There are many places around my home that I see we could improve our sustainability. First of all, I would like to have all low water and electric usage appliances and fixtures. These would include faucets, shower heads, washer, dryer, refrigerator, and dish washer.
    My family runs on propane, which is not the most sustainable source of energy. I would like to have solar panels and even have small windmills around our house so that we could have more sustainable energy. I would also have radiant floor heating using water to reduce energy waste through the wood burning stove or wall heater my family currently uses. This government website explains radiant heating: http://energy.gov/energysaver/articles/radiant-heating. Any of the radiant heating techniques would be much preferable to the heating system my family currently has, as it would waste much less heat energy and natural resources.
   I would live within walking or biking distance from my school and my parents jobs. I would live near a stream so that I could have access to clean water, but I would make sure to w atch my waste to not contaminate the stream. I would raise chickens like my family does now and have a vegetable garden so that I could eat a lot food that I raised on my own property. This would reduce my carbon footprint by reducing transportation and processing/packaging of my food.
   I would have windows installed in deliberate places to maximize natural light in my home so that I would be able to keep the lights off all day, and only have lights in rooms that I would use at night.