Sun's Open Work Energy Measurement Project also found that...

• Employees saved more than $1,700 per year in gasoline and wear and tear on their vehicles by working at home an average of 2.5 days a week.

• Commuting was more than 98 percent of each employee's carbon footprint for work, compared to less than 1.7 percent of total carbon emissions to power office equipment.

• By eliminating commuting just 2.5 days per week, an employee reduces energy used for work by the equivalent of 5,400 Kilowatt hours/year.

And how would you like to get back the equivalent of 2.5 weeks worth of commuting time a year? Try working 2.5 days a week from home.

So there, more ammunition for your own flex-time and telework projects. Oh, and don't miss this 4-day workweek item from a couple of weeks ago.

[via Earth2Tech, Web Worker Daily]