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energy conservation  

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  • Residential energy consumption represents approximately one fourth of the total U.S. energy budget. This includes all energy used for operating and maintaining our homes, along with the energy consumed for the manufacture, transportation, and construction of new houses and renovation of existing homes. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Housing; Energy Conservation]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/energy_conservation

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