Comments on: Handmade Christmas http://greencouple.com/2008/12/30/handmade-christmas/ Learning to live green and live together Sat, 07 Apr 2012 15:27:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Maggie http://greencouple.com/2008/12/30/handmade-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-2907 Maggie Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:31:17 +0000 http://greencouple.com/?p=462#comment-2907 Dan, Yeah, I have no idea how to add links to a spreadsheet either. But I'm glad to hear you'll be writing articles on all the topics with more information. I'm looking forward to reading them and seeing your water conservation list! maggie Dan,
Yeah, I have no idea how to add links to a spreadsheet either. But I’m glad to hear you’ll be writing articles on all the topics with more information. I’m looking forward to reading them and seeing your water conservation list!

maggie

]]> By: Dan http://greencouple.com/2008/12/30/handmade-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-2903 Dan Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:30:40 +0000 http://greencouple.com/?p=462#comment-2903 Hi Maggie, Regarding your suggestion to add links to each tip, it's kind of hard to do within a spreadsheet list; in fact, I have no idea. However, we are writing articles all month (and next) on the suggestions folks have made and contributed to this list, some of which have links to areas on the Internet with more information. It's taken a year to compile the list; it's going to take even more to disect each contribution someone has made in more detail. As far as water conservation, it's a separate list. This one is titled 'energy' conservation. I'm just a single dude learning as I go. We'll get there on the water conservation. Dan Hi Maggie,

Regarding your suggestion to add links to each tip, it’s kind of hard to do within a spreadsheet list; in fact, I have no idea.

However, we are writing articles all month (and next) on the suggestions folks have made and contributed to this list, some of which have links to areas on the Internet with more information. It’s taken a year to compile the list; it’s going to take even more to disect each contribution someone has made in more detail.

As far as water conservation, it’s a separate list. This one is titled ‘energy’ conservation. I’m just a single dude learning as I go. We’ll get there on the water conservation.

Dan

]]> By: Angel http://greencouple.com/2008/12/30/handmade-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-2888 Angel Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:05:24 +0000 http://greencouple.com/?p=462#comment-2888 I'm glad you guys like the hats. I didn't realize they would be so immediately useful! I’m glad you guys like the hats. I didn’t realize they would be so immediately useful!

]]> By: Maggie http://greencouple.com/2008/12/30/handmade-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-2887 Maggie Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:12:57 +0000 http://greencouple.com/?p=462#comment-2887 Hi Dan! I like your list of tips. I think it would be even better if you added links to each tip. Most of them are pretty straightforward but even for things like "Cook weekday dinners on weekend" it would be great to have a little article with tips on cookbooks that specialize in cooking advance meals and what dishes tend to freeze the best or keep refrigerated the longest and reheat well. I also get a little frustrated sometimes with tips like "add attic insulation" because I want to know how much to add and what kind and if I should remove the existing insulation if it's dirty or water damaged or if it matters. And there were a few I didn't really understand. "Line mattress with thermal sleeping bag?" It does look like a pretty exhaustive list of energy conservation tips! My one suggestion for expansion would be to include tips on water conservation, which also feels very important to me. Several of the tips in the carbon-free house revolve around water - rain barrels, native landscaping to minimize irrigation needs, etc. Reducing our water usage reduces energy usage on a community level (less water to be treated, pumped, etc.) and also preserves a precious resource. Thanks for the link! Hi Dan!
I like your list of tips. I think it would be even better if you added links to each tip. Most of them are pretty straightforward but even for things like “Cook weekday dinners on weekend” it would be great to have a little article with tips on cookbooks that specialize in cooking advance meals and what dishes tend to freeze the best or keep refrigerated the longest and reheat well. I also get a little frustrated sometimes with tips like “add attic insulation” because I want to know how much to add and what kind and if I should remove the existing insulation if it’s dirty or water damaged or if it matters. And there were a few I didn’t really understand. “Line mattress with thermal sleeping bag?”

It does look like a pretty exhaustive list of energy conservation tips! My one suggestion for expansion would be to include tips on water conservation, which also feels very important to me. Several of the tips in the carbon-free house revolve around water – rain barrels, native landscaping to minimize irrigation needs, etc. Reducing our water usage reduces energy usage on a community level (less water to be treated, pumped, etc.) and also preserves a precious resource.

Thanks for the link!

]]> By: Dan http://greencouple.com/2008/12/30/handmade-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-2885 Dan Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:29:19 +0000 http://greencouple.com/?p=462#comment-2885 Hi Maggie, I agree with 'picking the low hanging fruit first' when it comes to home energy conservation. There are so many different things the average home owner can do do reduce their energy consumption and thus their monthly utility bills month after month after month after .... :) Over the past year or so we have collected numerous home energy conservation ideas from not only our own experiences but from many others and have listed all 240+ of them on our home web page here: http://dailyhomerenotips.com/energy-conservation/ There are 106 ideas that cost absolutely nothing to do and another 74 that are very cheap to so. Go with the low hanging fruit first to reduce the monthly utility bills and with those savings you can help pay for the rent / mortgage or more involved energy conservation measures. If you use some energy conservation ideas of your own that are not on our list, please drop us a line as we can continue to share this with every one. Dan Hi Maggie,

I agree with ‘picking the low hanging fruit first’ when it comes to home energy conservation. There are so many different things the average home owner can do do reduce their energy consumption and thus their monthly utility bills month after month after month after …. :)

Over the past year or so we have collected numerous home energy conservation ideas from not only our own experiences but from many others and have listed all 240+ of them on our home web page here:

http://dailyhomerenotips.com/energy-conservation/

There are 106 ideas that cost absolutely nothing to do and another 74 that are very cheap to so. Go with the low hanging fruit first to reduce the monthly utility bills and with those savings you can help pay for the rent / mortgage or more involved energy conservation measures.

If you use some energy conservation ideas of your own that are not on our list, please drop us a line as we can continue to share this with every one.

Dan

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