Energy Efficiency Tool Kits
These tool kits are designed to help you identify issues that are affecting the energy efficiency of your home. Each of the tools provided are designed to give information about important aspects of your home’s efficiency, which can help you to work out what steps you can take to reduce how much energy you use, reduce your greenhouse gas emissions, and save money!
Why is energy efficiency important?
On average, each Australian household produces more than 18 tonnes of greenhouse gases annually. This includes emissions from energy use for heating, cooling, and powering appliances, as well as from private transport and waste.
Making our homes more efficient, and making the shift to renewable forms of energy, are important actions we can all take to reduce our carbon emissions and tackle climate change. Offering these kits to residents via our libraries is part of this commitment.
Find out more about the tools and how to borrow a kit below!
These borrowable Tool Kits have been designed to help identify issues that are affecting the energy efficiency of your home. Interested in getting more energy efficient? Borrow one of these helpful Tool Kits from Ipswich Libraries.
Discover how much energy your appliances are using with this handy energy meter. Perfect for identifying high-consumption devices like heaters, stereos, and dryers, this tool helps you understand and manage your electricity consumption.
Monitor your home’s different temperatures with this Energy Saving Thermometer. It features marked temperature ranges for hot water, room temperatures, fridge, and freezer, helping you maintain optimal conditions throughout your home. Simple, effective, and easy to use.
Enhance your home’s safety, efficiency, and comfort with help from this thermal camera. This device detects infrared radiation and converts it into visual images, revealing temperature variations and hidden heat patterns. Perfect for accurately targeting potential faults and helping you troubleshoot repairs.
Keep track of your water usage with our easy-to-use water flow measuring cup. This simple yet effective device helps you measure how much water your taps are using, making it easier to spot inefficiencies in your system.