| Lighting |
Energy Star rated Compact Florescent Lamps (CFLs) should be the choice in household lighting applications.
Use Linear Florescent Lamps (LFLs / tube lights) with electronic ballasts |
| Indoor lighting |
Make the best use of daylight
Turn off unwanted lights
Use task lighting
Have light coloured interiors |
| Outdoor lighting |
Infrared sensors are relatively cheap so use them in security lighting systems
Use dimmers, motion sensors, or occupancy sensors to automatically turn on or off lighting as needed |
| Television Usage |
Do not leave the TV set on standby power
Have a fixed schedule for watching TV |
| Refrigeration |
Do not open the doors frequently
Store things in order to make it easy to pick them as you need
Do not store hot food
Ensure adequate space around the refrigerator to facilitate heat exchange through ventilation |
| Washing Machines |
Do not use it unnecessarily
Use the spinner if only it is essential, otherwise opt to dry clothes in the sun |
| Ironing |
Iron all clothes at once
Keep the surface upright when ironing |
| Fans |
Pedestal fans and table fans are more energy efficient than ceiling fans |
| ACs |
Set the temperature of the AC to 26 degrees Celsius
Close all doors and windows and seal all air leaks when the AC is on
Install a programmable thermostat |
| Efficient Stoves |
The traditional 3-stoned hearth is the least energy efficient
Opt to use the Lanka Shakthi, Angi stoves and/or the biomass rice cooker as efficient wood/biomass stoves |
| Cooking |
A 20 – 40 minute cooking recipe – tried and tested!
Enough to cook a meal for 4
- Cut the vegetables, meat and fish and leave them to season
- Add curry powder
- Turn on the stove and commence cooking vegetables
- Wash the rice in the meantime
- Start cooking those that require more fire and proceed to those that require lesser fire
Fry > boil > cook curries > cook greenery |
| Landscaping |
Trees around a house can decrease the ambient (indoor) temperature by approx 2 degrees of Celsius than in a house lacking trees around it |
| Automobiles |
The optimum fuel economy in a vehicle can be achieved at 50 km/h |
