Tag: house
How best can I power my house with renewable energy?
Category: Basic, Green Buildings, Lifestyle, PV, Renewable, WindAuthor : Admin August 31, 2016
Having renewable energy generated right at your home is all the rage today. Well, while you might be reading some fancy ideas about some exotic renewable energy sources you can use to power your home,...Read more
Give me a simple answer: Where does my household waste go?
Category: Basic, Lifestyle, Management, Solid Waste, Waste, Waste to EnergyAuthor : Admin August 28, 2016
You asked for a simple answer to the question “Where does my household waste go?”. I give you a simple answer. Once you dispose waste our of your house, this is what happens to it: Made i...Read more
What are the best avenues to conserve energy for residences?
Category: Basic, Efficiency, Green Buildings, LED, LifestyleAuthor : Admin August 25, 2016
As the cost of energy shoots up, so will your energy bills. It is hence no wonder that hundreds of millions of residences worldwide are keen to know how to conserve energy without compromising on com...Read more
Why aren’t millions of homes having small wind turbines, just as they have solar panels?
Category: Lifestyle, Moderate, Solar, WindAuthor : Admin August 20, 2016
You would have seen solar panels on quite a few rooftops. Some of you might have also seen small wind turbines on rooftops or right next to homes. These are just indications of a larger shift that is...Read more
Can I get temperatures above 100 degrees C with solar water heaters?
Category: Moderate, Profession, Solar, ThermalAuthor : Admin August 5, 2016
If you have used solar water heaters, you will know that you can at best get about 70 deg C (about 160 deg F) from it. However, some simple innovations and tweaks made to the traditional solar water ...Read more
Can I construct a green building at a low cost?
Category: Basic, Efficiency, Green Buildings, Lifestyle, WaterAuthor : Admin May 22, 2016
World over, a good percentage of folks constructing new buildings aspire their buildings to be as green as possible. At the same time, there is a general opinion that a green building costs lot more ...Read more