During the global health crisis, many of us were forced to re-assess our priorities – including our footprint on the environment.
According to a 2020 survey conducted by management consultants Accenture, it was discovered that as many as 60% of participants indicated a change in what they deemed environmentally friendly consumerism.
For anybody keen on making their home greener, there is much to consider and no shortage of options. Below are just some of the tech to consider for those who want to create a greener home.
Going Solar
Going solar means not only being friendly to the environment, but it will also help you save money on electricity bills.
Solar panels work by absorbing the sun’s energy and turning that energy into green power for your home and appliances.
Solar panels are cost-effective as well as sustainable.
Tankless Water Heaters
Tankless water heaters are the way of a greener future as they only provide hot water when it is needed. This means that there is no unnecessary wastage of energy while the heater is in stand-by mode.
These heaters only heat water once a hot tap is turned on. They’re incredibly energy efficient, much cheaper to run than conventional water heaters, and instantly convenient. The heat they generate also lasts much longer than with a conventional water tank.
Dual-Flush Toilets
Sobering a thought is that roughly 30% of the total water used in a home happens when toilets are flushed.
Dual-flush toilets allow users to choose how much water to use during a single flush. While a traditional flush toilet uses about 13 litres per flush, a dual-tank system can be set to use as little as only 4 litres.
While dual-flush toilets are more expensive than traditional ones, they’ll save you money on your monthly water bill in no time at all.
Better Paint
Regular paint is chock-full of all sorts of harmful chemicals.
“Green” paint, which is friendly to the environment, will help you not only to reduce a harmful carbon footprint, but also increase the value of your home.
Many home-buyers now focus on buying as green a property as possible, and going green even down to the paint will certainly count enormously in your favour.
Friendly Flooring
Another great way to make your home into a green and sustainable fort is to install eco-friendly flooring.
Great choices for this include bamboo and cork. Cork is versatile, affordable, and completely renewable, and bamboo comes with the additional benefits of being exceptionally hardy and durable, as well as water-resistant.
Both are cheaper than standard hardwood flooring.
Greener Heating
Heating your home in an eco-friendly way is easier and more affordable than ever before, leaving you with more money to enjoy playing at an online casino South Africa has to offer or doing whatever else you love for fun.
Two great options are ground-source extracting heat pumps and biomass boilers.
A ground-source heat pump extracts the heat from the ground in order to warm your home from the ground up. And a biomass boiler uses organic material to create heat instead of harmful options like oil and gas.
Both will save you oodles of money in the long run.
