Annual Household Energy Use |
12,148 kWh/household/year |
U.S. EPA. Greenhouse Gases Equivalencies Calculator -
Calculations and References. September 2017. Accessed May
11, 2018.
https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gases-equivalencies-calculator-calculations-and-references
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Annual Passenger Car Emissions |
4,670 kg CO2-equivalents/passenger car/year |
U.S. EPA. Greenhouse Gases Equivalencies Calculator -
Calculations and References. September 2017. Accessed May
11, 2018.
https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gases-equivalencies-calculator-calculations-and-references
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Annual Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Generation per US
Household
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1,860 kg MSW/household/year; Assumes 4.44 lbs
MSW/person/day; 2.53 average people/household
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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 per Household
Table AVG1. November 2016. Accessed August 23, 2018.
https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2016/demo/families/cps-2016/
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Water used to fill olympic-sized swimming pool |
2,499,998 liters (660,430 gallons) |
Patagonia Alliance. Accessed May 11, 2018.
http://www.patagoniaalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/How-much-water-does-an-Olympic-sized-swimming-pool-hold.pdf
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Weight of brick |
2.268 kg (5.0 lbs) |
Home Depot. Product specifications. Clay Brick. Standard
brick defined as 4" x 2 1/4" x 8". Accessed March 22,
2017.
http://www.homedepot.com
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Weight (maximum) of 18-wheeler (tractor-trailer) |
36,288 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
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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
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