Greenprint

From Greenlivingpedia, a wiki on green living, building and energy

This is a Greenprint that identifies strategies, actions and approaches for moving us towards a sustainable future.

Contents 1 Transport 2 House 3 Garden 4 Energy policy and politics 5 Environment 6 Food and diet 7 See also 8 External links

Transport

• Drive a green car
• Ride a bicycle
• Use public transport

House

• Build using a Passive solar design
• Install double glazing or thermal glass
• Use blinds and/or sails for shading windows from the sun when it is hot
• Draughtproof your doors and windows
• Build using recycled products
• Use forest friendy timber
• Install Solar power
• Buy accredited Greenpower
• Buy energy efficient appliances
• Buy a green computer
• Buy an energy efficient fridge
• Install a Smart power meter
• Use Solar hot water
• Capture rainwater in tanks and use it
• Use your greywater
• Use fans for cooling
• Use gas for cooking rather than electricity

Dont:

• use an airconditioner or evaporative cooler
• use electricity for heating purposes

Garden

• Create a low water garden
• Grow a permaculture garden with herbs, vegetables and fruit and nut trees
• Keep chickens
• Put scrap food on a compost heap, in a worm farm or a bokashi bucket

Dont:

• Grow a lawn that requires watering or regular mowing

Energy policy and politics

• Put a price on carbon
• Make Energy efficiency labelling mandatory for all appliances
• Join a local climate change action group
• Write a letter to local, state and federal parliamentary members to communicate your views on sustainability and tackling climate change and ask them what they are doing about this
• Write a letter to the editor of your local, state and/or national newspapers
• Write your own blog articles to express your thoughts and observations on sustainable living. You also publish the letters you write to politicians and newspapers.
• Vote for candidates in elections who espouse green living and sustainable policies.

Environment

• Plant trees
• Protect all old growth forests and water catchments from logging

Food and diet

• Eat less meat, or even become vegeterian or vegan
• Buy organic food
• Use reusable shopping bags

Don't:

• Buy or eat GM food
• Buy foods with excessive packaging
• Use plastic shopping bags

See also

• Energy saving tips

External links