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Home on the Range in Numbers: Energy Use and Costs
Among office buildings of our size, we are in the 100th percentile in terms of energy efficiency.
After compiling energy data for a year, we have eliminated 120 tons of CO2 emissions, saved
almost $9,000 in energy bills, and used about 79% less energy than a comparable building.
Here are the numbers:
- Energy cost per square foot: $0.55
- Cost per square foot excluding basement and machinery rooms: $0.65
- Average cost per square foot expenditure on energy in conventional office buildings: $1.57
- Average cost per square foot expenditure on energy in energy star approved buildings: $1.20
- Construction Cost for Building: $1,403,400
- Construction Cost for New Construction and Conventional Design: $1,728,190
- Initial Savings: $324,790
- 10 year Savings: $425,870
- 30 year Savings: $796,969
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