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 ($)
TOTAL


Equivalency Table

METRIC EQUIVALENCY
Energy Savings*
Greenhouse Gas Reduction*
Solid Waste Reduction
Primary Material Savings*
Hazardous Waste Reduction
Toxic Material Reduction
Air emissions*
Water emissions*
Cost savings

* 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
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