Our mission is to utilize our collective education and experience to enhance the lives of our clients through the application of personalized architectural services, with the goal of creating functional, innovative solutions that result in a built environment of the highest quality and value.
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Fargo, North Dakota 58103
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1. Change Five Lights
Replace your five most frequently used lights with compact fluorescent bulbs. If every household in the country did it -- we would save a trillion pounds of greenhouse gases.
2. Heat and Cool Smartly
Changing air filters annually, having your system checked annually and useing a programmable thermostat are all easy things you can do.
3. Put the Freeze on Inefficient Appliances
Get rid of old, energy inefficient appliances and replace with newer energy-efficient models.
4. Reduce and Recycle
Reducing your garbage by 25 percent will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 1,000 pounds per year.
5. Don't Give Energy Away
If you caulk and weather-strip around doors and windows to plug up leaks you can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 1,700 pounds per year.
6. Take the Green Way
Leave your car at home two days a week (walk, bike, take public transit or telecommute) and you can reduce your carbon dioxide emissions by 1,590 pounds per year.
7. Buy Products That Have Earned the Energy Star
8. Slow the Flow
When purchasing a new vehicle, consider finding a car that gets more miles to the gallon than your current vehicle, and match the vehicle to your needs.
9. Make the Right Move
If you spend hours on the road every day to get to work you could save some significant time and money by moving closer to work and reducing your commute.
10. Be a Turnoff
Prevent "phantom" energy losses by plugging electronics such as your TV, stereo and computer into a power strip and turning the power strip off when the devices are not in use.
11. Trim Your Load
When you do drive, keep your car tuned up and its tires properly inflated to save on fuel costs as well as reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
12. Keep Your Water Heater Cozy
For a water heater more than five years old, wrapping it in an insulating jacket will result in a 1,000 pounds per year reduction of carbon dioxide emissions. Keep your water heater thermostat no higher than 120 degrees F and you can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 550 pounds per year.
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