Do It Yourself Home Energy Audits
Complete an energy audit of your home to reduce your emissions!
www.seattle.gov/light/printdocs/DoItYourselfHome.pdf
Age group: K+
Geographic area: Worldwide
Is your family looking for a way to help slow climate change and save money? The Do It Yourself Home Energy Audit provided by Seattle's City Green Building program provides step-by-step instructions to conduct a whole house audit. Additionally the guide provides ways to make energy efficiency upgrades to your home that will help you save money, have better indoor air quality, and reduce your impact on climate change.
While this Home Energy Audit guide is provided by the city of Seattle and has references to several local organizations the steps included to complete the audit can be done irrespective of your location.
With the information provided in this guide you reduce your home energy bills by up to 30%. These reductions provide a substantial impact in minimizing climate change, since energy used to heat and cool homes and electricity for lighting and appliances contributes to 20% of all greenhouse gas emissions.
You can take your personal campaign a step further by taking the Green Ribbon Pledge. By taking the pledge you can commit to conserving energy by altering your transportation and personal behaviors. This commitment is recorded in energy savings and added to the results of people who have already taken the pledge.
Download an energy audit guide for your home.
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