Citations:800-pound gorilla in the room

English citations of 800-pound gorilla in the room

• 2011 April 1, Christian Kornevall, “Energy efficient buildings are vital to sustainability”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

  The fact is we can no longer ignore the 800-pound gorilla in the room – our inefficient buildings consume 40% of the world's energy and are responsible for nearly the same amount of emitted carbon – more than in the transportation or industrial sectors.