How to Go Green in

Apartment Living

You’ll know when you are al-ready in city when you see high-rise buildings and ad-vanced modern technology. The people are also consid-ered far more urbanized and posh in how they act, think and speak.

One more outstanding factor in urban living is the construction of different housing establishments either of con-dominium or apartment. Indeed, these types of dwelling are already filling the cities to accommodate the growing den-sity of population while people stagger on and about to find better opportunities in urban dwelling.

One thing is being missed though: the growth and spurge of the environment.

When you are in the city, it seems that thriving of nature does not have a place in it. Nevertheless, no matter where we are or whatever time of the year it is, we should always consider keeping Mother Earth in shape before all the environmentalists’ warnings come true.

Doing something does not need to be too drastic. The Peterson Group Be-spoke Condominium and Residences, an expert provider of luxury homes and residential for expatriates in Singapore, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Jakarta, Indonesia, teaches us sim-ple things we can do within our own apartments:

1. Change of Electrical Usage

In Singapore where 80% of the buildings are eco-friendly, many condo devel-opers offer a green power locator which uses energy efficient electricity using combined heat and power as well as renewable en-ergy.

If this option is not available to you, you can sim-ple do your part by using electricity in minimal amounts only when necessary. There is also an option to change your system into an eco-friendly one. Changing your system will typically cost you a few more cents per kilowatt hour but that can be offset by energy efficient appliances.

2. Conserve Water

Make it your goal to consume less water. In an average, a sin-gle individual wastes a bucket of water everyday. You can mini-mize this by using water only when necessary and utilizing water conserving tools such as smaller shower heads

3. Reduce Food Waste

According to reviews, 40% of the food ever produced in a country comes to waste ev-eryday. Shop for only gro-cery items that you know you will use to reduce food waste, and opt for locally grown fresh foods.

4. Reuse and Recycle

The world has started a campaign on reuse and re-cycle since early 1800s. We have been conserving en-ergy equivalent to 230 million barrels of oil. Most apart-ments have this certain pro-gram as well. Take part on it.