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You don't have to be a tree hugger or a granola muncher or a relative of Euell Gibbons to Go Green!
This website is all about GREEN.
Building Green Homes, Buying Green Homes, Living a Green Life.
The content on this website is intended to be informative regarding building green homes and living a Green Life. Most of the content and articles contained in this website were written by Robyn Graham, Real Estate Professional in Monument, Colorado.
I will be adding lots of new Green ideas, Green Content and Green Resources, so check back for Green Eco-Friendly updates!
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ARE YOU “GREEN” YET?
Create an Eco-Friendly Home!
“Going Green” and “Eco-Friendly Lifestyle” are two terms that everyone is hearing a lot about. The years of depleting are resources, chopping down our forests, filling up our landfills with non-biodegradable items, energy guzzling and non-efficient living is finally becoming an issue for the average American, not just our Ex-Hippy Tree-Huggers who started this movement. Wow, that was a mouthful, but seriously, that is what is beginning to happen.
With Summer coming and Energy Costs constantly rising, not to mention the cost of gasoline tipping over four dollars per gallon, everyone is looking for ways to save money, stay cool, and hopefully remain good environmental citizens in the process. Fortunately, some of the best ways to reduce your water, electric, and maintenance costs also help reduce your energy consumption and save you money too!
Homeowners are looking more and more for ways to make their homes “Green”. A Green Home is a home that is energy efficient and environmentally friendly. The basic principles of a Green Home are that the products used in the home have to come from sustainable resources. These items are recycled, environmentally nontoxic, and energy efficient.
In the next few weeks, I will be providing information regarding turning your existing home into a Green Home, Green Ideas for a Healthier and more Efficient Lifestyle, and Designing a Green Home when Building.
1: ENERGY EFFICIENCY – Alternative Heat Resources; Active and Passive Solar Energy; Solar Outdoor Lighting; Energy Efficient Appliances; Low-Emissive (Low-E) Windows; High R-rated Insulations; Tankless Water Heaters
2: AIR QUALITY – Air Filters; Air Purifiers; Eco-Friendly Paint; Non-Toxic Household Cleaners
3: WATER CONSERVATION – Tips for using Water Efficiently; High Efficiency Faucets, Showerheads and Toilets; Grey water Ideas
4: GREENSCAPE YOUR LANDSCAPE
5: ECO-FRIENDLY BUILDING MATERIALS
6: RECYCLING LIFESTYLE IN YOUR HOME – How to make Recycling part of your Lifestyle even if the City you live in doesn’t actively support a Recycling Program.
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Hey Homeowners!
You Don’t Have to be a Tree-Hugger or a Granola-Muncher to “Go Green”!!!
It’s true, Eco-Friendly Living is the new Hip Thing. Go ahead and do it to be “Hip”, do it to Save the Environment, or Do it to Saves Tons of Money on your Bills”………just do it!
With the fluctuations in the economy, including the stock market, the real estate market, the mortgage institutions, the gas prices…………(and, shall I go on?)......... all of us are looking for ways to make money, or to keep a hold of the money we have.
It comes down to this:
Would you change the way you do something IF you knew how much money it would save you?
Here are examples of the amount of money you will save if you make these particular changes:
Save $203 per year in Heating costs: Set the thermostat to 68% in the winter and 78% in the summer with an Energy Star programmable thermostat. (This is based on a current annual heating and cooling expense of $615). Note: For every degree you turn the heat down you'll reduce your energy bill by 5%!
Save another 20% on your Energy Bill: Tankless water heaters heat water only when needed, unlike standard water heats that store gallons of water that needs to be constantly heated and reheated.
Save $180 per year in Utility costs: Replace your 10 year old refrigerator, dishwasher, room air conditioner and clothes washer with ENERGY STAR® labeled equipment.
Save $90 per Light Bulb over it’s lifetime: Replace incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs). CFLs consume up to 75% less energy and they last up to 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs.
Save $580 per year in Cleaning Products: Make your own non-toxic household cleaning products. You can find recipes for making your own non-toxic cleaning products using everyday items like baking soda, vinegar, and soda water at www.greenpeace.org/usa.
Save $125 - $450 per year with Windows: Replace single pane windows with Energy Star qualified windows.
Or Save $25 - $110 per year with Windows: Replace double paned clear glass windows with Energy Star qualified windows.
Use 20% less water with WaterSense labeled products.
Save 5,000 gallons of water per year: Replace your toilet with a low flow model and use less than 1.3 gallon of water per flush instead of up to 7 gallons.
Save $500 per year in bottled water: Save by eliminating 1 bottle of water per day, plus help reduce the amount of plastic that ends up in landfills and waterways.
Save thousands of dollars by Taking Your Lunch to Work! Americans spend over $134 billion each year on fast food. And takeout food packaging creates 1.8 million tons of trash in the U.S. each year! If you spend $9 a day on a chicken sandwich and soda, that's $45 a week, or $2,250 every year.
On a Global note, did you know?…….
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Recycling 1 Ton of Paper saves:
17 Trees
463 Gallons of Oil
6,953 Gallons of Water
587 lbs. of Air Pollution
4,077 Kilowatt Hours of Energy
3.1 Cubic Yards of Landfill Space
How Big is Your CARBON FOOTPRINT?
Personal Emissions Calculator -- Use this online calculator to obtain an estimate of your personal greenhouse gas emissions:
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ind_calculator.html