Go Green Tips

One of the best go green tips is to lower your power consumption by doing simple things such as keeping appliances unplugged when not in use and only turning on lights when you are in the room. Products like televisions and stereos draw power from the plug whenever they are plugged in, even if they are not on.

Some more go green tips are to replace energy hungry gadgets and appliances with ones that use lower amounts of energy. The big players here are fridges, freezers, and air conditioners. Often the local power company will pay a modest fee for older appliances when they are replaced with newer energy rated models.

Some of the best go green tips are complete construction projects building a green and sustainable area from the ground up. It can be very difficult to convert old buildings and configurations into energy efficient homes and businesses, sometimes the best way is to begin with a new design that harnesses as much passive (ie sunlight for lighting) energy as possible and heats and cools with efficiency.