Take the stairs when out and about.
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Description
Instead of using the elevator, take the stairs when possible. For journeys up or down one or two floors, get some exercise and save the energy of calling the elevator to your floor and riding the elevator to the next.Tags
- behavior
- individual
- not at home
- other
- repeatable
- transportation
- year round
Assumptions We Made
350 W/floor estimate, either up or down (esp as many trips from a higher floor may require the elevator to come up to that floor). Assume you take the stairs for one floor, each direction (2 stories total)Impacts
Initial Impacts
Each time you carry out this action, the immediate impacts are:
- Saves 0.03 dollars
- Saves 0.35 kilowatt hours
- Saves 0.48 lbs of CO2
Ongoing Impacts
Some actions also have additional impact over time. For this action, these are:
- Unknown
Potential Annual Impact
We assume that this action will be carried out weekly (about 52 times a year). In this case, in a year you could save:- 1.76 dollars
- 18.20 kilowatt hours
- 24.75 lbs of CO2
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