Energy

Understanding Home Energy Use—and What to Do About It

Your home is a sanctuary. A retreat at the end of the long day; a space to gather with loved ones. It’s also a place of purpose: sometimes an office, classroom, play area, entertainment center—all in one.

Through it all, your home should be dependable place of comfort. But to perform all of these functions and more, your home systems must expend energy to keep your home comfortable. And your home’s overall energy use can have a big impact on your wallet.

How to Make a Commercial Building More Energy Efficient

Managing a multi-use commercial space is no easy task—especially where efficiency is concerned. In the United States, commercial buildings represent nearly 16 billion square feet of floorspace and consume more than 250 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of office building energy use.

For property and facility managers, managing a building’s energy efficiency is essential. But what does running an efficient building really mean?

Let’s dig into the benefits of increased energy efficiency and how to make a commercial building more energy efficient.

12 Ways to Make Your Home Energy Efficient

Improving your home’s energy efficiency may seem like a small step toward a sustainable future, but it’s a move that comes with big environmental impacts. That’s because energy efficiency plays a pivotal role in lowering greenhouse gases, according to the International Energy Agency.

So, this Earth Day—and every day—use these strategies to make your home energy efficient.

1.  Program your thermostat.