$200- $400...the amount in annual savings savings for ENERGY STAR certified homes compared with standard homes due to substantially less energy used for heating, cooling, and water heating in ENERGY STAR homes.*
50,000 gallons of water...the amount a WaterSense labeled home can save a family of four annually - enough to wash more than 2,000 loads of laundry - resulting in a cost savings of $600 a year.*
72,000....the number of jobs produced as a result of the EPA Brownfields program's investments in site assessments and cleanups since the program's inception*
$18.29...the amount leveraged for each EPA Brownfields dollar expended at a brownfield*
4.5 acres...the amount of "saved" greenfields equated to one acre of redeveloped brownfields*
32-57%...the amount of Vehicle Miles Traveled browfields redevelopment save relative to comparable greenfields sites.*
230,223...the number of new jobs that could be created just on the brownfields sites in 106 respondent cites.**
* Environmental Protection Agency
** U.S. Conference of Mayors
