How smart is your home?

Work out how much energy your home uses and how friendly it is to the environment. This can be a good first step towards improvements that will make your home more comfortable, healthier and cheaper to run.

www.smarterhomes.org.nz - offers checklists and calculators that include quick tips on free, low-cost and worthwhile longer-term investments for your home 'Checklists and tools' are available to help you.

www.homesmarts.org.nz - tells you how your home measures up as far as health, comfort, cost-effectiveness and environmental impact go.  It also provides simple steps you can take to create a better living environment for yourself and your family.

www.energywise.org.nz/calculator - works out your home's current energy usage and advises how much you can save by taking simple energy-saving steps.