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Originally Posted by riethoven
IIRC, keep in mind that we are 5% of the world's population, and consume 25% of the world's energy. Not a whole lot of conservation going on.
Keep in mind that we use most of our energy heating and cooling our buildings, not propelling our cars and trucks. So if we could focus on more efficient buildings, maybe we could make some real gains.
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Just a thought. I see that comparison floating around a lot. Like BCs numbers, they are impressive but very questionable, IMO. BC used to say that his car was more efficient than 75% of the vehicles on the road. While this is true, the question of the validity of the number remains. With what process did they do this comparison with? For instance, if I park my SUV that gets 15 mpg in a truck stop at midnight where only truckers are there, my 15 mpg will seem like a hell of a lot. Now, if I work from home, my expenses are going to be way less than if I rented an office, bought furniture, lights, heating, etc, etc. Would it be fair to compare it with another company that rents a small office? They are money out even before they sell anything. So when you look at it, I run a more efficient operation than they do. The US is an industrialized country. As such it will consume more resources than an agrarian based country. I would be interested to see how much we consume compared to other countries with similar output.
With what will you build this efficient home with?