search on Google with 'climate change tips' will yield lots of options. You'll find some more interesting advice on these sites: there are loads of great ideas in Treehugger's 'How to go green' section; B&Q have some good specific eco DIY ideas; and don't forget all the easy things you can do on together.com!

http://www.treehugger.com/gogreen.php

http://www.diy.com (check out the Energy Efficiency and Water Efficiency sections in their Knowledge Centre)

http://www.together.com

Answer 8

Al Gore's website I don't know the name just type in Al Gore