Powerful Facts On Water And Energy Use

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Organizations benchmarking consistently in Portfolio Manager have

achieved average energy savings of 2.4% per year (EnergyStar.Gov).

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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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