Green homes give tenants and owners long-term energy and water savings and a better standard of living – with less costs. Which of these tips do you find the most useful to turn your home green? Green by design Before you start buying material, call a professional, ecologically-aware architect who understands green building principles. New
Quick and Easy Habits to Live with a Lighter Carbon Footprint
Our lifestyles are made up of all our incidental habits added together. And adapting your habits so that your lifestyle is more sustainable is difficult, but it is undoubtedly important. We have a significant impact on our environment through the choices we make. Picture saying ‘no’ to a plastic straw each time you are offered
Living with Loadshedding: How to Reduce Your Use
The ESP app is back on the home screen of your phone. The traffic lights are down. And your power-bank is charged. Yup, it is loadshedding time. Fortunately it is always a good time to adopt habits that will shed loads from your utility bills. Here are some handy tips to help you rely less
Green tips to save cash at home beyond Savings Month.
July is Savings Month in South Africa and the bleak reality is that households are only saving 0.2% of their income; research indicates that nearly 70% of South Africans do not save, and those who do unfortunately start too late.When you say ‘yes’ to spending more on electricity and water at home, you’re saying ‘no’