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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Creating a sustainable home
To create a more sustainable house I would get a house running on 100% solar panels. I would also live closer to work/ school so I could reduce transportation. Another addition would be my own compost to reduce waste.
I feel like going solar can be costly but the benefits outweigh the expensive cost. I think making my a compost is a more simple way to help the environment.
Most places like solar city have very good prices yet are so good for reducing your familys and your own carbon footprint