It’s Easy Being Green – In Your
Home!
There are lots of ways you can make a difference for climate
protection in our community, just by taking small actions
right in your home. Here are some ways for you to be part
of the community solution to climate change.
Green@Home - Redwood City and non-profit Acterra
have teamed-up to provide a great way for households to
make climate-friendly choices. With the help of trained
volunteers, the Green@Home program offers home energy
audits,
FREE! You'll gain a great set of recommendations for how
to improve your household's energy efficiency.
Redwood
City Water Conservation - California is in its third straight
year of below-average rainfall
and snow pack, a drought declaration has been
in effect since summer of 2008, and water cutbacks are
imminent. What can you do to save water, and money? Redwood
City’s renowned Water Conservation Program offers
a great variety of free water-saving tools and programs.
And be sure to log on and get your water allocation target,
to ensure your previous conservation efforts are recognized
in the event of water rationing.
Redwood
City’s 10 Gallon Challenge is a great way
to make a commitment to save water. If every person in
our community pledges to use just 10 gallons less water
per day, we will achieve incredible water savings. Many
of you are already doing a lot to save water, from installing
high efficiency toilets to monitoring and adjusting your
sprinkler system, and from fixing leaking faucets to installing
low water-use landscaping, and more. Take the 10 Gallon
Challenge today and you’ll save even more!
Energy
Use Reduction - There are many tips and ideas to save energy
in your home on
the web. Pick and choose the tools that are right for
you - take a look at EnergySavers from the US
Department of Energy; ClimateSmart
from PG&E; the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Change Page; or the Peninsula
Cool Campaign which includes a great "carbon calculator
you can use to help plan your home energy reduction.
Taste
and a Talk is an educational and networking series
on green building topics, that meets on the first and third
Thursday of every month, from 5 – 6:30
in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 1017
Middlefield Road.
Everyone,
from homeowners
to architects
to contractors, is welcome to join in for light refreshments,
relaxed conversations, and short presentations on how to
build and maintain quality, high-performance, low carbon
output homes. It’s a good resource for homeowners
planning a major or minor remodel, or any household projects.
Previous topics included Healthy Air in the Home, Beautiful
and Healthy Paints and Finishes, Best Practices for Health
and Safety, Building Products that Promote Clean Air, and
Healthy Home Improvement; DIY Panel.
