One Weekend That Could Change Your Home Forever
One Weekend That Could Change Your Home Forever Going greener at home does not always require a heat pump, a roof covered in solar panels or a new electric car. Sometimes it just requires a weekend. Two days. A ladder, a screwdriver, a few replacement light bulbs, some sealant, perhaps a bag of wildflower seeds — and a willingness to look at your home slightly differently. Most homes waste surprisingly large amounts of energy and water through dozens of small inefficiencies. A draught under a door here. A dripping tap there. A heating system running when nobody needs it. Lights that consume far more electricity than necessary. A garden that could support far more wildlife with remarkably little intervention. None of these things appears revolutionary on its own. Put them all together, though, and you can make a surprisingly significant difference. So here is a challenge. Give your home one weekend. Not to rebuild it. Not to spend thousands of pounds. Just to find out where energy...