How to save money on your energy bills
Energy costs having been increasing above inflation over the last few years, which means that in these tough times these outlays are becoming quite a big part of everyone’s domestic budget. The purpose of this page is to take you…
7 ways to lower your energy bills
With energy bills increasing over the last few years and household budgets being quite tight, wasting money by paying too much to your energy supplier is not the way to go. What we have done here is to show you…
What is Embedded Water?
What is Embedded Water? Despite being constantly replenished by the water cycle, accelerated population growth in recent times is dramatically increasing water demand, which as a result is putting excessive pressure on global fresh water supply. We know we need…
Colour Temperature, Colour Rendering and Lumen Efficiency
Understanding lighting Before looking at buying LED lighting for your home, it is really important to understand how light works and what makes some light different to others. The importance of light in the home cannot be understated; about 80% of…
Is it worth buying a water butt?
Water butts are essentially big storage units that catch and store rainwater as it falls. They are normally located near a drainpipe leading off the roof of your home, so you can take advantage of a much bigger rainwater catchment…
Using solar film to prevent solar gain
What is solar gain? During the summer a big problem in homes with a large amount of glazing is solar heat gain. The glass seems to act like a magnifying glass making the home unbearably hot. This can be compounded…
What is a Green Roof?
What is a Green Roof? To many of us, a green roof seems very ‘out there’. Something only the most hardcore ‘greenies’ would even contemplate. But they aren’t quite as unusual or impractical as they would first appear. In fact,…
Water retention in the garden
Water conservation might be a better phrase than water ‘retention’, as we are not talking about oedema (the building up of tissue fluid) here which can be painful and discomforting. Water conservation, on the other hand, can be rewarding and…
How to have a green BBQ
With the warmer weather now upon us, and BBQ’s being dusted off across the country, we at TheGreenAge thought it was a good time to talk about whether you can have a more sustainable green BBQ. BBQ’s actually can be very…
LED versus CFL?
Compact fluorescent lights have been around for many years, and their energy saving properties have been touted by the Government, energy companies and green organisations alike, but how do they compare to the new kids on the block – LED…