Energy Star is a well-known company that was created by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) and DOE (Department of Energy) aimed at helping all of us save money, save energy, and save the environment.
If you are in the market for new appliances and are trying to go green, search their logo on an appliance and buy it because it means that the appliance is eco-friendly.
Energy Star products can be used in the home, at work, and everywhere in between in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and decrease your monthly energy bill. In addition to the monthly savings, making your home and work space more energy efficient qualifies you for federal tax rebates and credits.
Energy Star at Home
This company's products have been designed with technology that consumes 10-50% less energy and cause less pollution than other brands.
When you look at the increasing trend in monthly energy costs, this is a really good way to improve your budget. Their wide range of available products ranges from dehumidifiers and water heaters to dishwashers and ceiling fans.
Their washing machines for example can save you $550 in lifetime energy costs while their refrigerators and freezers use up to 40% less energy.
Did you know that up to half of a home's energy usage goes to heating and cooling? Energy Star air conditioners are also intended to minimize the amount of energy that is wasted so that if every room used one of their air conditioning units, 1.3 billion pounds of energy emissions would be prevented.
If you're having a hard time imagining 1.3 billion pounds of energy, picture the exhaust and fumes coming out of 115,000 cars. That's a lot.
Another way to increase the efficiency of your home
is to install Energy Star home sealing, which can reduce the amount of cold air that comes in during the winter, and hot air during the summer. This adjustment pays for itself because of the savings that result.
Green Electronics
Electricity used by electronic products account for almost 15% of household electricity use. Televisions alone make up 4% of this usage and Energy Star TVs operate on almost 30% less energy than other brands.
The company's battery chargers, DVD players, telephones, and audio systems also consume considerably less electricity than their counterparts.
Green Office Space
Energy-efficient office buildings are a fast and new trend because businesses realize that reducing their carbon footprint can save a lot of money.
The requirements to transforming your work space into an eco-friendly environment
include things like using ESLs (energy saving lights) or CFLs (compact fluorescent lights), using recycled paper products and/or recycling your own products, or installing reflective roofing onto the building which will in turn reflect the sun's rays and reduce the amount of heat transferred into the offices. This means less of a need for excessive air conditioning.
The great thing about this product line is the fact that although everything is designed with the environment in mind, it is always sleek and technologically advanced. Therefore, you don't have to sacrifice style in order to go green.
There are many options that can make your home, office, etc. run more efficiently and lower the amount of greenhouse gases that build up in the atmosphere and lead to global warming.
