Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Double Glazed Windows In Your Home Can Help You Decrease Your Carbon Footprint

By Zara Zambini


Installing double glazed windows in your home or office can be a great way to reduce your carbon footprint. A Carbon footprint is calculated by working out how many tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are produced by the activities of a person or company. Installing double glazing can be a great way to cut down on these carbon emissions.

A quick way to work out how much carbon dioxide you use is to g to a website which is dedicated for this purpose. It asks you details such as how many car journeys you make each year and how many holidays you take. Examples of these things are what make up your primary carbon usage. This also takes into account how energy efficient your home is. For example, how much energy it loses just by your daily activities, through the windows and the roof etc.

Along with your primary carbon footprint, you also have a secondary carbon footprint. This involves calculating whether you buy locally sourced produce for example, or whether the things you buy, such as food, clothes and other consumables travel a long distance before they are sold to you.

Double glazing is an excellent way to trim down your carbon footprint. They act as insulators for your home. They trap air between two panes of glass - a sort of mini greenhouse effect, and keep your house warmer.

This immediately has an direct impact on how much energy you lose through your windows. This means, of course, that you are using less energy to keep your house warm and so you see a reduction in your energy bills. Your carbon footprint will decrease by roughly 740kg per year, for an average sized house.

Double glazing is indeed a quick and energy efficient way to transform your property from one which leaks heats through the windows into one which conserves heat. And if we all do this, we all help to save the planet too.




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