Ten ways you can make your condo an earth saver

As toxins threaten Mother Earth, people are encouraged to do their share in saving her by keeping their environments green-friendly.

It’s easy to do your part to save Mother Earth as long as you put your mind into it and your home is one of the first places to being your campaign to live a more sustainable life.

Delivering your earth saving promises easier if you're residing in a tiny living space, like a condo. Here are a few green-friendly habits and tips that can make your condo more earth-friendly instantly.

1. If Possible, Replace Laptops and Personal Computers with Tablets

Using a tablet in your condo substantially saves power. Tablets are a lot smaller in size than laptops. So, charging or recharging your tablet, doesn’t consume a lot of electricity.

Use a tablet to access the internet if you're only going to surf online for fun, chat with friends online and play video games. While you're at it, encourage your kids to use a tablet to play their favorite video games also. Enlighten your kids about the importance of doing their share in saving the earth while they're still young. Teach your kids the value of caring for their environments as much as they care for themselves.

2. An Energy Audit Tells You Where You Go Wrong

If you're already making efforts on reduce your energy use in your condo, but to no avail – consider hiring an energy audit independent contractor. An energy audit professional is an expert who can give you an accurate breakdown and summary of your condo power usage on a monthly or annual basis.

An energy audit professional lets you in on the tips to better consume energy sources in your condo. Expect this professional to be specific when he advises you of these tips. After hearing out what your audit contractor has to say, be confident that you'll never go wrong in delivering your energy earth-friendly campaigns within the premises of your condo.

3. Check Power Strip Amenability When Shopping for a New Condo

Put and effort into making your new condo earth-friendly even before you move in to it. Shortlist only the condos of your choice that are power strip amenable. To stay on the safe side, view these condo units before you finalize your property transaction. Condos that are power strip amenable will lower your energy cost in the long run. Power strips maximize your savings as they help keep your condo's living premises cleaner and healthier.

4. Take the Stairs If You Live in a Lower Floor in Your Condo

Instead of using the elevator; take the stairs going up and down to and from your condo unit. You may think that this effort of conserving energy isn't a lot. But, it goes a long way in saving mother earth in the long run more than you may realize.

What's more, taking the stairs once in a while is good for your health, as well!

5. Form a Green-Friendly Condo Community Club

Spread the word about the need to keep your condo environmentally-friendly. You can do this by forming an earth-saving community club within your property's premises. Invite your neighbors and other residents in your condo to sign up at your club. Educate your property's community about the long-term benefits that abound by practicing green-friendly habits at the premises of their own condos.

6. Value a Minimalist Lifestyle

A minimalist lifestyle is the key to recycling more stuff, each day. Once you start practicing the minimalist principle, you'll start to value each and everything you own even more. Recycling is a natural habit for minimalists. Once you start to recycle as much stuff as you can on a regular basis, you own more stuff with less expenses involved. Give yourself a pat on the back for having saved mother earth, the minimalist way, once your mission is accomplished.

7. Reading and Board Games are Sustainable Hobbies

The less energy power you consume inside your condo, the more you do your part in saving mother earth. Instead of using multimedia equipment for entertainment during your free time, read and play board games in your condo instead. Books and board games are useful sources for acquiring a wealth of knowledge and information you'll need to live better.

8. Get Enough Sleep

If you're getting less sleep and spending a lot of time awake in your condo, you'll eventually use up more energy power than you may realize. Get sufficient hours of sleep (7 to 8 hours), and save both mother earth and your health.

9. Purchase or Lease a Right-Sized Condo

Living in a condo that's too big will ultimately result in you using up more power. Purchase or lease only a right-sized condo to make your home energy efficient in the simplest way possible. It is always helpful to view the condo unit of your choice before you finalize your purchase or lease transaction to avoid regretting things later.

10. Printing Unnecessary Documents in Your Condo Office is a No-No

Save important messages in your computer and avoid printing tons of unnecessary documents in your condo office.

Your condo should be your number one sanctuary to live out a sustainable lifestyle. Do your share in keeping things green-friendly at your own condo to see more of what life has to offer.