Energy Efficiency In Wauwatosa Present Day

By Enid Hinton


Over 70% of the world energy generation is consumed in human settlements, resulting in an emission of more than two thirds of CO2 that contributes to climate change. For this reason energy efficiency should critically focus on human settlements which are the greatest energy consumers. Widespread energy poverty and the increasing cost of the fossil fuels that are impacting negatively on economical development as well as living conditions of people.

To address the global challenges of climate change and the high cost of energy its very important to adopt urban planning and building design methodologies that are energy conscious and environmentally friendly. This is achieved through minimizing the wastage of resources while maximizing the use of renewable energy sources and passive building design options in Wauwatosa.

The living standards of Wauwatosa people should not be affected by adopting strategies to use energy efficiently. Working under efficient buildings enhance better working and living. This is because they maintain an ideal indoor temperature as well as natural frequent air changes. This helps to recycle resources, re use and still maintain a high level of our comfort. This also favors the environment. It will only work out if the buildings we put up are receptive the environment.

The best way to reduce the negative effects caused by greenhouse gases is by coming up with green buildings. This is a building that is designed to use less energy in all its day to day operations such as heating and cooling. This kind of a building also takes advantage of environment and makes use of such things as water harvesting for future use.

The above mentioned solutions help reduce electricity bills for house owners. This is also experienced in the new as well as existing buildings. In addition, appliances that are energy efficient should be encouraged especially in refrigeration, lighting, television as well as machinery. This will all translate to low electricity bills. The use of less energy is evident in houses that are built with the environmentally friendly solutions. They will need minimal maintenance with comparison to other buildings.

It is also important for companies to use technology that will support this whole idea of efficiency since they are also large consumers of global energy and the also release large amounts of greenhouse gases. For this to be achieved it will be crucial to come up with policies and codes to regulate the way these companies use energy.

The transport industry in Wauwatosa is also another important sector that must be considered in this discussion. It is evident that a lot still needs to be done in this field in terms of the technology to ensure that its in line with the others in terms of efficiency. This technology should really focus on re-usable energy to be used in this industry rather than the common petroleum products. These release a lot of carbon waste to the environment causing pollution.

From the above it is clear that the concept of efficiency is an important factor in every day human life. It is only through it that we will be able to make the world a better place. As the Native American proverb says, we do not inherit the world from our ancestors, we borrow it for our children.




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