When you decide on going green to not only save money, but to save our
environment you don’t have to do everything at once. By thinking small,
you can go green over the long run. By doing one room at a time it may
be the best way, and pick the hottest room in your home, or the room
most used during those hot summer months.
In what ways can
you go green in your home a little bit at a time? Choose wisely and
consider several options along the way. When you find one option works
better than another, follow that option as you deal with all of your
windows.
If you find that a couple of options will better serve
you, try stacking them. For instance when you install shutters on the
inside of one of your rooms, and still the sun warms that room hotter
than you want. Try adding an awning to the outside of the window. It
could be one that folds up or down, and it could be lighter material
like canvas or an aluminum awning that’s permanent will serve as well.
Exterior
blinds will stop the sun from heating up your window that will transfer
the heat right into your home. Most of those roll up when you want the
sun to shine in.
Light colored interior blinds, drapes or shades
work well too. That’s because light colors reflect the sun and keeps
the sun from the interior of your home. Darker colors absorbs the heat
and the heat ends up inside.
Louvered Shutters or Adjustable Blinds give you the most control simply by opening or closing the louvers. Some prefer exterior shutters that do the same.
Tight fitting insulated shades will also help to control heat loss, and it will also keep the heat inside during the winter.
Shade
Trees don’t get the credit they deserve. Plant wisely and your shade
trees will keep the sun off your home, but in the winter when the trees
lose their leaves, sun enters the home.
Consult a contractor,
interior designer, or a contractor that is a green consulting firm.
They will help keep you in the green direction, and you’ll find the
many ways that don’t cost that much more than simply changing the
window treatment.
You’ll find that you don’t have to go through
the entire scope of your home, but by wise choices they can help you
get to that end result.
Golden West Shutters specializes in Orange County shutters, Los Angeles shutters, and San Diego shutters.
We believe wholeheartedly in going green, and all our projects are green compliant where possible. Thank you for the write up. You can always visit our site here for more info: http://urbanlandscape.com
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