Guides & Tips

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We'll help you cut your energy consumption at home, in your strata complex, in your community and in your business. And we'll help you make eco-logical shopping, food and transportation choices.

Green your home

Energy-efficiency upgrades and behavioural tips to help you cut your energy use and save on your utility bills.

Green your business

Energy-saving tips, programs and incentives to help improve your bottom line and reduce environmental impacts.

Green your life

Tips and ideas to help you make more environmentally sustainable shopping, food and transportation choices.

Green your community

Energy-efficiency and sustainable tips and info for your strata, community organization or community project.

Top Ten Tips

We've drawn up a Top 10 list of tips to help you and your family to conserve energy and reduce your impact on the environment.

  1. Get an energy audit and follow through with improvements
  2. Draft Proof Your Home
  3. Turn it off
  4. Switch to Energy-Efficient Lighting
  5. Install automatic lighting controls
  6. Buy green electronics
  7. Put a freeze on inefficient refrigeration
  8. Use less energy to wash your laundry
  9. Reuse and recycle old electronic equipment
  10. Use less energy to dry your laundry

Last Modified: Jan 26, 2012