Water consumption should be optimal. It facilitates you to lower your bill. There are some energy devices that will facilitate you with optimum water consumption. One most important device is low- flow showerhead. It keeps your heating system under control by minimizing water consumption. As less water is consumed ultimately less heating system is utilized. Keeping the house tightly insulated is the best thing but not always the easiest thing to do. Any gap left around the wall enclosure will deteriorate the quality of the insulation i.e. around electrical boxes, pipes and wires. The alternative in this situation might b cellulose insulation which eliminates gaps and voids making the walls 100% insulated. Your house should by your principal residence. If you have applied for improvement tax credits, you could be decreasing your income tax amount by receiving certain amount of money to each of specific energy-efficiency improvement items installed or going to be installed in your house. Following are the energy-efficient home improvement items appropriate for the tax credits. They consume 14% of energy because of its high voltage. In mobile home we place water heater outside the home which takes more time and energy for heating the water. If you think you can cover the water heater but you can't do this for safety purposes. Use insulation jacket for keeping your water heater warm and it will not allow the outside air to enter in the tank. The indoor environment will always be moderate because of the bricks that act like shield against intense weather conditions. All rooms have standardized temperature unlike the uneven temperatures in ordinary houses. Discuss these issues with your contractor and architect, ensure that your house is properly ventilated and is made up of bricks that contain high amount of thermal mass. He wants his home should be warm during winter and cold during summer. He wants his home durable and comfortable. He wants his home should be resistant both from inside and outside. All these requirements can be fulfilled when all the factors, such as home structure, residents, and motorized systems will work together as a unit.