Featured Video: H2O: Convenience Conservation
If all the earth's water fit into a gallon bottle, the fresh water available for human use would equal just over one tablespoon. A faucet leaking one drip per second can waste more than 3,000 gallons of water a year. A car wash water reclamation system can save 1.8 million gallons of water per year. Additional resources include:
Featured Video: Shining A Light on Convenience
Over the next 10 years, LED lighting has the potential to save the equivalent of 300 million trees and 150 billion gallons of gas. Use of daylighting saves approximately $0.62 per square foot per year in energy costs. The dollar sales benefit to a retailer using daylighting can be 19 times the dollar energy savings. Additional resources include:
Featured Video: “Be An Energy Star”
A convenience store uses more energy per square foot than any other retail format. Typical energy consumption breakdown:
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Featured Video: Energy Management Makes Dollars and Sense
Installation of an energy management system can reduce energy costs by 15%. To equal that dollar savings amount, a 4,000 square foot convenience store would have to sell:
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Featured Video: Green Products & Solutions for Your Location
A standard toilet uses as much as 4.5 gallons per flush. Low-flush toilets use 1.6 gallons per flush. An energy efficient hand dryer uses 80% less energy than a traditional hand dryer and delivers a 95% cost savings over paper towels. An ENERGY STAR rated ice machine can save a retailer $710 per year. Additional resources include: