A survey of DDA employees determined that we combine to travel approximately 750 miles each day to and from work. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the average passenger vehicle in the United States goes about 20 miles per gallon of gas, and each gallon of gas emits roughly 20 pounds of carbon dioxide into the air, contributing to haze, smog, and global warming.

That means that DDA employees not only spend less on gas each week, they combine to emit 750 fewer pounds of CO₂ every week by making four round trips instead of five. That equals 39,000 pounds – or nearly 200 TONS of carbon dioxide – each year, and more than 1,500 tons of C0₂ in the nine years DDA has used a compressed work week. That may not be enough to bring down the average global temperature, but it’s DDA’s way of doing our part.

Heating, Cooling and Electricity
With energy costs rising, DDA sees significant savings on heating, cooling, and electric bills thanks to the fact that the office is dark three days out of every week. But aside from those savings, there is plenty of effort going into energy saving in our four-day work week. And in an age when everyone is turning out the lights, lowering the thermostat, and trying to save the planet – every little bit helps.