Making your home more energy efficient is an easy and proven way to reduce your carbon footprint.
Reducing your carbon footprint
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has identified that buildings represent around 40% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions (due to the energy they consume). Making your home more energy efficient is a key step you can take to reduce your carbon footprint.
The “carbon” in your carbon footprint is carbon dioxide, and evidence suggests that it is one of the main contributors to global warming and climate change.
So what can we do?
One of the best places to start is by reducing your heating and cooling energy use, which can be as much as 38% of your total home energy requirements.
A recent global report* declared, “Insulation is the most cost effective way to address greenhouse gas abatement.”
A Bradford Comfortchoice home combines Bradford cavity insulation, Edmonds ventilation and draught control to help maintain a more comfortable temperature all year round. You‘ll also be less reliant on your energy-hungry heating and cooling appliances.
How much greenhouse gas is expelled each year?
In residential homes alone, it is estimated that we are expelling over 70,000,000 tonnes annually – an amount projected to increase each year.
By installing R3.5 Bradford Gold ceiling batts, an average uninsulated Australian home will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by around 850kg every year. That’s great news for the environment and you’ll be smiling too when you see the savings on your energy bills.
Upgrade for a greener future
The Building Code of Australia has set minimum energy efficiency requirements for all homes in Australia. Whilst installing insulation to meet these requirements will help contribute to a more energy efficient and environmentally friendly home, we could do more.
Overseas – in climate zones equivalent to Australia – the minimum energy efficiency requirements are much higher, meaning greater comfort and more energy savings. In fact, if Australians were to insulate their homes in accordance with US building codes (for similar climate zones), only our Bradford R6.0 Gold batts would comply.
Experts believe that insulation is good for the environment – and the government has listened. Government grants are now available to help homeowners install ceiling insulation.
See how much you can save with state government rebates To check out how much you could save on your energy bills, use the MyComfortchoiceHome selector.
* A Cost Curve for Greenhouse Gas Reduction, Per-Anders Enkvist, Tomas Naucler and Jerker Rosander. 2007