The rise in the cost of utilities in the UK could see homeowners and households seeking the dual benefits of saving money and having a positive impact on the environment, it has been suggested.Writing for the Independent, industry commentator Graham Norwood has stated that in light of the rise in the price of utilities, measures to improve a homes green credentials are now more cost-effective than before.He argues that when these costs were low any work carried out or devices installed would have taken too long to pay for themselves for homeowners to seriously consider them.Manufacturers such as Abode offer tap systems which deliver filtered water directly into your kitchen, meaning that any potential wastage by using a traditional water filter system would be avoided, thus lowering costs.Whats more, taps which provide boiling water in a similar fashion would reduce wastage as well as the cost of power used to run traditionally inefficient items like kettles.