How do you keep your house warm in winter? Can you keep your cool with rising fuel prices? Any feel good Green solutions to keep us toasty this Christmas?
2007-11-26 21:37:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment ➔ Other - Environment
I wanted to answer this one specifically because of meetings I attend where we discuss running out of electricity. It may seem far fetched to some but the reality is quite different.
Are we still a super power without electricity?
Keeping your place warm and using as little fuel is very possible depending on the heating sytem installation as well as the function of the exterior walls/roof. The walls are designed and insulated to handle the local seasonal extremes.
Considering heat rises, floor installations provide the best heating efficiency. Heat rises to the thermostat 5 feet off the floor and shuts off. A ceiling fan and this installation is ideal.
Are your heat registers in the ceiling like many slab on grade homes?(that means no basement) The heat registers are put in the ceiling and try to heat the building from the top down.
Do you have electric heat or radiators? Heat rises directly above the heater and if you don't have air circulation, you can still be uncomfortable.
The buildings we live in are typically signed off as compliant because we couldn't see the actual function or energy use. Imaging the whole world is trying to reduce emissions, burn less fossil fuels because they are a non renewable resource. Go to http://www.thermoguy.com/globalwarming-heatloss.html to see how we are using energy in buildings, the waste is absolutely disgusting with all the political activity on the subject. This is an example of the fossil fuel usage that Al Gore speaks of(less the Co2 theory). The emissions associated with this waste is toxic, gets up in the air and travels until it comes down with rain? Heat loss is one function of a building, if you want to see the cause of global warming, go to our heat gain page.
Stay warm and be smart, at the end of the day these toxins are in newborns. Go to http://www.thermoguy.com and scroll down to the picture of the fetus. That links to the study on polluted newborns where they are poisoned before they take their first breath.
Regardless of your knowledge of global warming, this is a toxicity issue because our waste water treatment isn't designed to catch chemicals. The toxicity ratio in the newborns is 100% and humans are having reproductive problems. What happens when a species can't reproduce anymore?
2007-11-29 17:10:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have just moved cities and realize that I must go again to the Home Depot or Rona and get insulating plastic sheets (the kind that go up with 2 sided tape and shrink fit with a hair dryer) for all the windows here. Saves an immense amount of heating energy. The $50 it will cost to do all the windows will pay itself off in a month or two. The furnace is also on a programmed thermostat.
2007-11-27 10:30:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Warm clothing means I need less heating.
Good insulation and care about not leaving doors and windows open helps.
The living room needs to be a comfortable temperature but the rest of the house can be cooler, providing you keep the living room door properly closed.
I am investigating whether I can have a heat pump installed so that I can be cosy without use of fossil fuel.
Warmth without waste makes me feel cosy.
Best wishes
2007-11-27 10:01:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm so down with Green Living...but I don't have the resources right now. I use stove oil to heat my house...we keep it at 70 all winter (still gets cold!) and turn if off in the summer till mid fall.
2007-11-26 21:49:40 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have one thing I prefer keeping in a warm, moist place. But in all seriousness, mold.
2016-05-26 02:27:08 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have to do everything to keep it cool
it is still 38 degrees centigrade outside
but i build a shaded garden around the place ,on the street it is much hotter
2007-11-27 05:37:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
move to the tropics. : )
there are plenty of ways but most require a large set up cost.
the easiest way to reduce your fuel usage is to turn the thermostat up a couple of degrees.
Properly insulating your walls and ceilings can save 25% of your home heating bill and 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.
2007-11-26 21:56:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Move to Australia !!!!! our winter is very mild in fact quite pleasant.
2007-11-26 22:31:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋