by | Feb 25, 2019 | Building's iImpact on the Economy, Society & Environment, Did You Know? (DYK)
Did you know on average, 1.05 x 105 terawatts (TW) of solar radiation reach the Earth’s surface, while global electricity demand averages 2.4 TW.
by | Feb 25, 2019 | Building's iImpact on the Economy, Society & Environment, Did You Know? (DYK), Global trends shaping the building industry's future
Did you know that due to congestion in urban areas, an additional 6.9 billion hours of travel time and an extra 3.1 billion gallons of fuel are use by urban Americans in 2014?
by | Feb 25, 2019 | Building's iImpact on the Economy, Society & Environment, Did You Know? (DYK), Global trends shaping the building industry's future
Did you know that in 2015, 58.65 billion passenger-miles (PM) were traveled on public transit, and 3 trillion vehicle-miles are traveled (VMT) on public roads each year.
by | Feb 11, 2019 | Building's iImpact on the Economy, Society & Environment, Did You Know? (DYK)
Did you know approximately 82% of the U.S. population lives in urban areas, up from 64% in 1950 and by 2050, 90% of the U.S. population and 68% of the world population is projected to live in urban areas?
by steve | Nov 5, 2018 | Building Industry Information, Facts & Knowledge, Building's iImpact on the Economy, Society & Environment, Did You Know? (DYK)
Did you know that Wasteful Energy uses in residential homes include the following and that these together they represent approximately 39% of all residential primary energy use? Heating and cooling unoccupied homes and rooms Inefficient appliances Thermostat...
by steve | Oct 15, 2018 | Building Industry Information, Facts & Knowledge, Building's iImpact on the Economy, Society & Environment, Buildings_Challenges, Impacts & Trends, Did You Know? (DYK)
Did you know that urban areas comprise only 3.6% of the total land mass of the 48 contiguous states, but 80% of the Americans, live, work and play there.
