Facts are Friendly

Facts are Friendly – Let Trio’s Energy Intelligence help you address these facts:

US buildings account for 40% of primary energy usage¹

US buildings account for 72% of electricity consumption¹

US buildings account for 39% of CO2 emissions¹

US buildings account for 13.6% of potable water consumption¹

Green buildings can reduce energy usage by 24% to 50%¹

Green buildings can reduce CO2 emissions by 33% to 39%¹

Green buildings can reduce water use by 40%¹

Green buildings can reduce solid waste by 70%¹

LEED certified buildings have lower operating costs and increased asset value¹

LEED certified buildings are healthy and comfortable for their occupants¹

LEED certified buildings reduce waste sent to landfills¹

LEED certified buildings conserve energy and water¹

LEED certified buildings reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions¹

LEED certified buildings qualify for tax rebates, zoning allowances and other incentives in hundreds of cities¹

LEED certified buildings demonstrate an owner’s commitment to environmental stewardship and social responsibility¹

A typical 100,000 sq ft office building can save 1 million gallons per year with low-flow fixtures, sensors and automatic controls¹

Without preventative maintenance, the electrical distribution system itself can waste $1,000 to $4,000 in electric utility cost¹

Improperly torqued connections and bad contacts cause increased amperage draw and power loss as well as heating and arcing (which is both ineffective and dangerous)³

A well administered electrical preventive maintenance program will reduce accidents, save lives, minimize costly breakdowns and unplanned shutdowns of equipment⁴

Electrical connections can be deformed by over-tightening. This will also cause increased amp draw, power loss and heating⁵

A preventative maintenance program can ensure that a $5 fix does not become a $500 problem⁶

A preventative maintenance program can have a direct impact on a property’s net operating income (NOI) by helping owners and managers control operating costs⁶

Infrared inspection programs have proven that on average for every $1 spent on electrical inspections, there is a $4 return on the investment for materials and labor from fixing the problem before it fails⁷

Electrical distribution equipment causes 13,200 fires and 400 million dollars in damage annually in the U.S. ⁴

Estimates of U.S. economic losses from poor power quality range from $15 billion to $24 billion per year⁸

Improper wiring and grounding account for 80 to 90 percent of all power quality issues⁸

30,000 industrial customers are affected by power quality problems every day⁸

The downtime from power quality problems in mission-critical facilities are estimated to be more than $280,000 per hour⁸

50% of all power outages are attributed to power quality issues⁸

80% of power quality loss is due to customer operation and neighboring customers, 20% is natural phenomena and utility operations⁹

Window film can cut up to 80% of solar heat penetration which will significantly reduce your air conditioning load

Commercial and industrial facilities account for half of all energy consumption in the U.S. at a cost of over $200 billion per year, more than any other sector of the economy¹⁰

Commercial and industrial facilities are responsible for nearly half of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions which contribute to climate change¹⁰

If every home in America completely replaced the five light fixtures they use most with ENERGY STAR qualified models, we would collectively prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of nearly 10 million cars¹⁰

SOURCES:
1. US Green Building Council
2. Infrared Research Inc.
3. National Energy Management Institute
4. National Fire Protection Association NFPA 70
5. Maintenance Technology Magazine
6. BOMA (Building Owners and Managers Association)
7. Analysis of Infrared Programs, Sandy Sanor, June 2001
8. Business Services Industry
9. Edison Electric Institute
10. Energy Star