Recently I was thinking where can I get the most bang for my buck in saving money in the operation of my house. The best way to figure this out is to look at resources and see what needs are filled. The needs a house provides is shelter. Within that need are a bunch of supporting needs. There are functions that are done in a home which effect the operating costs.
Supporting needs:
- Heating / Cooling
- Electricity
- Storage
- Personal Hygiene
- Food Prep
Each one of these supporting needs can be broken down further to maximize savings. I’m only going to address the heating and cooling in this article. Again I’d like to start by seeing if I could use the 80/20 rule to find the most bang for the buck. Between space heating, space cooling, & water heating it is about 70% of the energy costs of the house.
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