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How Can You Measure Your Environmental Impact?

By Maria Saxton, Rise Writer
Last Updated: Feb 11, 2025

Have you ever wanted to learn more about your environmental impact on the Earth—and how you might be able to improve it? Environmental impact measurement tools can be compelling, but how do you know which one to use? To simplify a complicated topic, this is the first in a series of articles where we delve deep into figuring it all out. This first article introduces the ecological footprint calculator is and why it is an essential tool.

Table of Contents

  1. Why Measure Environmental Impact
  2. How Do Buildings Impact the Environment
  3. Need for Environmental Impact Metrics
  4. The How: Footprints
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Maria Saxton

Located in Roanoke, Virginia, Maria Saxton holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Design and Planning from Virginia Tech. She works as an Environmental Planner and Housing Researcher for a local firm specializing in Community Planning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Historic Preservation. Her dissertation explored the environmental impacts of small-scale homes. She serves as a volunteer board member for the Tiny Home Industry Association.

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