Sustainability at Home

There are so many opportunities for becoming more sustainable at home! Decisions about power use and the envelope and hvac systems in your home make the biggest and most immediate impact on your carbon emissions, however, they often also require a longer planning horizon.  Luckily there are many resources available to help you plan ahead so you are not caught rushing a big decision.  Starting small is also great! There are plenty of small changes one can make while thinking about and planning for the bigger ones.  Within each of the categories, actions you can take are listed roughly in order of easy to hard, with topics chosen so you can start to plan for bigger changes before they become emergencies, while also addressing smaller ones.  Whether you are looking to conserve energy with your status quo or start producing your own energy, there is an action and resource for you!