Have you though about water efficiency in your house, do you think its time to come up with a plan of action. I have had a look at the usual water-saving websites and come up with a series of things you can do, roughly in order of difficulty.

1. Find out total water use for 2007, so we can tell when we’ve actually made a significant change.
2. Check for leaks and fix them.
3. Check how we use water: this means going down the lists of water-efficiency steps like shorter showers, only running the washing-machine on full, etc and making sure that we actually do them.
4. Get flow aerators or something similar for our taps.
5. Get a shower-head with a water-efficiency rating.
6. Change your toilet to a dual-flush.
7. See if it’s worth upgrading your washing-machine to a more efficient model or not.
8. Make the garden more water-efficient, look into rainwater tanks, greywater systems and so on.

Do you want to make sustainable changes in your home? Or work place? Ever thought about installing solar panels, changing your car, how to recycle and reuse? Are you building a new home?

National Greener Ireland has all this and much, much more. Here is a summary of the attractions -

• Innovative products – Tomorrows world
• Awareness and information on energy saving
• How to be green and reduce household costs.
• Eco Unesco Workshops for the young
• Celebrity guests: both national and international guests.
• Seminars from our guests and chosen exhibitors.

We’ll be there so maybe chat to you there !

Yours Sustainably
CO2.ie

I think we are going to see more of this in property ads from now on …

The Village Green Is A New Development Of 2,4 & 5 Bedroom Homes And 2 Bedroom Apartments. Situated In The Village Of Killucan Co. Westmeath.

With Energy Efficiency Being Central To Construction, These Homes Boast An Innovative Heating System As Well As A Steel Frame Construction.

- Future proofed energy efficient shell
- Airtight, super insulated wall and roof system
- Sustainable heating and ventilation system
- Advanced wireless heating control
- Advanced glazing units

Killucan Is A Self Sufficient Village With All The Necessary Amenities, Shops, Schools, Churches And Local Pubs. With Kinnegad Just 6km From Killucan And Approx. 12km From Mullingar Commuting To Dublin Takes Just 30 Mins Making These Homes An Ideal Investment Opportunity.Well done to all concerned and Prima Homes who created the home heating system. Send us more info about this please as we cannot find any more on the web.

Yours Sustainably
CO2.ie

As we were having our delicious carbon neutral dinner this evening, it was great to see such a strong advertising push on the UK TV channels for CO2 related initiatives for cars & homes.

Here is a very good of an Irish company living and breathing ‘Green’ air and telling the world about it - well done Cavan based Kingspan ! Click here to see the video >>

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CO2.ie

Well done to allaboutenergy for putting together such a useful guide to Energy Efficient Home Appliances.Click here to read the full guide >>

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CO2.ie

BER stands for ‘Building Energy Rating’ and is something you will hear a lot more about in the coming years. Click here to learn more about BER from our FAQs >>

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CO2.ie