Home energy saving information

Let's start with some basic home energy saving information. Most people, if given the choice, would opt for an energy efficient home. But what does the term even mean?

Before you make your home more energy efficient, you might find it helpful to know:

Energy efficiency tips from visitors to Green Energy Efficient Homes
What we mean by an energy efficient home
Some unconventional energy saving ideas that can help you get started saving energy in your home
An energy saving checklist you can use to score your home on a 300-point scale to identify possible energy savings
How to understand your own energy use and create your personal home energy saving plan
Some interesting energy saving facts you can use to motivate yourself or others to save energy, and some energy saving benefits you may not have thought of yet
A list of Energy efficiency books.

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One of the reasons I've put this site up is to help you cut your greenhouse gas emissions (that's how I'm hoping to do my bit to stop global warming). So I'll also cover the basics of what climate change is, what greenhouse gases are, and why we all need to be part of the solution to this growing problem.

And if global warming's got you down - if you think it's just too complicated for one person's choices to make a difference - don't give up! I tried to make a difference in my own home, but that didn't seem enough, so I started building this website to help others, and to make a bigger difference.

You can make a bigger difference too - share what you learn here about saving energy with your own friends. Make some changes in your home or your habits, then tell your friends about the changes and what they meant to you. (It's more effective if you can give examples from your personal experience - even if you got the ideas from here!). And don't forget that saving energy means more than turning off your lights or upgrading to an efficient energy saving air conditioner.

For example, did you know that recycling is an important way you can cut your total energy use? All-Recycling-Facts.com provides many interesting recycling facts including the impact of recycling on saving energy.

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