Interactive Home Audit

The Interactive Home Audit is designed to educate users about:

• The amount of energy being comsumed in their homes;
• How much money energy and water use is costing per month;
• What efficiency measures can be implemented to reduce consumption;
• Dollars savings after efficiency measures are implemented;
• The impact personal actions have on the environment.

Home Resources

Read through each of the home guides on energy, water and waste. Each is filled with ideas for making your home a more environmentally friendly and cost efficient place. Then, give your home the Home Audit Checklist test to see where it stands.

Energy
Turning of lights, electrical devices, and draft-proofing windows are just a few of the simple lifestyle changes that can result in significantly reducing energy consumption in a household.

View the Energy Guide

Water
Conserving water is something that we all must learn to do, as clean, fresh water becomes a scarce and precious resource. Learn how your everyday actions can save help save water.

View the Water Guide

Waste
Our North American culture produces more garbage per household than anywhere else on the planet. As we learn more about recycling, composting and other waste reduction measures, we can cut down on the waste that we send to the landfill.

View the Waste Guide

Household Hazardous Waste
In our homes, we have materials that can be harmful to the environment and to our health. Learn how to identify these materials and properly dispose of them. Take it home with you and learn how to properly manage hazardous waste for the safety of your household and the environment.

View the Household Hazardous Waste Guide

Home Resource Links

Home Energy Links

Electricity Choices
Brought to you by the Ontario Clean Air Alliance gives links to home audit companies, information on electricity choices. They have cool calculators so you can see the effect both on greenhouse gas emissions and your wallet of changing your appliances, a/c units, furnaces and even lightbulbs.

Natural Resources Canada - Office of Energy Efficiency
Government site that has an interactive assessment of the general efficiency of your house, also links to rebates and incentives for increasing the efficiency of your house.

Green $aver
Green $aver organization with links to home audits, government programs, energy efficiency tips.

ExcessAccess
Earthbound Farm (Organic produce from Northern California)
EcoDirectory (over 15,000 listings for goods & services)
EcoMall (even more listings!)
Green Home
Green marketplace
Green Pages (A green business directory, from Co-op America)
Living Tree Paper
Real Goods (Online sustainable living catalogue)
Shop For Change (An online shopping mall)
Simple Green (Cleaning products)