Your Checklist To A Greener Home…

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Next time you think about remodeling any part of your home or maybe even building your new home, Think Green first. Whether you will be putting down a new foundation or changing the Blinds in your home there is always a Green alternative. Here’s a checklist that can help jog your imagination.

In the Bathrooms, use high performing shower heads which use 1-1.5 gallons per minute/ 60% less than traditional shower heads.
Thinking of repainting the house? Think No-VOC Paints. VOC stands for Volatile Organic Compounds which are toxic.
Keep your attic cool by installing a radiant barrier to keep the heat out.
If you are building new or gutting rooms, remember proper Insulation is key to energy savings.
Taking into consideration your window coverings is often overlooked, but good Blinds or room darkening curtains can help keep the heat out and keep you cooling bills down.
Remodeling the kitchen? How about a recycling center in the kitchen making it easy and a good habit for everyone to learn. These can usually be installed right in the cabinets. And if you want to get fancy there are even Kitchen Composters out there.
Changing your flooring? Consider engineered wood, especially ones that use recycled materials.
Redoing the landscape? Think water conservation in your new garden. Use indigenous plants whenever possible, and consider a drip system to compliment your sprinkler system for those areas that don’t need quite that much water. Check out Xeriscaping and also remember to capture and reuse rainwater.
Consider a Tankless Water Heater. They heat water on demand rather keeping the whole tank of water hot constantly. A lot of savings there.
Use Solar Energy where you can, even for heating the pool.

Please leave any other suggestions in the comments…Thanks…

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May 9th, 2008 at 12:40 pm by bibi in Alternative Energy, Energy, Environment, Go Green, Green Building, Green Homes, Living Green

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Comments

alex Said,
Hey! Thanks for all the great info. I was browsing through a bunch of green websites and blogs and I came across yours and found it very interesting. There are a bunch of others I like too, like the daily green, ecorazzi and earthlab.com. I especially like EarthLab.com’s carbon calculator (http://www.earthlab.com/signupprofile/). I find it really easy to use (it doesn’t make me feel guilty after I take it). Are there any others you would recommend? Can you drop me a link to your favorites (let me know if they are the same as mine).
Fuzzi Bunz Said,
How about cloth diapers? http://www.doodlebuckets.com/store/fuzzi-bunz-cloth-diapers-c-16.html
You can find great diapers called Fuzzi Bunz here…they are so cute and very easy to care for and they stop the filling up of our landfills with stinky diapers!
Axandra Said,
What about the actual windows? Every time I think how cool it would be to put up some solar panels I’m reminded that it would be a lot more cost effective to install new windows or do some of the other things on your list.
wilson Said,
I had uses the high perfoming shower heads in all my three bathrooms inside my house since 5 years ago, and to be honest, it did save me a lot in the water bills…