{"id":81647,"date":"2019-04-30T05:17:43","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T12:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solargard.com\/?p=81647"},"modified":"2025-05-02T11:24:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T19:24:06","slug":"5-ways-to-make-your-home-sustainable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solargard.com\/uk\/blog-uk\/5-ways-to-make-your-home-sustainable\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Make Your Home Sustainable"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cSustainability\u201d is a hot word. Seemingly every product or service claims the word for marketing purposes these days. \u201cWe only serve sustainable kale from locally-sourced kale farming cooperatives\u201d or \u201csustainability is our focus here at ACME Dangerous Chemicals Corporation.\u201d Everyone is getting in on the act, and why not? Buying sustainable products makes us feel a little bit better about ourselves \u2014 even if we don\u2019t really know what the term means or how it applies to the products we buy. There is a lot to love about the concept of sustainability though. On a macro-level, sustainability means shifting our consumption towards resources that have a less finite supply (say, solar power as opposed to fossil fuels) to ensure the stability and longevity of the human race. But let\u2019s talk about what sustainability looks like on a micro-level \u2014 a bit closer to home if you will.<\/p>\n

These five tips will help you live more sustainably, and more cost-effectively.\u00a0 You\u2019ll save the earth and you\u2019ll save money. Total win-win.<\/h2>\n

\u00a0<\/em>NOTE: This list does not include tips for the sustainability of your marriage or relationship. For this blog, we will focus only on inanimate objects. But jeez Gary, do the dishes every once in a while, would ya?<\/em><\/p>\n

Avoid Plastic<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Plastic is bad for the earth. While plastic is a pretty amazing invention, we\u2019ve made way too much of it \u2014 and now we can\u2019t figure out how to get rid of it. Plastic doesn\u2019t decay, ever. Melting it releases poisonous gas into the air. We\u2019re doing a better job of recycling plastic these days, but it\u2019s still an issue. Think of the dolphins, and their cute little noses stuck in the plastic six-pack holders from your beer. When the dolphin revolution happens, and you stand before a dolphin leader for judgment, what will you say? Plastic is also a waste of your money. You don\u2019t need 48 bottles of water. You have a faucet. Get a purifier and call it a day.<\/p>\n

Think Before You Shop<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Admit it, every time you go to the store, you end up with a lot more stuff than you need. The impulse buys at the counter, the mega-pack of dish soap that saves you two cents per bottle, that package of Twinkies you definitely don\u2019t need. It\u2019s time we all shopped smarter. Before you go shopping, think about what you need, and then buy only what you need. It will help cut down on consumption habits that are unhealthy for the environment, and unhealthy for you. And it will save you money in the short and long run.<\/p>\n

Conserve Water<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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\u00a0<\/strong>Most water is not free. You know this because your utility company has a pesky habit of sending you a bill each month for the water you used. And depending on where you live, water can also be scarce. There are a few simple \u201clife hacks\u201d you can use \u2014 take short showers, water your lawn or garden every other day, stop flooding the street so your kids can have popsicle stick races \u2014 to help you and your family cut down your water consumption. We need water to survive, but we don\u2019t need to use that much water.<\/p>\n

Go Solar<\/strong><\/h3>\n

If you haven\u2019t noticed, there is a lot of solar energy available to us on earth. Fun fact: the sun comes up every day, 365 days a year. In recent years, science type people have figured out how to capture and store the sun\u2019s energy to use for power, which means you can finally get rid of your coal-fired steam engine automobile! Fitting your home with solar panels to generate your own electricity (free of charge) will release you from the shackles of servitude to your utility company. Similarly, buying a hybrid or electric car will free you from fluctuating gas prices that rarely seem to fluctuate downward. Seriously, is when the last time you thought to yourself, \u201cthat\u2019s a fair price for a gallon of petrol?\u201d 1991? And does anyone ever say \u201cpetrol?\u201d<\/p>\n

Make Your Home Energy Efficient<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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\u00a0<\/strong>Your home is one big power-sucking monster that drains your bank account every month. Enough is enough. Put your foot down and make your home more energy efficient. Doing so does not require a big investment in time or money. There are little things you can do that will go a long way. You can change your light bulbs to efficient LED bulbs that last for a decade or more (talk about sustainability). You can lower your energy bill by adding sun-blocking window films<\/a> that keep your home cool in the summer and warm in the winter, so you won\u2019t have to crank the AC or heater non-stop. You can buy appliances that use less power. You can invest in \u201csmart home\u201d controls that help you manage how much power you use, and when.<\/p>\n

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Modern technology has found new ways to do things more efficiently. With a few changes in your life and in your home, you too can live sustainably (and brag to your friends about it)!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cSustainability\u201d is a hot word. Seemingly every product or service claims the word for marketing purposes these days. \u201cWe only serve sustainable kale from locally-sourced kale farming cooperatives\u201d or \u201csustainability is our focus here at ACME Dangerous Chemicals Corporation.\u201d Everyone is getting in on the act, and why not? Buying sustainable products makes us feel … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":75161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1737,124],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-architectural-window-film-uk","category-blog-uk"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solargard.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solargard.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solargard.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solargard.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solargard.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81647"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.solargard.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81647\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solargard.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solargard.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solargard.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solargard.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}