Ronald Vincent - Make Your Home Energy Efficient: A comprehensive Guide to Sustainable, Healthy and Energy Efficient Home

A comprehensive Guide to Sustainable,

Healthy and Energy Efficient Home

By

Ronald Vincent

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Introduction

Efficiency b definition i creating a desired effect whil uing r wasting th lt amount f resources. Whn w think f home efficiency, w typically think f n energy efficient home uh tht w wnt th energy ud in ur home t cost th least. Thr r mn diffrnt types f efficiencies in ur home depending n th desired effect nd resources used.

Energy efficiency: uing th lt amount f energy frm utid ur home givn th amount f energy u u inside. Uing th lt amount f energy dn't lw translate int th lt cost f energy.

Financial efficiency: gtting th mt tangible benefit fr th lt expense

Pollution efficiency: wasting th lt amount f material

Labor efficiency: gtting th mt ut f ur wn labor tht u n relax mr

Eh f th efficiencies n contradict n nthr nd thr will uull b trade offs btwn h n depending n ur vrll goals fr ur home nd lifestyle. If u simply wnt t reduce th money tht u spend n ur home nd home energy, ur goal wuld b financial efficiency. If u wnt t reduce ur footprint n th planet nd hv mr f a green r environmental goal, thn energy efficiency nd pollution efficiency wuld b ur top priorities. Reducing ur vrll energy u i energy conservation whih huldn't b confused with energy efficiency. Environmentalists typically call fr saving energy r conserving energy tht w will hv l f n impact n th world. On th thr hand, labor efficiency i fr th wh wnt t worry th lt nd spend th lt amount f tim working in thir home.

Energy efficiency i th ratio f productive work generated in a process t th total amount f energy used. An incandescent light bulb produces light nd heat frm electricity. Th light efficiency i nl 10% meaning tht nl 10% f th input electricity produces light, whih i highly inefficient. If th bulb i indoors in th summer, th heat givn ff b th bulb will heat th room nd m u th air conditioning t run mr whih wuld b counter productive nd reduce th bulb's efficiency vn more. However, if th bulbs r ud in th winter, thn th home heating system n run l nd th bulbs' efficiency i increased possibly u t 100%. Fr outdoor bulbs, th heat frm th bulbs i irrelevant nd th efficiency stays t 10%.

Wht I

Energy Efficiency?

Basically, energy efficiency i nthing tht helps lower ur power bill nd conserves natural resources. S u hv a power hog f a refrigerator with a door seal tht i missing nd u install a nw door seal - hv u made th refrigerator mr power efficient? Fr th desire t save power nd lower ur power bill, then, - u hv made th refrigerator mr energy efficient. I lik thi definition. T bad it' nt correct.

B replacing th refrigerator door seal, energy h bn saved, but, f course, th refrigerator i till th ld hog it lw was. It m saving energy i nt th m energy efficiency. Wih it w tht simple, but if it lowers th power bill, it might b energy savings nd it might b energy efficiency.

Well, lets leave th door seal bhind nd lk t energy efficiency thi way.

Converting Energy: Converting energy frm it' natural form, ( oil, natural gas, hydro ) t ur intended u i nvr completely successful. Sm power i nt full converted nd escapes nd i lost. In older natural gas furnaces, fr example, l thn 60% f th potential energy in th gas tull heats th living room.

Fr years now, researchers nd analysts hv considered th gross national product nd power consumption t b connected t th elbows. Th GNP increased nd energy consumption increased nd tht w jut th w it was. Th heck with refrigerator door seals, thr wr mr refrigerators thr w mr energy consumption nd tht w OK.

W lk t a door seal a littl differently today. W nw realize tht t preserve ur standard f living, ur security, nd ur environment, w nd t bm mr efficient. Th term energy efficient thn describes ur efforts t reduce energy waste nd rvid mr energy benefits with l environmental damage.

Th Benefits f Energy Efficiency

Energy Security: I hv heard tht m conservationist feel tht energy efficiency wn't rll gt popular until home security bm mr closely connected t conservation. In thi case, security g a littl bnd n individual home. Energy security fr communities means l dependency n foreign fuel supplies nd l vulnerability t price nd supply fluctuations.

Environmental Healing: Saving energy i th m wasting l energy. Wasting l energy llw th environment mr tim t recover frm th damage caused b energy exploration nd use. Eh tim u install a nw big screen TV r push th temperature u n th thermostat, u nd th environment hv a littl healing t do.

Sustainable Energy: Future generations r ging t rit th energy w dn't waste. Wh knows, mb mn in a future generation r tw wuld lik t hv m fossil fuel t burn.

Lifestyle reaction t living energy efficient.

An energy efficient lifestyle thn i bth th desire t identify nd t correct energy waste:

Yes, I sold th hummer - I drive a Honda Ard now.

I set th thermostat t 68 degrees intd f 74 degrees now.

I turned th temperature dwn n th water heater nd wash in cold water now.

I hv changed ll m light bulbs t compact fluorescent.

On n average, data nd research indicate, ur homes u one-and-a-half tim muh energy energy efficient homes. It' a good thing t conserve energy, mthing t b proud of, mthing t brag about, mthing t gift ur children.

Energy Consumption

In Houses

Th situation i alarming if ur electric bills r gtting higher ftr every. Thi m b due t additional r worthless usage f electric appliances. Generally, n American family wuld consume but $1500-$2000 n power bills.

If ur bill in nt in btwn th figures thn u will b considered a regular householder, whih utilizes electricity unnecessarily. Th rn i tht r nt required t spend t th extent f $2000 a year fr energy. A regular house tht spends thi muh amount ftn misuse th power nd ultimately thir money. A th u f electricity increases, th bill cost will surely gn higher.

Thr r fiv significant nd basic means f cutting dwn th energy consumption in ur houses.

1. Controlling th thermostat will hl u in saving energy. Eventually, reduction f th thermostat aids u inn saving a lot f money. Yu n save but 5% f electric bill n vr 1C. Therefore, lw maintain ur thermostat t lower temperatures. Yu n k it lower during sleeping tim r whn u r ut f home t save mr nd mr money. 68 F i th bt advised temperature fr thermostats during winter season.