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Energy Efficiency In Wauwatosa Present Day

By Enid Hinton


The largest percentage of the energy generated in the world is consumed in human settlements, these accounts for over 70% of the total energy. This in turn results to production of greenhouse gases contributing to climate change. Therefore to achieve energy efficiency a lot of emphasis must be put on human settlements. The sky rocketing prices of fossil fuels and increasing energy poverty are affecting the economy negatively and also leading to underprivileged living conditions of the people.

To address the global challenges of climate change and the high cost of energy its very important to adopt urban planning and building design methodologies that are energy conscious and environmentally friendly. This is achieved through minimizing the wastage of resources while maximizing the use of renewable energy sources and passive building design options in Wauwatosa.

Being efficient with energy does not mean that we should lower our living standards. We live and work better in more efficient buildings, because they are conceived to maintain a good indoor temperature, natural light, frequent air changes. As a consequence, we reduce, re-use and recycle resources keeping a high level of comfort. It is also good for the environment. This can only be achieved if our buildings are responsive to our environment.

Designing green buildings is the easiest and the best way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A green building will do even more it will use less energy in lighting, heating cooling and ventilation. It will also make use of such things as water harvesting to ensure resource efficiency. It can also install solar system to harvest electricity. All these systems do not work in isolation it must include behavior change and also passing the word to our neighbors to do the same.

The above mentioned solutions help reduce electricity bills for house owners. This is also experienced in the new as well as existing buildings. In addition, appliances that are energy efficient should be encouraged especially in refrigeration, lighting, television as well as machinery. This will all translate to low electricity bills. The use of less energy is evident in houses that are built with the environmentally friendly solutions. They will need minimal maintenance with comparison to other buildings.

The large companies should also consider technology that will reduce the consumption of power. This is an important factor in ensuring efficiency as these companies are also major consumers of power. The success of this kind of project can only be ensure by coming up with policies and regulations to control these companies and act as a guide.

The other sector that should not be left out is the transport industry which is a big industry and a major consumer of energy too. This is one of the sectors that seem to be lagging behind in terms of moving away from non-renewable fossil fuel. It is evident that a lot needs to be done to move this industry towards renewable sources. This will also come in handy to ensure cheaper and easier to maintain locomotives.

From the above it is clear that the concept of efficiency is an important factor in every day human life. It is only through it that we will be able to make the world a better place. As the Native American proverb says, we do not inherit the world from our ancestors, we borrow it for our children.




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