With time, the enhancement of renewal energy technologies has given rise to many new and energy efficient items for home applications. These upgrades are such that over a period, they pay for themselves.

Costs on energy consumptiononly increase with time! Plus with more and more people burning fossil fuels, it endangers the environment, making it more volatile for humans to survive. This seems to be a pressing concern or as fellow cobbers would opine- bad enough to gag a maggot!

For this reason, the focus of most homeowners is to turn their attention to energy efficient living and to reduce the footprints.

No… no, it doesn’t mean one needs to go back to living like the Dark-Ages by lighting up candles or burning a woodpile! One can transform their existing homes with the help of an eco-home builder in Melbourne via these upgrades.

Just Av a Go, Mate!

  1. Energy-Saving Power Switch:An energy saving power switch which consumes no energy on flipping off its switch. Plus it also makes the kitchen look neater and dardy without unplugged cords of devices.
  2. Power-Saving Night Light:In comparison to normal incandescent lights/lamps, installing a power saving night light consumes around 10x energy efficiency. Furthermore, these lights are designed to last 30,000-40,000 hours (give or take).
  • For Light Bulbs- One can opt for light and bright energy-efficient bulbs –having equivalent power to normal incandescent bulbs with 100W. Moreover, these bulbs have the ability to last over 8-10 years (maybe more) based on 3-4 hours of use.
  1. Low Flow Showerhead:These showerheads are known to save around 75% of water consumption as opposed to conventional showers. The exciting part of such showerheads is despite using less amount of water, the water flow is great and consistent- whatever be the water pressure.

That leads to saving around 50% of water bills and approximately.

  1. A bathroom Scale: Another good inclusion which one can have a squiz is a bathroom scale. This is a digital glass bathroom scale which has an easy to read LCD display. It also consists of an auto shut option which allows it to not consume energy when not in use.
  2. Patio Lights Solar Powered: To gorge up the patio or exterior deck, it’s always dardy to opt for solar powered patio lights. These lights are water resistant, can run non-stop for 10 hours (on one-time charge) and apt for mischievous grass cutters.
  • Fast Steam Leveraging Pressure Cooker: For all grumblebum homeowners cribbing about energy loss, they need to get a handle on something. Thermostats are the prime reason for most energy loss. To prevent this; one can give a fast steam leveraging pressure cooker a whirl. Its design is such that it uses very less energy and cooks food fast particularly by leveraging the power of pressure.

Other than These Upgrades…

All fellow cobbers can also make use of:

  • Airtight And Weather Tight Systems
  • European vPVC Argon-Gassed Double Glazed Windows
  • Gas Boosted Solar Hot Water Systems
  • Rain Water Catchment Purification Systems

Further consulting with a reliable energy efficient home builder in Melbourne; one can even perform blower door testing to check the amount of air leakage and use other energy saving items to boost up its efficiency rate.

So, without cracking a whip; if one hasn’t tended to these items yetgive it a whirl. The difference in their monthly bill will surely be seen.

 

Author's Bio: 

The author is an experienced energy efficient home builder in Melbourne and has transformed the look of many homes. With that, the author also reinstates how important an eco-friendly builder in Melbourne is for a home renovation project.