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We’d like to thank all active One did it members for letting us know what you think about the site! I picked up some of the issues mentioned in your feedback since they might be of interest for others too:

“I don’t know how much energy I use.”

In case your landlord pays for your electricity, heat and gas it is not easy to know the exact amount of consumption. This is why we have added the EU-average buttons on the test. The estimate gives you a rough idea about energy use and lets you proceed with the test. However, energy use has a major contribution on the test result so finding out your personal figures and updating test might change your result. If you can follow up your energy use it is also much more rewarding to save energy.

“It was difficult to measure the amount of kilometres travelled.”

We seek for solutions to make it easier to estimate the travelled kilometres. If you have a car, maybe you have an idea how much you drive during one year? If you use public transport do you know if your daily travel is closer to 10 or 50 kilometres. The exact numbers are not so much important as the magnitude.

“In the extended test, why do you measure the meat, fish and dairy consumption by calculating the number of days these products are consumed?”

We have used FAO statistics to estimate the EU average meat, fish and dairy consumption per day per capita in grams. It is true that daily consumption varies from person to person. That’s why we have mentioned the estimated daily intake of these foodstuffs (in grams). If you know your exact meat, fish and dairy consumption in grams, check the reference values on the grey info texts when filling in the extended food section.

“I’ve already measured my carbon footprint.”

The amount of carbon emissions released by our actions is one aspect of environmental burden of our everyday life but not the whole story. One did it and the ecological backpack concept concentrates on the natural resource use. How much renewable and non-renewable resources your lifestyle consumes? Taking the One did it test helps you to get an idea which consumption sectors more important than the others. The next step is to take the eco-actions to lighten the eco-backpack of one’s lifestyle.

In general people find the test easy and useful. The comments show that there is a need to prepare a FAQ section on the site. To prepare this we look forward to getting more valuable feedback, questions and comments from you. Especially we’d like to know what do you think about eco-actions and other features of the site in addition to the test. What kind of features you’d like to see on One did it site in the future? What would best help you to adopt more sustainable lifestyle? Please use the feedback form to drop us a line about your thoughts.