• 13% of homes purchased in the US are 2nd homes
• The United States has more cars than licensed drivers
• Self-storage has become a $17 billion dollar annual business (larger than the motion picture industry)
• Buildings generate as much pollution as autos and factories combined
• A study at Georgetown University found that even if the students, teachers, and educational approach remained the same, improving a school’s physical environment could increase test scores by as much as 11 percent.
• A study in Pittsburgh’s MontefioreHospital, surgery patients in rooms with ample natural light required less pain medication, and their drug costs were 21 percent lower, than their counterparts in traditional rooms.

These facts come courtesy of Daniel Pink’s 2006 book, A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future. As an extra, we have included a 6th fact from Pink’s book. (Note: The first four pertain specifically to the United States.)

- 2nd Green Revolution

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