If you want to go green in Florida, you know it can be hard to do during the hottest times of the year. How do you do what’s right for the planet without living uncomfortably? Let’s take a look at some tips that will have you going green while remaining comfortable.
Tips To Go Green
- Add insulation. Though this may sound like a suggestion for a cold climate, but adding insulation or more energy-efficient features to your home means your HVAC unit doesn’t have to work as hard to deliver the same comfortable temperatures.
- Use reflective heat barriers. Reflective barriers work in two ways to help make your HVAC system work more efficiently. It reflects the heat from outside, back towards the outside while reflecting the cool from the inside’s climate control system back inside.
- Seal and insulate your ductwork. By doing so, you’re not only preventing leaks, you’re also preventing the transfer of heat or cold through the walls of your ductwork system.
- Use ceiling fans to circulate air. Ceiling fans cool in two ways: they blow air on you to cool your skin, making you feel cooler in warmer temperatures, and they circulate the air so the cool air doesn’t remain at floor level, making the entire room have a more even temperature throughout.
- Add a programmable thermostat. A programmable thermostat allows your HVAC system to set to a higher temperature when nobody is at home and switches to a cooler temperature when you’re planning on being at home. This means your system doesn’t have to work as hard when nobody is at home.
- Use a properly sized, high-efficiency HVAC unit. If you’re using an older HVAC unit or one improperly sized for your home, you could be losing significant amounts of money and electricity every month to an inefficient setup.
- Use landscaping properly. Plant some shade trees to provide passive solar cooling. Do you have bushes that block a cross-breeze? Removing them helps keep your home cooler without any serious work involved.
Now that you have some ideas on what to do so you can live a green lifestyle while still being comfortable, it’s time to put a few of these suggestions into play. If you’re looking for a highly-qualified HVAC company, please contact us. At Cox Air Conditioning & Heating, we’ve been helping our area stay comfortable since 1958.
