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  Lighting

  • Whenever possible, take advantage of natural sunlight, which is free and does not pollute.
  • Use light colors on the walls and ceilings, that way you will be able to take more advantage of natural lighting.
  • In order to efficiently take advantage of artificial light, it is best to make sure that your lamps and lightbulbs are kept clean.
  • Don´t forget to turn off the lights in the rooms that you are not using.
  • Use compact fluorescent lightbulbs. Only 5% of the electrical energy consumed by common “incandesent” lightbulbs is converted into light; the remaining 95% is transformed into heat. The opposite occurs with fluorescent lights, which consume less energy.
  • Install fluorescent lightbulbs at least in the rooms where you require artificial light for a longer period of time. Although these lightbulbs are more expensive, they consume six times less the amount of electricity and they last 8 to 10 times longer than conventional lightbulbs.
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  Heating accounts for almost 30% of the energy consumed in homes. That’s why we recommend following a few tips that will enable you to reduce this consumption.

  • The temperature in your home should not exceed 20°C in the winter; each additional degree increases your energy consumption by 5 to 7%.
  • Insulate your home, install double windows or double-paned windows.
  • Put weather strip around the frames of doors and windows.
  • Check the box of the blinds and cover up the cracks in the walls and ceilings so that the heat does not escape.
  • Open the windows only for the amount of time necessary. Normally, ten minutes is enough time to change the air in a room.
  • Close the rooms and shut off the heaters when they are not being used.