Sustainability Strategies: Appliances

(Residential) Air-dry your hair. Blow dryers are some of the most energy-intensive appliances you are likely to use.
Residential) Use handheld razors and toothbrushes instead of electric ones.
(Residential) Keep your refridgerator filled. It’s actually more efficient, and wastes less energy on cooling dead air.
(Residential) Minimize the amount of time that the refridgerator door is open.
(Residential) Make sure to only heat as much hot water as you are going to use when cooking.
(Residential) Cool any cooked leftovers to room temperature before placing them in the fridge.
(Office & Residential) Connect your appliances and electronics to a power strip and turn them off when not in use. Flipped off power strips waste no phantom energy. 5% of domestic energy consumption comes from so-called “vampire power.”
(Office & Residential) Turn off and unplug everything when you are gone for weekends and breaks.

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