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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If I were to make an energy efficient home I would get my electricity from solar powered panels. These would help reduce the green house gases being emitted from my home. Furthermore, I would place my house near a park or forest, or I would buy a home near a body of water. Because plants and water are both sinks, this will help absorb some of the Co2. I would also live near my work place, so I wouldn't need to burn so much gas when using my car. Lastly, I would get my food from plants that I grew myself in my backyard.