Energy conservation

Green home cooling mini series

by thomas on June 1, 2009 (Feature image by Renewables At Home)

Model house on ice cubes, surrounded by greenery

The warmer part of summer draws near in the northern hemisphere. Air conditioners left and right are whirring to life, working hard to keep people cool. In doing so, they’re not only spending energy and money all willy-nilly, they’re also producing air that is less healthy and comfortable to live in than naturally regulated air [...]

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This post was tagged with: air conditioning, airconditioning, cooling, energy efficiency, energy saving, energy use, energysaving, energy_efficiency, home cooling, home improvement, house cooling, indoor temperature, landscaping, saving energy

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Hot water heater insulation: Low cost energy saving

by thomas on May 18, 2009

All pictures in this post by Renewables At Home – copyright info Is the top of your hot water heater cool to the touch? If it isn’t, it’s losing heat and wasting money on your behalf. The good news is you can stop this irresponsible behavior – almost for free! A water heater spends quite [...]

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This post was tagged with: energy efficiency, energy saving, heating, hot water, how-to, insulation, legionella, water, water heater

More ways to make your refrigerator green

by thomas on May 14, 2009

For those of you that liked my list of 10 ways to make your refrigerator use less energy, Yanic at Adventures into green has some interesting numbers and a few more ways to boost energy efficiency. Also, Vegetarian times has a good article on other ways to green your refrigerator, as well as tips on [...]

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This post was tagged with: appliances, cooling, energy efficiency, energy saving, food, kitchen

10 ways to make your refrigerator use less energy

by thomas on May 11, 2009 (Feature image by Infrogmation - Artwork by Banksy)

Refrigerators are less energy efficient than most people realize. Their energy efficiency ratings are done under ideal conditions – get a few things wrong and you might end up spending a lot more electricity on cooling your food than necessary. If you follow the advice in the list below, though, you can be safe in [...]

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This post was tagged with: appliances, cooling, energy efficiency, energy saving, food, kitchen, refrigerator

Switching the lights off really does save energy

by thomas on May 7, 2009

Will you save energy and electricity by switching the lights off, even if you’ll have to switch them on again in a little while? I’ve recently written a couple of posts about lighting and energy efficiency – one about the most common types of light bulbs and one with more specific information about LED bulbs. [...]

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This post was tagged with: energy efficiency, energy saving, energy use, light bulbs, light sources, lighting

Baking potatoes: halving time and energy spent

by ellen on May 4, 2009

Baked potatoes are one of my favorite side dishes, but the time it takes for them to finish baking is not. Especially if they’re properly large baking potatoes. Which is why I really like this tip: When preparing your potato for baking, pierce it through the middle with a metal skewer that pokes out on [...]

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Giving LED light bulbs a test run

by thomas on May 3, 2009

LED light bulbs are a relative newcomer to the lighting market. As such, they still have a few issues that hamper widespread use, especially on the home market: High quality, white LEDs are still expensive to produce The light given by home market bulbs is often tinted slightly blue Point 1 results in two things: [...]

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This post was tagged with: appliances, LED lamps, LED light bulbs, light bulbs, lighting

Light bulbs: What types are there and how do they work?

by thomas on May 2, 2009

There are several types of light bulbs available, with varying characteristics – especially when it comes to energy efficiency and how much electricity they use. Read on for a quick review of the most common light bulb types available for home use and find out which are best for conserving energy. Incandescent light bulbs – [...]

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This post was tagged with: CFLs, fluorescent tubes, incandescents, LED lamps, LED light bulbs, light bulbs, lighting, types of light bulbs

Improving radiator efficiency with aluminum foil

by thomas on April 29, 2009

Do you heat your home with radiators? Then you can cut your heating costs and have your home feel warmer, all for the cost of a roll of aluminum foil. While radiators are a generally good way of heating a room, one disadvantage they have is that they will radiate heat in more or less [...]

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Green home cooling mini series

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More ways to make your refrigerator green

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Switching the lights off really does save energy

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Giving LED light bulbs a test run

Light bulbs: What types are there and how do they work?

Improving radiator efficiency with aluminum foil

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