5 ways to create more sustainable office and home environments
Solar
I’ve never been a fan of the aesthetic look of solar panels but now Tesla has created solar tiles which
will be available soon. Also there are solar windows from www.polysolar.co.uk/ which can turn the
energy from the sun into powering everything in the house and even making you money back from
the grid.
Bio waste convertors using the Jean-Pain Method
Jean Pain invented a bio waste electricity convertor system 30 years ago waldenlabs.com/compostwater-heaters-from-jean-pain/ , there doesn’t appear to be any off the shelf solutions so to
implement it’s a bespoke design. However if you have land with gardens, animals, food waste etc,
the waste can be put into the system to generate electricity back into the estate/house.
Solar Cars
With all that extra house power you can charge your Tesla the model S
www.tesla.com/en_GB/models will comfortably do between 250 to 350 miles per charge and a 2.5
seconds to 0-60 it outperforms most supercars in performance at a lot lower price. Also no road tax
or connection charges, there is now a good network of fast charge PowerPoints throughout the UK
so this is now a viable option. Don’t forget to get the pod charger too pod-point.com/
Rain Harvesting
While you are at it who doesn’t like high water bills you can install rain harvesting systems, after all
in the UK we get lots of rain. Use it for everything from washing machines to flushing the toilet.
While you are at it you can also save 85% water per flush by installing a www.propelair.com/ toilet
system.
Use Bamboo
Bamboo is the world’s fastest growing plant and can be used for everything from hardwood flooring
simplybamboo.co.uk to toothbrushes www.noblenaturals.co.uk/bamboo-toothbrushes, clothing
boody.co.uk/ and toilet and facial tissue http://www.thecheekypanda.co.uk . As bamboo grows up
to 1 meter a day it is up to 30 times more sustainable than trees and as Bamboo creates more
oxygen and absorbs more carbon the carbon footprint is up to 65% less than traditional tree
products. It also has anti-microbial elements which is very kind to the skin so what not to love?