working towards a sustainable community
Some tips for reducing your energy consumption. Click the documents below for our overview of the options. The links listed underneath provide more information.
Energy efficient lighting
EECA EnergyWise website
Energy efficient lighting
EECA Energywise website
Some alternative ways to heat your domestic hot-water using renewable sources energy and energy efficient systems. The links below provide information from sustainable building websites.
Level: Water Heating | SmarterHomes: Water Heating
Click the documents below for our overview of water heating options. The links listed underneath provide more information.
Solar water [...]
Explaining the causes and remedies of condensation, damp and mould. The link below provides information from a sustainable building website:
Level: Active Ventilation
Click the documents below for our overview of condensation. The links listed underneath provide more information.
Heat transfer systems
Condensation
Dealing with condensation: Asthma and Respiratory Foundation
Housing, Insulation and Health Study: Wellington School of Medicine [...]
Ways of heating your home that are cost efficient, healthy and have a low impact on the environment. These sustainable building links provide the basic information:
Level: Space Heating | SmarterHomes: Heating
Click on the documents below for our overview of heating options. The links listed underneath provide more information.
Passive solar heating
Hockerton [...]
Use building design and passive systems to cool your home in summer, without the need for air conditioning. Click on the sustainable building links below for more info.
Level: Cooling | SmarterHomes: Cooling
Click the document below for our overview of passive cooling.
Passive cooling
A summary of alternatives to grid-connected power, plus ways to save electricity in the home. Follow the links below for general information on electricity.
Level: Renewable Electricity Generation | Appliances | Artificial Lighting
SmarterHomes: Generating Your Own Electricity | Appliances | Lighting
Click on the documents below for a more detailed overview of [...]
