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Energy Matters in Your Home.
11 Ways to save on your Home energy bill
 Weatherize your Home: Seal drafty doors and windows
Install a Digital Thermostat to regulate Home temps when asleep or at work
Unplug your Unused Appliances
When not in use, turn off lights and unplug device chargers
Install photocell or motion sensors for outdoor lighting
Change your Home HVAC air filters once a month for cleaner air
Plant trees around your Home for shade and wind protection
Replace old lightbulbs with high-efficiency,compact flourescent lamps
Use fans in your home to circulate air
Don't over-dry clothes in the dryer, and change the lint trap after each load
Washing clothes in cold water saves on water heating
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 | A gold standard for going green
A just-completed house in a new Lancaster County development is the first in Pennsylvania to
earn the gold-level designation in green building from the National Association of Home Builders.
The residence, in East Hempfield Township's Hempfield Crossing subdivision, was constructed by EG Stoltzfus Homes LLC.
It incorporates dozens of features -- from a tankless water heater to bamboo floors -- designed to promote resource and energy efficiency.
Several of the green components will be standard in all Hempfield Crossing houses. |
| What is LEED®? The Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building
and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria.
LEED is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction
and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED gives building owners and operators the tools they need
to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings’ performance. LEED promotes a whole-building approach
to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site
development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. For more information visit
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