FUTURE LONDON: Building and Energy - the real cost of living

A typical family of four creates enough carbon dioxide in one year to fill six giant hot air balloons.

One wasted drip of water per second adds up to around 1,200 litres in a year.

Less than 1% of London’s energy comes from renewable sources.

The volume of rubbish produced in the UK could fill Wembley Stadium in a week.

A single washing machine cycle uses up to 100 litres of water, totalling 26,000 litres a year.

70% of a home’s heating is wasted on just heating up the walls.

In half an hour, a water sprinkler uses as much water as a family of four would use in a day.

The amount of heat lost in homes annually through the roofs and walls is enough to heat 3 million homes for a year.

Nearly £5billion is wasted on energy in the UK every year – this is enough money to give every man, woman and child £84 each.