Many students using our footprint calculator said that they could not pledge to reduce their home footprints because they were not making the decisions for the household. Here is your chance to design your own sustainable virtual household!
If you had your own home, what would you do to make it more energy efficient? Where would you get your electricity from? Where would your house be? Would you live near to your school or work or local transit options? Where would you get your food from?
MY Family Footprint >
My Family’s Carbon Footprint
Off the bat, the first thing I noticed how much the transportation section affected our footprint. We took 2 trips via plane , and I was surprised by how much that added to our carbon footprint. I think our footprint would definitely improved if we didn’t travel as far or with plane as often. I also noted how our home took up less energy because we utilized our solar panels as much as we could.