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?
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I would add solar panels to my house because they convert light from the sun into heat and electricity. I will turn off the lights when I am not in that specific room. If I leave the lights on, I would be wasting more energy than I should. I would also make sure I switch off my computer, oven, and printer when not in use. Some of my electricity would come from my solar panels. I would want my house to be near my school because it is better walking to a destination than using something that wastes electricity. Lastly, I would get my food from a local organic grocery store because it reduces my carbon footprint.