If you live in a sunny climate, consider installing a solar water heater at your home or place of business.

If you're a teacher, introduce your students to the many ways we capture and use the sun's energy—and encourage them to dream up even more. 

Solar hot water helps reduce energy bills.

Start a roof-painting or roof-planting initiative in your community.

If you own or manage warehouses or other large-footprint buildings, look into painting or planting your roof as a way to contribute to your ESG efforts.

Green and cool roofs alleviate the urban heat island effect and reduce the risk of heat related illnesses.

By creating pleasant green spaces, they also can promote mental well-being, reduce stress, create a connection with nature, leading to a healthier and happier living environment.

If you're an inventor or engineer, invest some time in identifying ways to make this technology more economically viable.

Planning new construction or remodeling an existing building? Include minimizing energy use in your criteria for choosing windows.

Replace conventional bulbs in your home or workplace with LEDs.

Do the same for a friend or family member and share this page with them so they can learn about why you’re doing so.

LED lighting reduces air pollution by lowering demand for fossil-fuel-derived electricity.

Improved air quality is associated with the health benefits of improved respiratory and cardiovascular health. Improving the quality of the air humans breathe has been shown to reduce illnesses such as heart disease, asthma, pneumonia, diabetes, stroke, and lung cancer.

Improving air quality can prevent thousands of premature infant deaths caused by exposure to poor air quality

Air pollution disproportionately affects marginalized communities. Improving air quality by implementing LED lighting could improve equity across populations.

If you're building new or remodeling old commercial space, look into installing a building automation system—you might be pleasantly surprised at how quickly it will pay off!

If you live in multi-family housing, encourage your property manager to install an automated system to reduce energy consumption.

Install a smart thermostat in your home or place of business.

Encourage your utility or community to temporarily offer incentives for adopting smart thermostat technology.

Smart thermostats help consumers save on energy bills.