031-DYK: Lithium, Gold of The Future
Did you know lithium is an element of growing importance due to its use in batteries used in cell phones, laptops, and electric vehicles? Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina account for over 50% of easily extractable world lithium reserves. Australia, Argentina, and...
030-DYK: BIM is Leading the Future
Did you know that 45 percent of architecture firms use BIM?
029-DYK: Where Construction Stands in the Market
Did you know the construction industry has an average unlevered beta of about 1.33? This means that if the market itself is neutral (at a beta of 1.00) than the construction/engineering industry has a much stronger correlation or deviation with the market! If an...
028-DYK: The Healthcare Budget
Did you know that the U.S. spends 3.5 trillion on healthcare per year? This is more than every other country and about 18% of our countries' gross domestic output (GDP). Of that $3.5 trillion, $1.5 trillion, is financed by the federal government. That's 8...
027-DYK: Land Use -The Magic .6% Percent
Did you know that photovoltaic (semiconductors that convert sunlight to electricity) would just need to cover 0.6% of U.S. land area to generate enough electricity to meet national demand.
026-DYK: Pipes and More Pipes
Did you know water systems maintain more than 2 million miles of distribution mains? In 2000, nearly 80% of systems were less than 40 years old, while 4% were more than 80 years old. From 2001 to 2006, over 56,000 miles of distribution mains were replaced and 225,000...
025-DYK: Water Costs More Than Waste
Did you know that U.S. water systems need to invest $472.6 billion over the next 20 years to continue providing clean safe drinking water?
024-DYK: How Much Water Do We Use?
Did you know in 2015, total U.S. water use was approximately 322 billion gallons per day where California and Texas accounted for 16% of U.S. total water withdrawals?
200-DYK: Where Does Your Water Come From?
Where Does Your Water Come From? Approximately 87% of the U.S. population relied on public water supply in 2015; the remainder relies on water from domestic wells.
023-DYK: Critical Elements for Renewable Energy
Did you know silicon, tellurium, and indium are necessary parts of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels?