Everyday Resilience

One way to tackle the impacts of extreme temperatures on buildings and high energy bills is through a process called weatherization. Weatherization helps to protect your home from extreme temperatures, sunlight, and other outdoor elements. Weatherization techniques include sealing air leaks, improving insulation, upgrading HVAC equipment, and swapping out old appliances for new energy efficient ones. These practices help to lower the costs associated with cooling your home.

Heating, cooling, and powering homes emit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Energy efficiency practices help to lower GHG emissions and the cost of electricity usage. It's about using less energy to reach the same level of comfort. Residential energy efficiency measures may include weatherization, lighting upgrades, building envelope improvements, upgrades to more efficient appliances and HVAC equipment, and occupant behavior changes. 

• Keep an emergency supply kit in your car. Plan long trips carefully and listen to the radio or television for up-to-date weather forecasts and road conditions. In bad weather drive only if absolutely necessary. 
• Pub­lic trans­porta­tion is an impor­tant tool for reduc­ing air pol­lu­tion, energy con­sump­tion, and green­house gas emis­sions.
• Howard County transport resources include public fixed-route services, specialized transportation for seniors and individuals with disabilities, and volunteer-driven transportation for older adults.
• Electric vehicles are gaining in popularity with increasing range, lower operating costs, outstanding performance and acceleration, and an enjoyable driving experience.

Healthy farm to table eating habits create sustainable markets for our local and regional farms.