E3 smart blog

Some new things i learned during this unit is that we actually do waste a pretty large amount of energy by just doing regular everyday things. Taking a shower is a prime example of something you do that wastes energy. When showering, some of us feel the need to take extra long showers, which definitely wastes energy. Letting unnecessary water run in a waste of energy and water, so shorten your showers and don't use "extra" water. I actually did find this information rather interesting because I never would have even thought that I waste so much energy, because i really do. I've been cutting back on a lot of my old habits. I will change the things i do in my daily life now that i have learned this information by changing the light bulbs in my house to CFL's, we set our thermostat to 68, we also cut back on our water usage; shortening our showers, not leaving water run while we brush our teeth, and set out water heater to 120. Since i have learned all these new things i have not really told anyone about it except my mom and she contributes to helping me make our home more energy efficient. If I could change anything about this unit, i would probably explain how to install the items that you gave us a little better because some of them confused me, maybe that's just me though, but that's pretty much the only thing i would change about this unit. I really enjoyed this unit, i found it very interesting and i liked all the things we learned.