Energy-Efficient Homes Energy costs can be notoriously crippling during the winter, but it’s not just our individual households that are suffering. “Over the past few years most of us have learnt a few tips and tricks for making our homes more energy efficient and keeping our bills down such as LED light bulbs, insulation and draught excluders” says Marylebone estate ... Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionRetrofit existing homes to be more energy efficient
Retrofit Existing Homes Energy efficiency is a hot topic right now and making sure new UK homes more energy efficient is something home builders up and down the country are working hard on getting right. But, improving the energy efficiency of existing housing stock, is another important issue for the UK and it appears that some Dutch ideas could help ... Read More »
Household Electricity: How to Reduce It’s Use
Household Electricity Electricity prices are rising, while the feasible and mass-produced renewable solutions are still over the horizon. We still need to apply all the life hacks and explore all the possibilities not only to save as much between the two bills, but also to use natural resources in a more sensible, eco-conscious manner. Read More »
Elon Musk Shows His Love for Tesla
Elon Musk Twin brothers Adam and Nathan Freise are aspiring filmmakers and Tesla fans. They’re such big fans, in fact, that they created a video to showcase just how great they think Tesla is. And they weren’t even paid by Tesla to do it (Tesla doesn’t do direct marketing). Several fans have also made promo videos for the car company, but Tesla CEO Elon Musk liked this one so much he tweeted about it. The ... Read More »
Eco Friendly Transportation Options
Eco Friendly Transportation Here are 5 interesting options: There’s a reason why commuting is becoming an increasingly relevant factor in the majority of job positions – with the number of vehicles around, rush hours are clearly becoming a problem. To make things even worse, traditional vehicles, which make for the vast majority of modern transport options, are huge pollutants. ... Read More »
Solar Panels: The Roof Installation Essentials
Solar Panels Although we’ve been harnessing the solar power since the 1970s, mainstream consumer systems are still a novelty. There is a plenty of people who use geothermal pumps, but when it comes to solar panels, the number of experienced buyers is far smaller. The number of homeowners who have seen a solar system through its full life cycle is ... Read More »
Area Rugs In The Home Help The Environment
Area Rugs People tend so see area rugs mostly as a decor feature that complements the overall design of a particular space. But we can also use them to keep a room warm, reducing our utility bills and helping the environment is so doing. Read More »
Sustainable Building, Why Is It Important?
Sustainable Building We all know that our planet is in a worse state than we’d like it to be, but how much can each of us do individually? Actually a lot! If we all did our share of work and helped Mother Earth just one bit every single day, the overall situation would be much different. Of course, things can’t ... Read More »
Sustainable Company, OWDT
Sustainable Company We are proud to announce that OWDT has officially been recognized as a Green Seal TM Green Office Partner. We are confronted everyday with images of smog over cities, glaciers melting, dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico, overflowing landfills, garbage islands in the Pacific. As a country we all share some of the blame and yes there ... Read More »