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Homes are responsible for more than 20% of energy consumption in the United States. But how do you pinpoint the sources of all that CO2? An impressive new data-visualization tool from GE and Pentagram's Lisa Strausfeld, who knows from information design, helps determine precisely which household electronics do the most damage.

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Five good ideas for saving on water consumption in the home.

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Looking to give your home an eco-renovation? Click through our low-carbon house below to see how the Guardian's Green your home bloggers cut their energy bills with solar panels, insulation, wood-burning stoves and more

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Home - a movie about the planet has been made available, free-of-charge on YouTube.

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The vision of ‘zero energy homes’ is to transform the residential built environment from a major consumer of energy, to a neutral, or net zero energy environment where the annual amount of energy produced and consumed is equal. More forward looking architects and energy system designers envision homes that are (annually) net producers of energy and able to push energy back into the grid, or fuel vehicles

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