Reducing your carbon footprint with smart home solutions

Whether you’re doing the laundry, taking a shower, cooking dinner or turning up the heat, all of these actions (and many other) contribute to your household’s carbon footprint. Due to small and bigger shortcomings in a home’s infrastructure (like poor insulation, a water leak or sleeper devices) and plain forgetfulness (Who hasn’t forgotten to turn off the light upon leaving the house?), people are not always aware of their consumption. This leads not only to a larger carbon footprint, but also to additional, unnecessary costs.

A report by the UNEP showed an average household in the EU produces 7.2 tons of CO₂. In other words, homeowners need and can make a real difference, but where to start?

There are several smart devices that empower homeowners to choose for a smarter and more sustainable house. Here are a few listed.

Smart push buttons allow you to switch multiple smart devices in a room on and off with one single touch. This ensures that you don’t have to check each system, like lights, heating or AV equipment, individually. Energy-efficient and time-saving!

With a smart thermostat you can regulate and automate your home’s temperature, even if you are away. The smart thermostat auto regulates the room temperature by adjusting it when a sudden drop or increase occurs. While you’re out, you can choose an automated program to use less heating or cooling and save more energy, until you are back home.