Green Yoga Studios Calculator This is in Process. Below are the values.
Enter Number Lbs/Yr. Total
Operational Behavior Shifts:
Adjust thermostat down in winter/up in summer by 1 degree F. 500
Share computer: assumes average computer releases 1,276
Keep hot water heater at 120 degrees (15-year lifespan) 550
Not use an air conditioner 2,155
Purchases:
Wrap hot water heater (15-year lifespan) 1,000
Install low flow showerhead (7-year lifespan) 350
Low-flow sink heads (7-year lifespan) 450
Install CFL Light Bulbs (assumes 10,000 CFL lifespan)
Replace 60 watt standard with 13-watt CFl (752lb ./lifespan) 160
Replace 75 watt standard with 20-watt CFL (880lb./lifespan) 146
Replace 100 standard with 23-watt CFL (1232lb./lifespan) 205
Use 100% post consumer recycled paper (average 273 lb. of paper/yr.) 288
Recycle all white and mixed paper (average 273 lb. of paper/yr.) 1,092
Recycle all newspaper 184
Reduce your garbage by 10% (an estimated 70% of trash is reusable) 1,200
Reduce junk mail: 92
Repair leaky facets (need calculation)
Unplug computers and equipment not in use, or use smart power strip (average 25 electricity but no calculation/yr. )
Major Purchases:
(Note: all replacement purchases need to find a new home for original equipment, or ensure that it is properly recycled.)
Energy Star Computers, Furnaces and Appliances: Amount of annual reduction in Co2 emissions over conventional equipment.
Air conditioner (11-year lifespan) 200
Refrigerator (13-year lifespan) 128
Washing machine (11 years):
with electric heater 242
with gas heater 45
Gas-fired furnace (18 years life/ 2,500 sq. ft. space) 3,713
Desktop computer and 17” monitor (4-year lifespan) 318
Keep electronics and other items out of the landfill: reuse or recycle
Clean Energy: all wind and/or solar: need value
Mobility: enter miles/yr
Not drive (use public transportation, walk, bike, or carpool) 0 0 0
Use a Hybrid vehicle (average 47 mpg vs. 22mpg) 4,000
Keep car tuned (average 12000 yr/22mpg) 545
Keep tire pressure sufficient 327
Shop locally, fair trade, and/or cooperatively (need calculation)
SCORE
Gratitude to Climate Crisis, Count Down Your Carbon, New Dream, Traditional Yoga Studies, Energy Star, Enviroliteracy, Carbon Fund, and Environmental Defense for facts and inspiration.
Calculate your studios reduction in carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Please use only once for your studios so that the collective number is a more honest estimate of savings. Our apologies that this calculator is in U.S. measurements. We would welcome volunteers from other countries to translate this into your country’s standards.
Thank you.
Carbon Emissions
Email your score along with the square footage/meters of your studio to us. Collectively Yoga Studios around the world can demonstrate an effort to reduce negative impacts on planetary elements and beings. Note: the calculator at Countdown Your Carbon applies also to home users, so please overlook those questions that do not apply to your studio environment.
Why Carbon Emissions?
Carbon emissions is a way to show a collective effort on the part of Yoga Studios to care more for the planet. In 2006, about 7.1 billion metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) of greenhouse gases were emitted by the United States alone. Although we need naturally occurring greenhouse gases to support life as we know it on this planet, human activity has caused an abnormal increase in warming.
Offsets
- Plant a tree – each tree will absorb one ton of carbon emissions in an average lifetime of 40 years. Contribute to international tree planting organizations.
- Reduce jet mileage – save 0.417lb of carbon emissions for each mile not flown.
- Have local, instead of international, retreats.
