Building Sustainability

One of the largest areas of energy use in residential buildings, aside from lighting, is the energy needed for heating water for domestic use, such as showering and cooking. There are ways to improve the efficiency without replacing the existing water heating system for a more efficient one. Since domestic hot water is only used a few times during the day, insulating tanks with good quality and properly installed insulation, or installing timer controls on the heating mechanism, are both good ways to reduce energy consumption without affecting the end users..