Green Technology

Here are a few more simple and easy ways to
save energy around the house from Michigan
Tech - Home Energy Audit.

"Water Heating:

•  Repair leaky faucets, which can waste gallons of water each day.
• Lower your water heater thermostat to about 115 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Take short showers instead of long showers or baths.  You could save 5 - 15 gallons of hot water a day.
• Insulate hot water pipes
• Install a solar water heater."

"Windows:

• Installing storm windows can reduce the heat loss through the window by 25 - 50%.
• Keep your curtains shut in cold weather
• With ...help, apply caulking and weather stripping around doors and windows.
• Make draft stoppers for the bottom of exterior doors."
  

"Cooling:

• Set the thermostat as high as comfortably possible
• Don't place air conditioner thermostats next to heat producing objects (e.g. lamps, TVs).
• Plant trees to shade your house and air conditioning unit" 

Via:   Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan Tech  Link