Question by : what are some ways to make your house greener?
I am writing a paper on how to make your house greener as in a better place for the earth and save money. What are some sujestions you have. Right now i have three subtitles; saving electricity, saving water, and recycling. What are some good things to put under these.
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saving electricity:
using low consumption light bulbs.
using alternative energy sources to supplement the others , like solar power (can also be used for heating tough), wind power, hydroelectric power etc..
saving water, have a rain water collector (reservoir) and use a water filter/purifier, thus you save water.
we have one of those setups in our house, its simple and works very well.
recycling, well water used in the sink and such can be recycled to use to flush the toilet for example.
also we have a furnace used for heating , used the wood form 2 trees that needed to be chopped down cause they long since died and could have been dangerous.
with that wood we saved about 3500$ of heating, even if the wood is bought then you can still save up (at least here where gas-heating is very expensive)
besides that just don’t waste anything, and use biodegradable materials.
for refference I participated (and still am) in an extensive design of a house ( purely academic I doubt we will ever have it built, whereas i can’t send you the design..
i can give you a few details
for one
it had a beautiful garden with a waterfall was actually a part of the water filtration dispersion and sewage recycling system ( meaning it also watered the plants in the decorative garden and the lower lying vegetable garden)
the waterfall also provided a little energy by using a hydroelectric motor. which mostly powered the outdoor lights
also the house had quite large solar panels on the roof.
a natural water filtration system for the pool, and a water reservoir neatly built into the house,
large windows, and skylights offered natural light throughout the day, and an economic design of the house allowed more areas to be optimally light with just one light.
double layered isolation, and windows that can be simply set to let infrared light kept it warm during winter . and can be made totally opaque for privacy, or set to not allow some gamme of light through to keep the place from warming up in summer
it had an interior well equipped gym, and the machines where actually tied to dynamos to produce electricity when used. ( this is kinda prototyped as of now)
the electricity gained from it is substantial, but since its a pretty erratic source storage and use becomes a headache.
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