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Energy Conservation
& Energy Efficiency in Gardens
This section of HomeTome is about Energy
Conservation & Energy Efficiency in Gardens. See the complete list of
home energy conservation & energy efficiency topics @ HomeTome
– The Home Energy Conservation & Energy Efficiency Encyclopedia
Energy Efficient Gardens
- Landscaping
For Energy Efficiency - Are you looking for cost-effective yet
eye-pleasing ways to lower your energy bills? Then this is a best site
for your search. Planting trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, and hedges
could be the answer. In fact, landscaping may be your best long-term
investment for reducing heating and cooling costs, while also bringing
other improvements to your community.
- Earth-Friendly
Water-Wise Gardening Resource - This site gives clean, simple, water
wise gardening for everyone. This site also provides details about soil
free plants. Nature has shown, and research has confirmed, that plants
don't need soil to grow into healthy specimens.
- Home
and Garden: Energy Conservation – This site provides an illustrated
guide to energy conservation in historic and older homes, covering the
inherent energy saving characteristics, passive measures to curb energy
consumption, preservation retrofitting, common retrofitting measures,
air infiltration, attic insulation, storm windows, basement and crawl
space insulation, duct and pipe insulation, awnings and shading devices,
doors and storm doors, vestibules, replacement windows, wall insulation
and more
- Energy
Conservation – Whenever the McMaster campus saves energy--or uses it
more efficiently--we reduce the demand for gasoline, oil, coal, and
natural gas. Less burning of these fossil fuels means lower emissions of
carbon dioxide, the major contributor to global warming. Using electricity
more efficiently also decreases our energy costs, and allows McMaster to
put more funds into other important programs and services.
- Landscaping
for Energy Conservation – Proper use of trees, shrubs, vines and
man-made structures can modify the climate around your home to reduce
heat gains in summer and heat losses in winter. Plants can protect your
home from winter winds and shade it from summer sun. Winter heating
bills may be reduced as much as 25 percent and summer cooling bills 50
percent or more.
- Energy
Efficient Landscaping Gardens: Invest in a landscape that helps the
ENVIRONMENT! By becoming aware of the value and importance of proper
landscaping we can help preserve the planet for future generations. In
this site you can learn about these important concepts and more from our
Energy Efficient Landscaping brochure
- Make
your Lawn Water-efficient: Save money by reducing utility and
maintenance costs and experience the satisfaction of protecting the
environment and conserving water.
- Florence
Gardens Product and Service Partners: The following companies or
professionals have been selected in this site to provide specific
products, services or standards on most inventory homes constructed by
the Florence Gardens Builder Partners.
- Water
Conservation Gardens: This garden is designed with plants that
require less water than traditional landscapes. It is divided into
hydrozones, groups of plants with similar water, soil, and exposure
needs. Each of these groups is watered by its own valve on the automatic
system. Our garden has four separate sections, loosely corresponding to
California's natural plant communities, each with a different watering
schedule.
- Landscaping
For Energy Conservation: Good landscaping practices offer one of the
most practical methods of reducing energy consumption in homes. When the
homeowner considers the added benefits of increased real estate value
and more attractive homes and communities, the investment becomes an
even greater bargain.
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