What
does Christmas meen to you? Everyone has their own view on Christmas.
Everyone has their own private values and a way of seeing things. One
thing is for sure: Christmas is the time of the year to stop and
enjoy the ones that are close to you. Christmas is the time to rewind
the year and remember the ones that matter. Christmas is warm, tasty,
red - but could it also be green?
The
amount of waste we create during Christmas, the amount of energy we
spend to heat up our apartments, the a... Continue reading ...
Posted by Maarcko Crane on Wednesday, December 28, 2011,
It’s
not all about building energy efficient
(in Finnish: energiatehokkuus)
houses or isolating everything to the top level. It is also about
talking the talk.
TVs,
computers and additional gadgets use up to 10 to 15% of energy
consumption in a household. This is approximately the same amount
that it takes to keep your food cold. 79% of Finnish people have
their TVs on stand-by all the time. The world and the reception is
digitalized so now everything must be on stand-by.
Here are
... Continue reading ...
Living in modern society you cant avoid of being facing with the facts of climate change, energy efficient (in Finnish: energiatehokkuus) living and carbon footprints.
Flying is bad, driving is bad, farming is even worse. What about building and living then - it is quite a chunk of our total footprint so people should put some effort on digging the facts.
What is energy efficient housing then? It is housing where a house consumes at least 50 percent less energy than what are the minimum requ... Continue reading ...
Cold
wind breezing through the window seams, cold apartment no matter how
high temperature you set for the batteries - most of us know this
feeling.
Sealing
windows is the single most effective energy saving action one can do
during the winter time in Finland. Many old and new houses and
apartments suffer from heat leaking windows and that sure is not
energy efficient.
There
are many ways to measure the heat leakage of your apartment or house.
One can rent own equipment like thermal imag... Continue reading ...
It
is relatively easy to live energy efficiently (in Finnish,
energiatehokkuus).
Small actions can make big savings: read the tips from here!
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Replace window and door seals on a regular basis. Seals embrittle
with time, and will leak the heated or cooled air out from unwanted
places.
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Ventilate efficiently and quickly, especially at cold weather. The
most efficient way to ventilate is the cross-ventilation, where two
windows across the rooms are opened. For this, 15 minutes is enou... Continue reading ...
With these simple savings the energy efficient family can get 7000
euro more money per year. That money can be spent for example for family
holidays or hobbies! Smart choices save money and the environment.
Energy efficiency (in Finnish, energiatehokkuus)
does not mean something that takes away the pleasure and comfort of
living. With simple actions one can be more energy efficient and also
save money, without sacrificing of his living standards.
Heating
and ventilation are the biggest e... Continue reading ...
Our energy consumption is unique and differences person by person.
One of us is accurately adjusting all his electrical appliances
according his living, another one is satisfied when it goes nearby
there.
There are good reasons to be aware of energy efficiency (in Finnish, energiatehokkuus)
of our living, and one of the best ones is money. The amount of energy
we are using is easily understood when energy efficient choices are
compared to those that are more careless, and this all value... Continue reading ...
The
era of incandescent light bulbs starts to be over. During the last
years people have come more cautious of the energy efficiency (in
Finnish, energiatehokkuus)
of every product, especially light bulbs, which have caused other
forms of light bulbs to become more popular than traditional
incandescent light bulbs.
It has
been estimated that incandescent light bulbs will vanish from stores
by the end of 2013. Their place will be taken by energy saving light
bulbs, which can produce 80 per... Continue reading ...
There
are many who yearn after good old days, when buying light bulbs was
an easy task to do. There were practically two different bases and a
couple of different readings to remember when going to shop. Nowadays
there are energy saving lamp bulbs, LED lamps, and halogen lamps, all
coming with different setups and readings.
Energy
efficiency (in Finnish,
energiatehokkuus)
is the word of the day when purchasing new bulbs. The traditional
incandescent light bulb can use only 5 percent of el... Continue reading ...
In
northern environment, airtight house has better values of energy
efficiency (in Finnish, energiatehokkuus).
Tight structures improve energy efficiency and reduce the consumption
of energy.
The
reason to build the airtight house is simple: uncontrolled air
leakages increase the energy consumption. Air leakages cause also the
feeling of draftiness, which is felt uncomfortable in home. There are
other, long term effects as well: if the air is flowing through the
house structures, it brin... Continue reading ...
Energy
is getting more expensive all the time. This is one of the reasons
that have caused many people to think of the energy efficiency of
their living habits.
Energy
efficiency (in Finnish, energiatehokkuus)
means that energy is not used needlessly, and as much benefit as
possible is taken out of the energy used. There are various ways to
be more energy efficient. Here are some tips related to the
activities in a kitchen and washing for every household.
When
cooking
When
preparing foo... Continue reading ...
Energy
efficiency is very present-day topic. Energy is getting more
expensive, and at the same time people are getting more conscious
about the limited resources of energy.
Energy
efficiency means that energy is not wasted for needless things, and
from the energy used, as much benefit as possible is taken out of it.
There are many simple ways to cut down and rationalize the use of
energy in every household. For house owners, the biggest savings are
usually related to the house heating an... Continue reading ...
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