Installing double glazed windows in the home or office is a great way to reduce your carbon footprint.
A Carbon footprint is determined by working out how many tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are produced from the activities of an individual or company.
Installing double glazing is an effective way to reduce these carbon emissions.
The quickest and simplest way to work out your carbon footprint is to go online.
Rather than sitting down with a piece of paper, there are numerous websites now which will calculate it for you by asking you some simple questions.
For instance the number of holidays you take every year, and questions about your home.
This is your main footprint.
In addition to this, it works out the secondary carbon footprint, which consists of the impact from products you use, on the environment.
Simply put, this indicates whether you buy local produce or buy mostly expensive things which require to be shipped in.
Both of these together make up your carbon usage.
Double glazing is a great way to cut down the size of the carbon footprint.
It works by keeping a layer of gas or air trapped in the spaces between the two glass panes.
This lets warm sunshine in, but will not let it out.
A similar way the greenhouse effect works on our planet.
This immediately has an direct impact on just how much energy you lose through your windows.
This means, of course, that you are using less power to keep your home warm and so you see a lowering in your energy bills.
Your carbon footprint will decline by roughly 740kg per year, for a medium sized house.
If we all decide to do this in our homes, then not only can we be just a little richer, we can know that we're helping to save the world too!