Bedroom
We spend around a third of our lives in the bedroom. While bedroom comfort is important, there are ways to save energy.
- Keep windows closed and curtains or coverings shut during the hottest part of the day to help keep your bedroom cool in summer.
- Put on an extra blanket instead of turning on the heater or air-conditioner in winter.
- Ditch the electric blanket. Use a hot water bottle to pre-warm your bed instead. You can save the cooled water to use in your garden the next day!
- Replace incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent lights. They use less energy and give off less heat.
- Plant deciduous plants outside your bedroom windows to shade them in summer yet allow sunshine through in winter.
- Install a ceiling fan – they use less energy than air-conditioners and aid natural air flow.
