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Did you know that ...
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0.01% of incoming solar radiation can cover the world’s energy consumption?
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40% of energy consumption in the industrialised nations is attributable to buildings?
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childrens learning ability increases by up to 15% if they are provided with an optimal indoor climate?
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providing a view of the surroundings increases employee efficiency by 10-20%?
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people spend up to 90% of their life indoors in buildings?
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70-80% prefer daylight to artificial light?
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in Denmark, the integration of daylight in a building’s architecture returns a saving of approx. 20% on electricity consumption?
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automated lighting control can save 25% on electricity consumption?
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building automation can reduce electricity consumption on cooling by 50% by restricting solar radiation?
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energy consumption on ventilation can be reduced by 40% through the use of natural ventilation?
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over the course of its life, a solar collector can offset the energy consumed in its manufacture some 20-25 times over?
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an Active House has a very low energy requirement, generate its own energy and is CO2 (climate) neutral over the course of its life?
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