Consultation has concluded
The City's Energy Conservation Challenge, in
partnership with Oshawa P.U.C. Networks and the Oshawa Public Libraries, kicked-off on Earth Hour (March 19) and ran through to Earth Day (April 22).
Thank you to all those who participated by submitting tips on how to
conserve energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Tips were submitted below on Connect Oshawa and in person at City facilities.
The Oshawa
Environmental Advisory Committee, a committee of volunteers that advises
Council with respect to certain environmental matters, reviewed all submitted
tips.
The Committee selected three winners who will receive gift certificates for Oshawa restaurants, donated by the Oshawa P.U.C. Networks. Congratulations to the first and second place winners, Dorothy Booher and Hazel MacPhail.
Unplug all those extra things that are draining energy ,night lights, chargers that are no longer charging, perfumed wax melters,, computers that no one is using and change all those old fashioned light bulbs. Use a timer when in the shower. Don't idle the car for long, turn off the engine when you are stopped for long periods of time. If you can, walk to the store to pick up a few things, or wait until your list is long enough to make using the car worthwhile.
You will save not only energy but money too!
Whenever possible I like to reduce the amount of artificial light I use while working. When in an office with great natural light, I opt to turn off the overhead lights and enjoy working in nature's glow. If that's not quite enough, I've added a small LED light to add that extra bit of brightness.
If you're in a windowless office, try opting for a lower energy desk light that provides you with the illumination needed to work, but not much extra. It will help increase your focus, calm the senses and reduce energy consumption.
During the winter and summer time, there is always a delta T between indoor and outdoor enrolment. Keeping the window blankets cover thewindows will block the thermo radiation and provide additional R-value to the buildingenvelope. By this way we can reduce the heat loss during the winter time andreduce the heat gain in the summer time.
Windows, even new ones, can lose a lot of heat around the sides of the window through gaps in the trim,. You can fix that easily and cheaply with a tube of paintable silicone caulking. Simply seal all the gaps in the window trim around the windows of your house (ie; between the trim and the wall, the trim and the window) to dramatically improve the air tightness of any home. The cost of the caulk will easily be recovered in a winter month with lower heating costs.
During the week I use my crock pot for our supper meal. In the morning put your meat in crockpot on low heat for the day, put in some vegetables in soon as you get home turn crock pot to high for this after half hour dinner is ready. Using crockpot all day is less hydro then using your oven at 400 for an hour.
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