Going Green With Telework
Telework, or telecommuting, reduces a person’s carbon footprint, curtails traffic, and reduces the need for more office buildings. Don’t just take my word for it. Look at what recent studies have revealed:
Carbon footprint
It’s a no-brainer that you’ll generate less greenhouse gasses if you drive less. The question is, how much? A 2007 study by the Consumer Electronics Association found that telecommuters already save somewhere between ten and 14 million tons of CO2 by not driving to work. A single day of telecommuting saves the equivalent of up to 12 hours of an average household’s electricity use. According to the US EPA, just reducing the amount you drive by 2,000 miles can save 1,100 pounds of CO2 a year—three percent of a person’s average emissions. A World Wildlife Study found that for every one million EU telecommuters, one million tons of CO2 emissions would be saved each year.
Traffic
According to data compiled by the Texas Transportation Institute, the average American spent 34 hours last year stuck in traffic, wasting $115 billion in time and fuel. Telecommuters, by staying home to work, reduce the number of cars on the road, especially during rush hour. A study by the Mobility Choice Coalition earlier this year found that current telecommuters take 4.7 million cars off American roads every day. Even a modest expansion of telecommuting could save Americans a total of $1.9 billion annually and reduce oil demand by 20 million barrels of oil per year.
Buildings
Buildings account for nearly 40% of US energy consumption and offer potential green savings. Offices with remote workers are often vacant 40 to 50% of the time giving employers the opportunity to consolidate office facilities. A 2011 Widener University study found if the number of US workers who teleworked grew to 20% of the workforce, the country could save 3.3 billion square feet of office space over ten years and reduce greenhouse gases by 312 million tons.
About June Langhoff
June Langhoff is news editor for New Ways of Working, [www.newwow.net] which publishes NetWORK News [http://www.newwow.net/public/sign-network-news], a weekly roundup of workplace intelligence. Stop by her blog, Work 2-0 [http://work2-0.blogspot.com].
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