DIY Home Sustainability Checkup
You can conduct a home sustainability audit yourself using the tools provided below. Learn how much your lighting, air conditioning, hot water heating, pool pumping and even each appliance costs you based on your usage patterns. You know better than anybody how long each light is left on or what temperature the air conditioning is set at, so use the PowerWater Virtual Audit or COOLmob calculator below to set a target for improvement.
The household checklist also gives some tips on saving power in each room of your home and you can also find out how much power each appliance uses in the home (including stand by power).
Audit your home for water use too using the COOLmob water consumption calculator.
Power and Water Virtual AuditDo it yourself! This fun audit tool has been designed by PowerWater and has many useful tips on saving power. www.powerwater.com.au/_media/audit/main.swf |
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Electricity Usage CalculatorThis tool results in a pie chart estimating what percentage of your electricity use each of the following is responsible for: air conditioners, fans, refrigeration, pool pump, lighting, cooking, appliances on stand-by, hot water heating and general appliances. This is very useful information as then you know where to focus your efforts to conserve energy. |
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Appliance Electricity UseWhat uses electricity in your home? This tool shows the relative amounts of electricity used by different appliances. A useful link is www.energyrating.gov.au |
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Audit Your Household: ChecklistThis is a handy checklist to walk around the house with. Also makes a good discussion starter at the barbie. |
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Water UsageIn Darwin and Palmerston we use twice as much water as residents of other Australian capital cities and this is very costly. About 65% of our water is used outside. With this tool you can calculate where you are using most water and plan how to make savings. Look up the COOLmob factsheets on the Green Living Info page for hints. |
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