| Installing utilities such as heating and air-conditioning | | | | should be looking for. Getting the right sized system |
| into a new home is the ideal time to go green. Using | | | | for your home could cut your costs by up to an |
| less costly systems will save you money in the long | | | | amazing 50%. Often we simply rush out and buy the |
| run, and while some types may be more costly to | | | | system that is on sale, assuming it will be the right |
| purchase, in the long run they save money because | | | | one for our home. But if the unit is too small it will |
| they cost less to run. And they also cost less in | | | | work overtime to provide for our needs and so cost |
| terms of using up the planet's resources, so it's a | | | | more to run. One that is too large will also cost more |
| win-win situation for all. | | | | as it stops and starts more frequently. |
| Our grandparents probably used wood or coal to | | | | So what can we do if our heating and cooling is |
| keep their homes warm in the winter, while in the | | | | already installed? Look into upgrading your old |
| summer they simply sweltered. Then electricity | | | | thermostats. New programmable switches can be set |
| arrived and was used for both heating and cooling, or | | | | to lower your heating or cooling when you are not |
| maybe just for cooling. But it is quite expensive | | | | home or when you go to bed. This will save a great |
| compared with other means. Solar powered heating | | | | deal on your costs. |
| and cooling for instance, while initially expensive to | | | | Mel writes about house and land packages Melbourne, |
| install, will cost next to nothing to run. | | | | retirement village Melbourne and other home-related |
| But it's not only alternative energy supplies that we | | | | topics. |