CRITERIA/ATTRIBUTES/ACTIONS | Energy savings (KWh eq) | Primary material savings (kg) | Greenhouse gas emission savings (kg of CE) | Air emission savings (kg) | Water emission savings (kg) | Toxic material savings (kg) | Municipal solid waste savings (kg) | Hazardous waste savings (kg) | Cost savings ($) |
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* These may be proportionally greater than other metrics as they include all material inputs, including those from upstream processes.
Data and assumptions for equivalencies
Equivalency Factor | Reference | |
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Annual Household Energy Use | 12,183 kWh/household/year | U.S. EPA. Greenhouse Gases Equivalencies Calculator - Calculations and References. May 31, 2016. Accessed March 22, 2017. https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gases-equivalencies-calculator-calculations-and-references |
Annual Passenger Car Emissions | 4.73 metric tons CO2-equivalents/passenger car/year 1,290 kg CE/passenger car/yr |
U.S. EPA. Greenhouse Gases Equivalencies Calculator - Calculations and References. May 31, 2016. Accessed March 22, 2017. https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gases-equivalencies-calculator-calculations-and-references |
Annual Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Generation per US Household | 1,860 kg MSW/household/year; Assumes 4.44 lbs MSW/person/day; 2.53 average people/household | U.S. EPA. Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: 2014 Tables and Figures. December 2016. Accessed March 22, 2017. https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-11/documents/2014_smm_tablesfigures_508.pdf U.S. Census Bureau. America's Families and Living Arrangement: 2016: Average number of people Table AVTG1. November 2016. Accessed March 22, 2017. https://www.census.gov/hhes/families/data/cps2016AVG.html |
Weight of Empire State Building | 331,065,759 kg (365,000 tons) | Empire State Building Company, LLC. Accessed March 22, 2017. http://www.esbnyc.com/explore |
Weight (maximum) of 18-wheeler (tractor-trailer) | 36,281 kg (80,000 pounds) | U.S. Department of Transportation. Compilation of Existing State Truck Size and Weight Limit Laws Report to Congress. May 2015. Accessed March, 22, 2017. https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/policy/rpt_congress/truck_sw_laws/index.htm |
Weight of Eiffel Tower | 10,100,000 kg (10,100 tonnes) | Société d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel. Accessed March 22, 2017. http://www.toureiffel.paris/en/everything-about-the-tower/the-eiffel-tower-at-a-glance.html |
Weight of refrigerator | 121 kg (267pounds) | Best Buy. Weighted average of 40 bestselling refrigerators of different types (freezer top, freezer bottom, side-by-side, french door). Accessed November 23, 2015. http://www.bestbuy.com/ |
Weight of elephant | 5,200 kg; Average of weight of male African elephant and female African elephant | San Diego Zoo. Animals & Plants. 2017. Accessed March 22, 2017. http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/elephant |
Weight of brick | 2.3 kg (5.0 lbs) | Home Depot. Product specifications. Clay Brick. Standard brick defined as 4" X 2 ΒΌ" X 8". Accessed March 22, 2017. http://www.homedepot.com |