Energy efficiency: How to increase in your home

Energy efficiency is synonymous with a saved home. 

Using energy efficiency rightly will save your budget, renewable energy is more efficient. The installation of solar panels is the most usual practice and can minimize up to 60% in energy consumption for heating sanitary water. However, the installation requires an initial investment of a significant amount, but do not worry there is the option to pay monthly if you finance the investment with a specialized loan for renewable energy. 

There are several ways to eliminate heat leaks and prevent overspending on the family budget to heat or cool certain divisions of your home. Currently renewable energies in Portugal are a growing reality. In addition to solar panels there are more options to improve the energy efficiency of your home.

Thermal insulation on walls, floors and roofing is one of the alternatives to increase the energy efficiency of your home by reducing heat leakage from the interior of your home to the outside. This is an added value, the installation of thermal insulation will help minimize consumption and save if you think you won't have to spend your money on central heating or air conditioning. 

Replacing windows is essential to prevent the loss of heat and entry they provide. It is necessary to place windows with PVC frames, in order to isolate and avoid the loss and entry of heat that consequently increase costs. 

Equipment with low consumption: the older the more energy consumption represents. Perfect would be to resort to energy-rated appliances of "A".

Fluorescent lamps: these must be implemented in all rooms of your home, replacing the old ones, the result will be satisfactory for your savings, will spend much less electricity is already enough to save good value. 

Making your home more efficient is an investment, however, currently there is the facility of financing for works that allows you to pay a more affordable installment every month. It will eventually add the useful to the pleasant, and make all the difference in saving the family budget.

Source: Supercasa.pt