REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY USED IN A BUILDING

For an introduction to the things you should think about when designing your building in relation to how much energy it uses once it has been built and is being used, have a look at the Energy in use PowerPoint to help you.

You can investigate whether or not many common hints about how to save energy are correct or not by looking at http://www.nef.org.uk/energyadvice/mythstruths.htm

You will find lots of useful suggestions on the Australian site, http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/yourhome/technical/fs40.htm

 

To help you think about designing for sustainable energy use, use the following questions and links

How can your choice of appliances (fridges etc) help minimise energy use? http://www.theyellowhouse.org.uk/themes/appli.html#a8