5 ways to make your home more energy efficient

The guide outlines five strategies for improving home energy efficiency: adjusting thermostat settings for water heaters, using lids and batch cooking, switching energy suppliers, draught-proofing buildings, and adopting efficient cooling methods.

• Adjusting water heater thermostats from 60º Celcius to 49º Celcius can result in annual savings exceeding $400 for most homes.
• Low-cost cooking habits, such as using lids on pots to reduce condensation and energy use, as well as batch cooking, can improve efficiency.
• Draught-proofing, including the use of strips around window frames and filling gaps around pipework, is an effective way to save energy in any building.
• Cooling represents the fastest growing energy demand in buildings, with air conditioners and electric fans accounting for 20% of global electricity use.
• The Eco-cooler, developed in Bangladesh, serves as an economical zero-electricity alternative for cooling homes by using plastic bottles to draw in air.

APA

Masterson, V. (2022). 5 ways to make your home more energy efficient. World Economic Forum. https://www.weforum.org/stories/energy-transition/home-energy-saving-tips/

Chicago

Masterson, Victoria. 5 ways to make your home more energy efficient. World Economic Forum, 2022. https://www.weforum.org/stories/energy-transition/home-energy-saving-tips/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{masterson2022ways, author = {Masterson, Victoria}, title = {{5 ways to make your home more energy efficient}}, institution = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2022}, month = jan, url = {https://www.weforum.org/stories/energy-transition/home-energy-saving-tips/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }