Sustainable living is the call of the day. We can ignore energy crisis and environmental hazard (depleting ozone layer) only at our own peril. Reduction of carbon footprint is the rising mantra and the chant is well worth it. I sometimes wonder why there is so much noise made about the implementation of sustainable living. I am sure our ignorance is behind it all. Let me assert that sustainable living is not hard to execute at all. In our homes, we can follow the principle within a very modest budget.
Sustainable living can be executed with a modest budget
Also, there are people who feel that sustainable living principle takes away from the style of designing. I think that this is one more myth which needs to be busted. You can design elegantly, in a chic way, and still trump in all the aspects of sustainability.
Before else, you should start with producing more energy than you consume. Is it possible? Not only possible, it is being brilliantly executed all across Australia. Two PV Array tube panels can help you harvest 3.5kW to 5kW power. This shall be much above what you may require for your home.
Sell the surplus energy back to the grid
You can choose to sell the extra energy back to the grid. Sustainability and income generation at one go! And you can’t call me an impractical optimist for believing in a day when we will all be using electric cars powered by extra energy harvested on our rooftops. It, in fact, is only a matter of time before such leaps takes place. The technology is in place, the time is just right; all we need is a leap of faith.
Nature and timber
Strips of nature, hedges, plantings like blood oranges and pepinos, and other Australian natives can seal the deal for you when it comes to putting an accelerator on the “go green” mantra. Robust use of wood can be equally impactful.
Australian variants of timber
There are many Australian variants which can help serve your indoors as well as outdoors. It is wise to use the native timber because they have grown up in Australian weather conditions and can acclimatise better than others in it. You can choose from a wide repertoire which may include Merbau, Balau, Spotted Gum, Red Ironbark or the Grey Ironbark.
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