In everyday phenomenon, people consume a lot of things and this leads to the increase of their ecological footprint. Our group focused on what we could change in our homes. The first thing that we should consider is identified the forms of consumptions happening in our house. We thought about 3 main consuming activities that increase the carbon footprint. These are usage of electricity, heat and water. Most of us use these energy forms excessively as we have analyzed in the survey we did. Therefore, we must find solutions to decrease these actions in our houses.
The First solution we came up with is lowering the over-usage of electricity by using solar panels. most of the electricity supplies in our houses are produced by burning fossil fuels which have been creating a massive and negative impact on the environment. Solar energy can be the perfect substitute because it is environmental-friendly energy. Elon Musk’s solar panel project can be listed as a very good example to this idea. Elon Musk states “Solar glass Roof replaces your existing roof and brings it to life with beautiful solar tiles that can power your home for decades with the energy you produce.” Nowadays heating is also done by using electricity so in the above way, we can be able to reduce it. The other solution is decreasing our consumption using saving bulb this is cheap, easy and accessible for everyone.
What can we do about over-consumption of water? For this, we can find a two ways of solution. These are behavioral changes and modifying equipment . For example, Turning off the tap while brushing our teeth; Only using dishwashers when they are full and shortening our shower time. we even can use timers while showering to finish in a short time saving plenty of water. Moreover, we can use advanced household appliances like water efficient washers because they use approximately 40 percent less water than regular washers. Using water saving shower heads can also reduce usage.
These are very basic solutions to decrease our carbon footprint we create in our homes. These activities prove to us that everyone can possibly do at least some basic things to decrease their consumption and involve themselves in fighting against ecological destruction we are encountering today in the world.
ECO EFFICIENT HOUSE 