We used coupons, ate a lot of meatless meals, shopped at thrift stores, cooked from scratch, brown bagged it, continued to use our
old and worn - down furniture, didn't
replace anything that wasn't an absolute necessity, limited our going out to eat, only had one car, stayed home a lot, used gift cards from Swagbucks to buy any non-necessities, bought eye glasses from Zenni optical, learned to be
content with what we had, and continued to live on a strict written budget.
Unfortunately we do not have any reliable and comprehensive measurements of upper ocean temperature and heat
content prior to 2003, when ARGO measurements
replaced the
old expendable and spotty XBT data.
* Installed an efficient, sensor - controlled lighting system * Opened up the interior to allow more natural light * Removed
old louvers and
replaced single glazed windows * Installed sunscreens to reduce glare and heat gain * Cleaned out and modified the mechanical systems * Specified waterless urinals and low - flow plumbing * Installed automatically monitored irrigation * Surrounded the site with pervious paving * Opted for GREENGUARD certified furniture * Incorporated recycled
content products and healthy materials