15 Powerful Facts on Water and Energy Use
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Powerful Facts On Water And Energy Use
In Buildings 15
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2.4%Number 1
Number 2
Utility bills for the top 10% most efficient multifamily units are eight times lower than
units in the bottom 10% (GreenTechMedia).
Of energy in buildings is used inefficiently or unnecessarily (EnergyStar.gov). Percent
30Number 3
and at 1 drip per second, a faucet can leak
A running toilet can waste up to
(water.epa.gov).
GallonsPer Year3000
GallonsPer Day200
Number 4
If the energy efficiency of commercial and industrial buildings improved by 10%, the collected savings would be
(EnergyStar.gov).
Billion Dollars20
Number 5
and produce
Buildings consume
(http://visual.ly/why-build-green).of Landfill Waste25%
of Airborne Particulates10%
of Greenhouse Gases35%
of Water12%
of Energy39%
Number 6
If the 75% least efficient apartments became as efficient as the top 25%,
multifamily buildings in California could save 4,640 million gallons per month
Number 7
4,683 Olympic Swimming Pools
17.4 minutes of flow from the Mississippi into the Gulf of Mexico
10.3 Rose Bowls
Consumer electronics and computer equipment now
represent 15% of global residential electricity
consumption. Energy used by these devices is expected
to triple by 2030 unless actions are taken to increase
energy efficiency (iea.org).Percent15
Number 8
of today’s existing building stock will still be in use in 2050. Available energy savings within this
building stock are estimated at 20% - 40% (http://visual.ly/energy-efficiency-potential-usa).
50%Number 9
Air conditioning accounts for 19% of household electricity consumption, at an annual cost of
more than $11 billion to homeowners. Lighting accounts for 9% and water heating accounts
for 13% (inhabit.com).
Number 10
19 %
Number 11
Water costs remain nearly stationary
month-to-month in the northeast but make up a sizable
fraction of the monthly bill – as much as 40% of the median
bill in fall and early summer
(data.wegowise.com).
Homes built between 2000 and 2005 used 14% less
energy per square foot than homes built in the 1980s and 40% less energy per
square foot than homes built before 1950. However, larger home sizes have offset these
efficiency improvements (buildingsdatabook.com).Percent
Number 12
14
The average American uses 670 gallons of water a day for electricity, since power plants use water to cool
their systems (GOOD Infographics).
Gallons
Number 13
670
Number 14
in savings. Almost a quarter of this energy efficiency potential is in multifamily buildings
(www.db.com).
The capital required to unlock energy efficiency in low-income residential buildings between
2009 and 2010 is approximately
and would provide a present value of
$80 Billion
$46 Billion
Space heating is the largest energy expense in the average U.S. home,
accounting for about 45% of energy bills (energy.gov).
Number 15
45%
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