Fast Fact

The average U.S. house creates double the greenhouse-gas emissions of the average car. Audit your home's energy use (and learn to reduce it) at hes.lbl.gov.

Comments

[Jerry G]

Considering that the avearge house is most likely 15 times bigger than the average car one should not be surprised by that mis-leading statistic.

Tossing out "scare statistics" that have no real meaning does a major dis-service to the green movement!

Of more importance would be statistics showing the difference between a house with or without house wrap for instance or one before and after putting double insulation in the attic.

[Ruth Busch]

That calculator cannot find my address and therefore won't do anything for me. The post office can find me. So can Google Earth. *sigh*

[Margie Campaigne]

I can't get the Java Script links to work, and I tried to give them that feedback. Otherwise, it's a great idea, and I will put a link to it on my www.Project-HOUSE.us site, as that is what it's about!

[carol]

Jerry,
I think the point of this tip is not get all involved with our cars and forget so do something about our houses.

Instead of complaining about what this tip lacks, find the statistics you feel are important and provide those as a tip. Or send in tips on how to improve our houses. No fair complaining unless you're willing to do something about it.

[Rosemary]

I'm always amazed when I watch those house shows on TV and the people say, "Oh, boy, look at those high ceilings. I love them." Does anyone realize that you have to heat and air condition that space? Should I even go into monster houses-with bigh high ceilings? They probably create more greenhouse gas then a small country.

[Hawaii Vacation Packages]

Actually, some of the newer homes are more energy efficient, some have dual heating zones- so you're not trying to regulate both floors, and the 2 story rooms have ceiling fans on in the winter to move the warm air down and in the summer to circulate the cool air.

The worst homes are the older homes, we know of one who lives in Buffalo NY, where most of the homes are 100+ years old, their heating bill in the winter time is $600+/month!!! Now, that's crazy!