Amacebiso okonga ugesi anganciphisa izindleko zakho zasendlini

Njengoba amanani kagesi ekhuphuka, ukugcina izivakashi zithokomele endaweni yakho kungabiza kakhulu. NjengoMbungazi, ungacela izivakashi ukuba zibhekisise ukushisisa, ukupholisa, nokusebenzisa amanzi, kodwa kufanele uthembele kuzo ukuba zinciphise izindleko zakho. Ukuthatha izinyathelo zokuthuthukisa ukongiwa kukagesi endaweni yakho kuyisixazululo esingcono. Kungaholela ekongeni imali eningi futhi kusize ekuvikeleni iplanethi.

I-Airbnb isebenza nochwepheshe bezokongiwa kukagesi ekunikezeni aBabungazi izeluleko nezinsiza zokulungisa izindlu zabo. Ukuze uqalise, zama la macebiso avela ku-Energy Saving Trust, inhlangano yase-U.K. egxile ekusizeni abantu ukuba bonge ugesi kanye nakuma-greenhouse gas emissions.

Izivakashi zivame ukulindela indawo ezingahlala zifudumale noma ziphole kuyo, kube lula nokuthola amanzi ashisayo. Ungahlangabezana nezidingo zazo—futhi unciphise izindleko zakho—ngokuthuthukisa i-insulation yendlu yakho nangokonga amanzi.

• I-draft-proofing yamafasitela, iminyango, oshimula, izimbobo kumapayipi, nezinto zikagesi ezivimbela ukuphuma komoya kuyindlela engabizi, ephumelelayo yokonga ugesi kunoma yiluphi uhlobo lwekhaya. I-insulating film, i-caulk, ama-foam gasket, ama-roller shade, namakhethini asindayo noma ama-curtain liner kungasiza ekuvimbeleni izimbobo.
• Ukwenza i-insulation yamahitha amanzi amadala ukuze ugcine ukushisa futhi unezele ithayima ukuze ugweme ukufudumeza amanzi uma indawo yakho ingasetshenziswa kungasiza ekongeni ugesi.
• Ukukhipha amapayipi amanzi avamile ufake amavalvu asethoyilethi asebenzisa amanzi amancane, ompompi, namakhanda eshawa kungakusiza wonge amanzi. Ama-aerated showerhead axuba umoya emanzini ukuze agcine umfutho uphezulu kuyilapho ehlisa amanzi aphumayo cishe ngamagalani angu-4.25 (amalitha angu-16) ishawa ngayinye. Ngaphezu kwalokho, hlola njalo futhi ulungise noma yikuphi lapho kuconsa khona amanzi ukuze uvimbele ukusaphaza.
• Ukuhlanza kuphela ngomshini osugcwele wezitsha nowokuwasha/wokomisa lapho umshini usethwe ukuze ube sezingeni lokushisa eliphansi noma ukumodi ethi “eco” kungenza wonge amanzi nogesi. Ngesikhathi ulungiselela isivakashi esilandelayo indawo yakho, khipha izitsha futhi uneke amalineni ukuze omiswe umoya uma kungenzeka.

U-Anna, uMbungazi ovelele nelungu leBhodi Yabeluleki Bababungazi e-Newgale, e-Wales, usebenzisa i-insulating decor ukuze agcine izindlwana zakhe zezivakashi zithokomele. “Sifake omata ezindaweni zaphansi ezingamatshe ayisicaba namakhethini amahle awugqinsi avimbela ama-draft,” kusho u-Anna, osebenza ekomitini yokonga yebhodi. “Kokubili kunezela ubuhle emagunjini ethu futhi kusisiza songe ugesi.

Izivakashi eziningi zifuna amasevisi anjengekhishi elinakho konke ne-wifi esebenza kahle. Unganciphisa indlela osebenza ngayo ugesi ngaphandle kokuphazamisa indlela obungaza ngayo.

• Ukushintsha amagilobhu ukhiphe ama-incandescent nama-halogen ufake amagilobhu e-LED kungakongela u-$4 kuya ku-$16 USD igilobhu ngalinye onyakeni ngamunye.
• Ukufaka amasensa nezilawuli zezibani, okuvame ukuba namanani aphansi nokulula ukukufaka, kungasiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi izibani azishiywa zikhanya ngephutha. Amasensa eminyakazo angawonga ugesi ngokukhanyisa izibani ngokuzenzakalelayo nangokuzicisha uma esensa ukuba khona kwesivakashi.
• Ukukhipha izinto zikagesi ezinkulu lapho ziphelelwa yisikhathi ufake eziwongayo ugesi kungasiza. Ukukhetha ifriji esezingeni eliphezulu kungaba negalelo elikhulu ezindlekweni zakho zikagesi endleleni umkhiqizo osebenza ngayo.
• Ukukhipha amadivayisi amancane, okuhlanganisa amashaja ocingo, uma engasetshenziswa kungakwenza ugweme ukudonseka kukagesi. Enye indlela iwukuwaxhuma ku-power strip noma i-smart switch ongasivala ungekho endlini uma indawo yakho ingenamuntu. Ukukhipha amadivayisi ahlukahlukene ukuze engalokhu ekumodi ye-standby kungakusiza wonge cishe u-5% ezindlekweni zikagesi zenyanga.

“Kuningi okuhilelekile ekuhlanzeni nasekuwasheni,” kusho u-Anna. “Ukusebenzisa umshini wokuwasha nokomisa osezingeni elihle kubaluleke kakhulu kimi maqondana nokonga ugesi.”

Indaba oyixoxayo encazelweni yendlu yakho ingasiza emizamweni yakho yokonga futhi ibe negalelo ekuzithokoziseni kwezivakashi.

“Ngicabanga ukuthi okusisizayo ngempela thina ukwenza indlela yethu yokonga icace ngempela endlini esiyifakile,” kusho u-Anna. “Ungachaza indlela okwazisa ngayo ukonga nezinto ozenzayo, bese ukwazi ukuthola izivakashi ezifanele eziyikhathalelayo indawo ezungezile njengawe.”

Ukukhulumisana ngokukhululekile kukhuthaza izivakashi ukuba zilandele ukuhola kwakho. “Kuyavunywa, sifuna izivakashi zihlale kamnandi, zinethezeke,” kusho u-Anna. “Kodwa ukusho lokho esikulindele endlini yethu ngendlela esizama ngayo ukonga ugesi kusiza ekuvimbeleni ukuziphatha okungenakucabangela, njengokuvulela ihitha bese uyaphuma uhambe usuku lonke.”

Lezi kumane kuyizinyathelo ezimbalwa ezincane ongazithatha ukuze wonke kakhudlwana ugesi endlini yakho. Izinyathelo ezinkudlwana, njengokufaka ama-solar panel, ukushintsha amafasitela, nokuthuthukisa i-insulation, kungakusiza wonge kakhudlwana. Ushintsho olwenzayo lungafanelekela ukubuyiselwa imali yentela, ama-tax deduction, nezinye izinzuzo.

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