ccupancy. Thanks to reading the New Natural House Book I went out and purchased a carbon monoxide detector as we use a gas heater in my apartment. I also spoke with my landlord as to purchasing a radon detector for the basement of the building as it did not have one and she had not heard of the threat before. She non the less was great full for the information. Once the possible threats to our homes are recognized we then take the steps to safe guard our dwellings.Other aspects of our homes that can be damaging to nature and the planet we live on is our use of fuels and natural resources. As we spend our days consuming these natural resources we for the most part dont take stock as to the damage we are having on the environment and the waste that we contribute to the world. I believe that many peoples mind sets are that we can continue to use as much as we want that our resources will always be there for us. The fact of the matter is that is far from true. Our natural resources get smaller and smaller by the day, from the cutting of the rain forests or the use of non replenishable resources like ground water and oil. A glaring example of waste is the production of plastics from oil, itself a limited resource, in an energy intensive process that uses yet more scarce resources.(The New Natural House Book). Our own personal consumption of these resources can be lessened with very little effort or sacrifice. In our home, again I was not aware just how much waste that I produce nor of the water consumption daily until it was brought to my attention. Again the ignorance factor at work. I believe that I used from 90 to a 100 gallons of water a day in drinking, washing, and doing laundry. I could not believe that I could easily use 700 gallons of water a week on my own and imagine how much I used when I wash my car, mindlessly letting the water run from the house as I scrub my car down. I now take shorter showers and wait until I can do a large...
