The world today is headed towards a major energy crisis. The ever-increasing population and high-energy consumption is not helping matters any. Fossil fuel and coal reserves are dwindling rapidly with no sustainable solution to replace them. Energy efficiency and conservation can stall the impending crisis for some more time but it cannot totally end our demand for energy. At this point of time, saving energy is a good idea as it helps the earth and saves you money. Reducing energy consumption is fairly easy and there are numerous ways in which it can be accomplished.
If you look at your daily routine, you can find many things that you can do to save energy.
Lighting
For starters, you can switch off all the lights and fans, and everything else when they not in use.
We can use sleep features on computers and other equipment when they are not in use. This can be particularly useful in offices.
Take advantage of the daylight by using curtains that allow daylight to penetrate the room.
Keep the dust off lighting fixtures as they too contribute in increasing energy costs.
We can also save a lot of money in energy by using task lighting instead of lighting up the entire room.
Compact fluorescent bulbs can be used instead of incandescent bulbs as they are more energy-efficient than the latter.
If possible, the height of light fixtures can be lowered to increase usable light.