Smart furniture that can be used in an energy efficient home

            A home is a place that we would want to stay and spent more time when we are off from work or if we want to relax. There is need to come up with the best ideas that will increase the general outlook of the house. Furniture are very necessary in a home and thus there design if important to meet the needs of the home and its style.

            Use of undercounter tables that can be pulled and pushed back. This can be used anywhere in a home, they can be in a living room or even in the kitchen. They save a lot of pace and reduce congestion which can thus allow natural light during the day and promote air circulation and thus can save energy. The tables can be used as workspace for placing laptops which are currently part of our lives. They can be also used as eating place.

            Use of bunk beds are also most appropriate in reduction of spacing and also facilitating free movements in the house. Bunk beds utilizes the vertical space and promotes good distribution of light in the room. The walls of the rum can also be made of furniture which reduces the amount of heat that can be loosed to the environment.

Some of the techniques that can be applied is use of colors, this is because the intensity of darkness and lightness greatly affects reflection and absorption of heat and light (Kishore and Singh 18). It is thus important to paint colors. Colors that can reflect heat from ceiling and other thermal masse are pink and beige. On the other hand, colors that can be used in rooms that are cool are red and yellow they can make you feel warm. This technique saves energy by reduces the amount of heat lose and increase the heat lose depending on the condition of the room temperature and thus saving the use of electricity to control the room temperature.

            Another technique that can be applied in energy saving home is use of insulation to maintain heat in the house. It is therefore, important to choose the right type of insulation to reduce the amount of heat loss to the environment (Kishore and Singh 24). Insulation saves energy in that it maintains the warmed for a very long time and thus reduce the frequency of heating it again.

 

            Use of cool roofs can be also good in saving of energy. The cool roofs are made in such a way that it can reflect sunlight. The roofs are usually made of shiny materials such as tiles and the whole process facilitates air conditioning by making it faster and at long run, saving energy. It reduces the amount of heat in the house by reducing the heat from the sunlight.

Also during the early stages of building, house framing can be considered. It is a modern technique where a home is build using few amount of lumber and waste. It employs use of more f insulation materials and less of wood. This technique not only minimizes heat loss from the house and heat to the house, it also lowers the cost of labor and building materials.

            The home office or the work area should be designed to accommodate at least two individuals. This is very necessary to reduces the amount of energy that can be used by single individuals and thus create a place where two individuals can work from and share the lighting and thus save on the cost the electricity and even the materials required.

            The house also can be installed with materials such as carpets which are able to trap heat. This is taking care of the mechanical heat transmission of energy. Presence of this carpet during the winter or the cold season is very helpful as heat loss from the house to the outside environment is very low. This thus is cost effective because it can be bought only once and also its ability to trap the heat will reduce the amount of electricity which will be used to keep the room warm all the time.

            Furthermore, use of smart thermostats is can also reduce the amount of electricity that can be used. This is because it monitors the room temperature by switching off when temperature reaches the intended temperature and switches on when temperature runs below the required temperature (Giusti and Almoosawi 539).. This type of electronic device can also be programmed to use less energy for example when one is away from the house or even when they are asleep. This will save electricity because it can adjust and use energy when it is just needed.

            Air tightening of the home is also key to minimize heat lost to the environment, this will thus maintain the room temperature for a very long time since it reduces air circulation in the room. This will result to reduction of the frequency of heating the room again and thus reduce the amount of electricity used by the equipment to maintain the temperature of the house. behanbuilders.ie

            Electronic appliances also consume energy even when they are not being used as long as it is plugged in the socket. It is therefore suitable to unplug this materials and only plug in when they are being required. Through practice of this, the amount of electricity consumed will be low and it is also cost effective as because they are only applied when needed.

            Before purchasing of other electrical appliances to be used at home. It will be necessary to check energy star ratings for the equipment. This will enable the consumer make decisions to buy the energy efficient equipment. The energy rating will be directly proportional to the amount of money saved (Toyinbo et al. 116). Good rating level means that the amount of electricity that the equipment can consume is very low and thus the electricity bill will therefore be low and thus there is at least of saving.

            Installation of other sources of energy is also a good step. Use of renewable solar energy will aid in reducing the quantity of using electricity which will then reduce the cost of the bills (Giusti and Almoosawi 536). Solar energy can be used in various ways including lighting, powering of electronics such as television and other appliances that does not use large quantities of energy. It will also save the environment because it has no emissions (Yasin, Aysar and Palestine-Aysar Nablus 23).

            Use of fans which are installed on the ceiling and that have built-in lighting are the best in controlling the room temperature. Its use will prolong the turning on the air conditioner and thus cutting the cost. Fans are mostly affordable and thus they are cost effective and they can reduce the cost of electricity by reducing the quantity that could have used to control the room temperature.       

 

 

 

Work cited

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Kishore, V. V. N., and R. Singh. "Introduction to Energy-Efficient Building Development and Sustainability." Sustainability through Energy-Efficient Buildings. CRC Press, 2018. 1-31.

Komurlu, Ruveyda, David Arditi, and Asli Pelin Gurgun. "Energy and atmosphere standards for sustainable design and construction in different countries." Energy and Buildings 90 (2015): 156-165.

Toyinbo, Oluyemi, et al. "Building characteristics, indoor environmental quality, and mathematics achievement in Finnish elementary schools." Building and Environment 104 (2016): 114-121.

Yasin, Aysar, and Palestine-Aysar Nablus. "Environmental Impact Assessmemt of a Collective Solar Water Heater System in West Bank." Proceeding of. 2017.