"We sometimes emphasize the danger in a crisis without focusing on the opportunities that are there."
Al Gore
Welcome to our statistic archives. Here you will find a look at some of the industry statistics we have presented in our monthly newsletter, The REsource.
March 2012
Top Spots for Transit Savings
Wondering how much you could save by taking public transportation instead of driving? Here are February 2012 findings from the American Public Transportation Association. The group factors in local gas prices, monthly unreserved parking rates and the cost of a monthly transit pass into calculations to rank savings by city.
Where can you save the most by ditching the car? Here are its top ten cities. See all 20 cities that it ranked by viewing the report.
Belief in Global Climate Change Rebounds
February 2012
Bulb Cheat Sheet
EcoHatchery's Adam Borut created this quick way to compare light bulb choices and their lifetime costs. 
Remodelers' Most-used Items
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) surveyed remodelers to find out the energy saving items they installed most often in projects during the fourth quarter of 2011. Remodelers checked all items on the list that applied to their projects.
January 2012
Energy Star® Homes Have Market Leg-up
A 2011 study by the North Carolina Energy Efficiency Alliance indicates that ENERGY STAR® homes have a leg-up in the market. The group looked at data in a five-county region around the North Carolina's greater Raleigh-Durham area. It compared a random sample of Energy Star Homes with home with no green certifications.
One key finding of the study: Energy Star Homes sold faster and for more money than those other properties.
Read about how the study was conducted and the group's other findings here.
December 2011
Scoring Companies' Greenness
Are you looking to give your dollars to companies that have strong green policies?
Check out the "5th Annual Company Scorecard Report" by Climate Counts to find how well major companies are doing on combating climate change.
For
the last five years, Climate Count has been rating companies, and it
relies on a 100-point scale to measure companies on 22 different
criteria. They include companies' stance and policy on climate change
and efforts they've taken to reduce their footprint.
Tomorrow's Dream Home: Small, Environmentally Friendly
Three
key findings from the Yahoo Home Horizons 2012 study illustrate that
consumers are getting savvier about green home choices. They're
interested in lowering their carbon footprint and making more energy
efficient choices.
The three indicators are:
1. 50% of people consider green/energy efficient appliances/materials are a requirement of their dream home.
2. 60% of those in the market say that green/energy-efficient appliances are amenities they’d like to have in their next home.
3.
27% of those in the market say that looking for a greener, more
energy-efficient home is a significant reason they want a new home.
The study also illustrates how consumers' concept of the dream home is shifting.
