Going Green

Ducky and I both like the idea of being green. We have been making small steps in that direction for a while.

Today we did our first solar project. We have solar garden lights, but I don't count those too much. We had a solar powered attic fan installed. In about 15 minutes. It was the fastest project start to finish that we have ever accomplished. Our contribution, schedule the appointment and write the check.

We live without whole house air conditioning. We don't need it that often. We generally keep a window unit in the family room downstairs and a portable unit upstairs. Between those two and about six fans, the house stays pretty comfortable. The addition of the attic fan should help keep the attic and the upstairs cooler.

Eventually we want to add solar panels to the roof. In the meantime we are looking at more ways to make the inside of our house green too. We love the cork floors we installed last year. We are also looking into rain barrels. But they can't be ugly.

I'll keep you posted on how well the attic fan works.