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Did you know it is cheaper to save energy than to buy energy?

Did you know tenant lighting represents approximately 33% of total building energy use (AGO)

Did you know in a commercial tenancy on average lighting represents 67% of energy costs, equipment 31% and other 2% (ABGR)

Did you know the cost of electricity increased 15% from 2007-2008 and is expected to increase another 20% this year-2009 the trend is to continue

Did you know that T5 fluorescent tubes are approx. 40% more efficient than T8, and T8 are approx 30% more efficient than T12 tubes

Did you know a typical office with 12xT5 fluorescent light fittings will save $173 in energy costs per year compared to running 12xT8 light fittings

Did you know there are 440 nuclear power plants in 31 countries producing approximately 14.8% of the world’s electricity

Did you know coal powered electricity plants produce approximately 41% of the world’s electricity (World Coal Org)

Did you know approximately 16% of the world’s energy source is generated using hydro power plants (World Coal Org)

Did you know approximately 20% of the world’s energy is generated using gas (World Coal Org)

Did you know approximately 5.8% of the world’s energy is generated using oil (World Coal Org)

Did you know approximately 2.3% of the world electricity generation is from solar, wind, combustible renewables, geothermal and waste (World Coal Org)

Did you know at 20 Feb 2009 there were 614 registered renewable energy plants in operation in Australia representing approx. 6.2% in energy production

Did you know renewable energy in 2006/07 represented 5.1% of total energy production in Australia (ABARE)

Did you know laptop computers use approximately 75% less energy than desktop computers

Did you know LCD monitors use less electricity than CRT monitors

Did you know that 10% of your electricity bill can be attributed to standby (phantom) power use

Did you know a device plugged into a power socket with the switch on can pull power even if the device is turned off

Did you know energy efficient buildings not only reduce demand on infrastructure and CO2 emissions they improve air quality and enhance energy security (GBCA)

Did you know globally, energy efficiency has the power to cut all greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent to 2030. (Clean Energy Council)

Did you know one drop of water wasted per second for a year wastes 13,000 litres of water

Did you know the average office worker uses approximately 10,000 sheets of copy paper per year

Did you know 47% of Australia’s household waste is made up of organic waste such as food scraps

Did you know the marketing advantage operating cost benefits of being green can be as high as 58% (McGraw Hill)

Did you know the marketing advantage of being green can impact bottom line improvement as much as 33% (McGraw Hill)

Did you know that all new Government buildings in Australia require a minimum star rating of five stars

Did you know that all commonwealth buildings require a NABERS Energy rating of 4.5 stars

Did you know all state government buildings require a NABERS Energy rating, each state has different star ratings - check with NABERS

Did you know the marketing advantage of being green supports creation of an innovative culture by up to 57% (McGraw Hill)

Did you know the marketing advantage of being green is market differentiation of over 50% (McGraw Hill)

Did you know renewable energy production in Australia is growing at a rate of approximately 10% each year

Did you know replacing a 60W incandescent globe with a 14W CFL can save up to $40 in energy costs and may last 6-13 times longer

Did you know sea level in Australia rose on average 1.8mm/yr from 1961-1993, 3.1mm between 1993-2003 and 4mm/yr between 2003-2008 (CSIRO, IPCC, NASA)

Did you know commercial buildings produce 8.8% of greenhouse gas emissions in Australia each year

Did you know Australia has the worst record with highest amount of greenhouse gas emissions per capita at 26.1 tonnes

Did you know saving 1kg of CO2 is equivalent to saving 20 black balloons filled with CO2

Did you know saving 50 kg of CO2 is equivalent to one car off the road for a week

Did you know saving 250 kg of CO2 is equivalent to having one car off the road for 1 month

Did you know saving 1 tonne of CO2 is equivalent to having one car off the road for 4 months

Did you know saving 3 tonnes of CO2 is equivalent to having one car off the road for 1 year

Did you know saving 7.5 tonnes of CO2 is equivalent to the amount an average Australian home emits over one year

Did you know 13 tonnes of CO2 represents the average Australian’s household (including cars) CO2 emissions for one year

Did you know cows release approximately 582kg of methane each year this is equivalent to 13.4 tonnes of CO2

Did you know buildings contribute to approximately 40% of total greenhouse gas emissions (GBCA)

Did you know air-conditioning, heating and ventilation represent approximately 40% of the average commercial building greenhouse gas emissions

Did you know one hectare of land with approximately 400 trees will sequester (process) about 5 tonnes of carbon dioxide each year