Home Improvements

For those truly dedicated to cutting their carbon footprint and fighting global warming, some home improvement are absolutely essential. These can be a bit costly, but the savings on your energy bills can be staggering and most home improvement projects will cover their cost in just a few years.

Most major home improvements will reduce your carbon footprint through more efficient heating and cooling.

Here are the main home improvement projects to help reduce your carbon footprint:

The essence of these is to prevent the air inside your house from escaping and preventing air outside from getting in (although some ventilation is necessary). This means less work for your heating and cooling systems.

For home improvements that improve water usage, see our section on water usage.

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