In their ‘No Bills New Build’, Richard and Kate are living the green dream.
As a moderator of the huge-mongeously-successful Facebook page My Efficient Electric Home, Richard knows his stuff and shows it off at his and Kate’s home.
Richard and Kate’s home is energy efficient, uses natural light, renewable energy and is comfortable all year round regardless of weather.
Being a super nerdy energy efficiency assessor, Richard modeled the energy use of a 2-person 6-star rated house using gas heating + petrol car versus a 2-person 8-star house with solar, battery and an electric vehicle.
The solar house saved $5,066 per year on energy. Show maaay the monaaaay!
Watch to learn about energy efficiency, heat pumps, orientation, planting trees, plugging draughts, using eaves, blinds and door stoppers to make your home comfortable and affordable to run.
Where are you on your journey? Download the TICK OFF TEN, stick it to your fridge and get started:
1. Switch to a green renewable energy company. Is yours green or ‘greenwashing’?
2. Turn aircon to ‘heat’ mode in winter (split system/heat pumps/ reverse cycle air-con is cheapest way to heat + cool).
3. Keep weather out. (Keeping hot air out in summer, cold air out in winter means more money in your pocket).
4. Join My Efficient Electric Home on Facebook. Crowdsource info from others on the efficient-electric-home journey.
5. Insulate floors, walls and ceilings (More insulation means less energy to heat + cool our homes.)
6. Get off gas. Use portable induction cooktop instead of your gas stove. Get ready to retire gas cookers, hot water + cars.
7. Secondary or double glazing. (Keeps heat out in summer. Cold out in winter.)
8. Book an expert home energy assessment + map out your efficient-electric-home blueprint.
9. Done the above? Ready for solar? Research solar rebates + green loans.
10. Forward this to a mate and get them on board.
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