Windows as a source of environmental and monetary woes.

Windows as a source of environmental and monetary woes.

I am not a homeowner.  I am a renter.  However, I know the benefits of living in a home that is energy efficient by means of structural soundness.  In this case, I'm talking about windows.

Re-caulk all your windows.  Not only are caulking guns useful for just about every room in the house, you will more than likely only buy one in your lifetime.  Not good for the environment?  Not so fast, they make an entire line of environmentally-friendly caulking product.

Here. 

Windows are a source of concern over A/C usage.  The more curtainage you have, the better.  It's ok to have dark colors on the inside, but the curtains nearest to the window DEFINITELY should be white or off white at least.  this will certainly help to block out the hot rays of the sun and help to keep heat in during the colder times. 

Another good window trick is to buy some tinting.  This is easily applied and quite effective at blocking A/C killing sun rays!!!

If you can afford to, but new energy efficient windows.

I'll be hitting this subject more in the formative days.

Rid Your Dryer of Inefficient Lint!

For many, emptying your home dryer's lint filter is second nature and done every time a new load enters. But earlier this month, I was astonished to find out that more than 1/3 of households don't empty their dryers' lint traps, which not only is costing them more money, using more energy, but also putting them at risk of fire!

Here's the link.

Today, I discovered that a home duster is a valuable tool in keeping your dryer free of lint.

As you'll notice in the following picture, I left the lent door open to illustrate a hidden lint farm!!! By using the duster, I was able to retrieve a great deal of the lint that remains in the dryer long after the filter itself is clean.



This project is easy, eco-friendly, energy efficient and only needs to be done every so often.

Cleaning the filter itself should be done every load!!! I can't tell you how disappointing it is to learn that so many don't do this.

I'll try to find an article about how much extra energy is needed for a lint-infested dryer.




Don't forget to save your lint for composting!!!

Remember: You paid for that lint at some point when you bought the garments and other household things you use on a regular basis.

Get the most out of everything! It's good for the environment to use less and re-purpose everything you can.

Lint makes a great "brown" material for your compost.



A great step-by-step on composting here and here.