| Number of bedrooms at your property | Avg. gas consumption (kWh) |
| 1 | 10,000 |
| 2 | 15,000 |
| Number of bedrooms at your property | Avg. electricity consumption (kWh) |
| 1 | 2,500 |
| 2 | 4,000 |
Green Roofs: Building for the Future
A Blog worth a review -
today, roughly 14 percent of the country's total roofs are greened, the industry continues to grow 10 percent per year and some German cities actually levy a "rain tax" on non-greened, asphalt rooftops.
- it helps mitigate storm water runoff
- roof research program claims that it retains between 60-100 percent of rainfall
- combat "urban heat island effect," a phenomenon that essentially means that cities are hotter -- by roughly 10 degrees Fahrenheit -- than their surroundings.
- protected from ultraviolet radiation and the extreme fluctuations in temperature that cause roof membranes to deteriorate, green roofs offer longer roof life -- they can last up to 40 years - and lower roof maintenance
"The American political system is seemingly paralyzed by this issue," Gore said. "And when that becomes the case, then this is when the grassroots movement has to get mobilized."
Gore said the U.S. is responsible for contributing to more than 30 percent of the climate crisis.
"It's not a political issue as much as a moral one," Gore said. "And to allow this to happen is unethical."
Transport contributes 21% of all carbon emissions in
Exactly how much does the car use (how green is my car?) Database Search by Make & Model gives the results
In a recent article by Beevers and Carslaw (2005) said:-
“the expected increase in emissions from buses have been mostly offset by the widespread introduction of particle traps to the new and existing bus fleet as well as the introduction of newer technology bus engine” (Beevers and Carslaw, 2005).
Beevers, S. D. and D. C. Carslaw (2005). "The impact of congestion charging on vehicle emissions in London." Atmospheric Environment 39(1): 1-5.
