Buildings are responsible for inefficiently consuming over 70% of North America's electrical energy.  This means there are tremendous opportunities for improving efficiencies, reducing carbon emissions, and transforming the built environment and energy systems across the continent.

About the Rocky Mountain Institute:

“The amount of solar energy that strikes the earth every hour is roughly equivalent to the total amount of energy that human society uses in an entire year.”  

Location: Springs Preserve Desert Living Center, Las Vegas, USA

For more infomation about the Rocky Mountain Institute, please visit: http://www.rmi.org/rmi/