Chances are if you’re an American and the topic comes up about climate change, you’ll point to cars and trucks as the culprit. But you probably won’t take a bus, ride a bike, or carpool…too much hassle.

But you still feel guilty everyday you sit in traffic and stare at the tail pipe of the SUV in front of you belching grey smoke. It’s hard not to think, “Damn, I should be doing something different.”

The AIA released an interesting survey regarding what Americans believe to be the cause of greenhouse gases…guess what most Americans believe that to be?

Automobiles. Yep. Read the entire article here from Architect magazine

So, instead of beating yourself up about not avoiding riding your bike to work because you really want a cup of coffee to start the morning off right, beat up your colleagues. Lay the guilt trip on them to design more efficient and sustainable buildings.

After all, according to the EPA almost 48% of greenhouse gas emissions are directly tied to buildings.

PS: Stay tuned from Sweet Onion Creations…we’re announcing a little something in the next few weeks in relation to LEED certification and architecture models and renderings.