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Understanding the Impact of Housing Size on Carbon Footprint and Energy Consumption

This article explores the relationship between housing size and energy consumption, examining factors such as electrical usage from appliances, heating and cooling needs, and water heating. It discusses the carbon footprint concept, delving into what contributes to an individual's footprint, including commuting and cooking habits. Additionally, it highlights practical steps to reduce your carbon emissions and connects these insights to the micro-house project, which aims to promote sustainable living. The piece also touches on the effects of increased CO2 emissions and their implications for climate change.

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Understanding the Impact of Housing Size on Carbon Footprint and Energy Consumption

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  1. Energy & Housing

  2. Why do we care about the size of houses? • Electrical consumption (light & appliances) • Heating/Cooling needs • Water heating • Cooking • Commuting

  3. Electrical Generation in the US

  4. Electrical Generation in CO

  5. What is a carbon footprint?The amount of carbon dioxide and other carbon compounds emitted due to the use of fossil fuels by a person.Carbon Footprint Review

  6. Calculating your Carbon Footprint 5 Things… • What factors (behaviors) contribute to the calculation of your carbon footprint? • What is the biggest factor in your personal carbon footprint? • What is your carbon footprint? • What could you do to reduce your carbon footprint? • How does this relate to the micro-house project?

  7. To the computers! • Carbon Footprint Calculator

  8. The Effects of Increased CO2 Emissions • Carbon Cycle • Where on Earth is Carbon? • How and when does the carbon move • How does CO2 behave in the atmosphere? • Global Warming • Case Study: Greenland Ice Sheet Melting • An Inconvenient Truth • Has politics gotten in the way of science? • Sea-Level Rise • Greenland Ice Sheet –vs- Arctic Ocean • The Island President • Climate Change • Loss of Bio-Diversity

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