Energy Consumption in Tehran Buildings Untenable

Largely due to the abundance of oil and gas reserves, little if any importance is given in Iran to optimizing energy consumption. 
Iranians, especially profligate consumers in Tehran, use energy in buildings at levels said to be 2.5 times above the world average, says the director of a project on energy efficiency and environment in buildings.
Nasim Shekari says domestic consumption patterns need to change for a whole set of valid reasons, the least of which is that injudicious consumption is increasing the country's social and health costs.