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Energy Efficiency Tips For Condos & Apartments
By: Kinan Beck
"It happened again. I got my combined gas-and-electric bill and had absolutely no idea how it could possibly cost so much. My roommates and I sat down and looked over the bill and we really arent sure quite how were going to cover the cost. Well manage somehow, I suppose. But in the meantime, Ive been doing some research on how to make our more energy efficient. My roommate said this wasnt up to me since our landlord is the one who is ultimately responsible for making the building more efficient. But the landlord isnt the one paying our electric bill!
Here are some of the tips Ive learned about increasing energy efficiency here at the apartment:
Buy energy-efficient bulbs for the lamps that we use most often in our apartment.
Clean our lighting fixtures more often (more often than they never we currently do) so theyre more efficient.
Get power-controlling devices for some of the appliances that we have. We certainly arent going to replace all of the appliances that came with the but we can easily make them more efficient. Were also going to ask the landlord about replacing them with more energy-efficient items when they get old.
Layer our clothes in the winter so that we dont have to have the heat up high all of the time.
Paint our walls white so the rooms look brighter and need less lighting.
Put all of our computer equipment (like our printers and our fax machine) on a power strip and turn that strip off when we arent using those items.
Take shorter showers. We thought that we didnt have to worry about costs here since the landlord pays the water bill, but then we realized that were paying to heat that water.
Turn off lights when were not using them. Open the blinds to let in sunlight. Were planning on covering the windows that are near our neighbors windows with a light paper so they cant see in but we can still get sunlight.
Turn off our desktop computer monitors if theyre not going to be used for at least half an hour. Turn off our desktop computers entirely if theyre not going to be used for at least two hours.
Use fans and open the windows instead of using air conditioning to cool the apartment. At the same time, well block some of the sunlight thats coming in during the hottest hours of the day so that the doesnt gather as much heat and therefore doesnt need to be cooled down as much.
Sure, its technically not our responsibility to make a number of changes to the apartment, but there are all sorts of little things that we can do to make this place more energy efficient. And since were the ones that pay the gas and electric bills, were the ones that benefit. Plus, we get to take some pride in the fact that were not wasting energy so were helping the environment around us at the same time."
About the Author:
Kinan Beck is the Broker and co-owner of One Source Realty in Austin Texas. Visit Kinans Austin Apartments Guide, visit his Tulsa Apartments companys website.
By: Kinan Beck
Here are some of the tips Ive learned about increasing energy efficiency here at the apartment:
Buy energy-efficient bulbs for the lamps that we use most often in our apartment.
Clean our lighting fixtures more often (more often than they never we currently do) so theyre more efficient.
Get power-controlling devices for some of the appliances that we have. We certainly arent going to replace all of the appliances that came with the but we can easily make them more efficient. Were also going to ask the landlord about replacing them with more energy-efficient items when they get old.
Layer our clothes in the winter so that we dont have to have the heat up high all of the time.
Paint our walls white so the rooms look brighter and need less lighting.
Put all of our computer equipment (like our printers and our fax machine) on a power strip and turn that strip off when we arent using those items.
Take shorter showers. We thought that we didnt have to worry about costs here since the landlord pays the water bill, but then we realized that were paying to heat that water.
Turn off lights when were not using them. Open the blinds to let in sunlight. Were planning on covering the windows that are near our neighbors windows with a light paper so they cant see in but we can still get sunlight.
Turn off our desktop computer monitors if theyre not going to be used for at least half an hour. Turn off our desktop computers entirely if theyre not going to be used for at least two hours.
Use fans and open the windows instead of using air conditioning to cool the apartment. At the same time, well block some of the sunlight thats coming in during the hottest hours of the day so that the doesnt gather as much heat and therefore doesnt need to be cooled down as much.
Sure, its technically not our responsibility to make a number of changes to the apartment, but there are all sorts of little things that we can do to make this place more energy efficient. And since were the ones that pay the gas and electric bills, were the ones that benefit. Plus, we get to take some pride in the fact that were not wasting energy so were helping the environment around us at the same time."
About the Author:
Kinan Beck is the Broker and co-owner of One Source Realty in Austin Texas. Visit Kinans Austin Apartments Guide, visit his Tulsa Apartments companys website.
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