U.S. Energy Consumption by Sector

Source:
U.S. Energy Information Administration statistics
Graphic Published first in Metropolis Magazine, October 2003 Issue.

“Unknowingly, the architecture and building community is responsible for almost half of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions annually. Globally the percentage is even greater.”

Combining the annual energy required to operate residential, commercial, and industrial buildings along with the embodied energy of industry-produced building materials like carpet, tile, glass, and concrete exposes buildings as the largest energy consuming and greenhouse gas emitting sector.

U.S. CO₂ Emissions by Sector

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration statistics