Hi everyone, I’m
Nhi. This is my first post on Thumb Green’s blog. The word “Green” makes me
think about something that is eco-friendly. I’m an “eco-friendly” girl and I
love living in a “Green House”, an eco-friendly house. I always try to find some
simple and useful tips to save household energy. I’ve watched three interesting
YouTube videos called “Tips to Green your Home” that show us how to reduce
energy use in our house:
After watching
them, I summarized what I had learned:
1) Use cold water for laundry:
When you are using your clothing
washing machine, the water temperature should always be on “cold water”
section. Many people think that their clothing will be cleaner if they use warm
water or hot water, but in fact, cold water is good enough to wash–off all the
dirt in your clothing.
2) Use insulating windows instead of the normal ones:
Clif Castleman, the owner of a
“Green House” shows us the benefits he gets from using energy-saving windows:
- His electrical bill is reduced by 50 dollars;
- Percentage of energy saved: 20-50% in summer and 80% in winter.
The high-tech window might be more
expensive than the others. However, as it was shown in the video, if you choose
the insulating window, you will pay less for your monthly electrical bills
since it preserves the energy inside of your house. Hence, this window is a
better choice.
3) Planting Trees on your backyard:
It’s not only for decoration but
also for energy-conservation: The trees give cool shade to reduce the heat of
your house in summer and block the cold winds during wintertime. Hence, you can
save the air-conditioning and heating costs at the same time.You can also find the right way to
do the gardening and the right trees to plant from the third video.
To find more information, you
can visit the main website that is linked to those videos:
http://www.nwf.org/goodneighbor You can share those tips with your family, classmates,
friends, and neighbors, so that we can build not one but many “Green Houses”
together to create a “Green Community”.
If
you have any questions, you are welcome to discuss with us by leaving some
comments below. I hope that all of you had a wonderful weekend,
Nhi.
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