The new collection features bedding, curtains, cushions and rugs with patterns that are all printed with pigment paint — a process which uses 40 per
cent less water compared to traditional printing techniques.
Lopez Common Ground uses 60 per cent less energy and 30 per
cent less water than similar buildings.
Major commercial real estate firms such as Cadillac Fairview, Bentall Real Estate, SNC Lavalin Profac and GWL Realty Advisors use BOMA BESt, which claims its certified buildings use 11 per cent less energy and 18 per
cent less water than the industry standard.
Dr Flannery warned of [Sydney] grappling with up to 60 per
cent less water... Sydney could glimpse its future by looking at the devastating impact that global warming had already had on Perth...
The 3.5 million inhabitants of the city now use 15 per
cent less water than they did four years ago.
The Impossible Burger reportedly requires roughly 95 per cent less land and 75 per
cent less water than ground beef.
Discovered several years ago by Japanese industry, this innovative technology allows for the use of up to 90 per
cent less water to clean products — from floors to industrial machinery — through the injection of ultra-fine air bubbles into the water.
Not exact matches
Bottled
water represents
less than 20 per
cent of CCA's Australian earnings, but generates higher margins than carbonated soft drinks because of lower input and production costs and the fact that it owns the Mt Franklin brand outright and does not pay royalties to The Coca - Cola Co..
As well as explaining that the production of meat — on its journey from farm to fork — is responsible for 15 per
cent of the planet's harmful greenhouse gas emissions, it underlines that raising equivalent amounts of grain or vegetables for human consumption uses far
less land,
water and resources.
- 95 per
cent of touring caravans on UK roads are actually made in Britain - In many caravan parks, great attention is paid to protecting the environment, with e.g. use of solar power to heat communal shower blocks, wildlife areas, recycling points etc. -
Water and power usage during the holiday is often
less than in a hotel.
Now looking at the government's call for some departments to estimate the impact of forty per
cent cuts - could that possibly be the hot
water to make us much more amenable to the rather
less scorching prospect of twenty five per
cent cuts?
«
Less than 10 per
cent of what's in there is
water.»
Pound for pound, insect farming emits 1 per
cent of the greenhouse gases that raising ruminants like cows and sheep does — and it requires far
less water.
According to Ibrahim Matar, a Palestinian
water engineer based in Jerusalem, his people receive
less than 20 per
cent of the
water extracted from the West Bank aquifer.
However, people whose
water contained at least 15 micrograms per litre were 17 per
cent less likely to have the condition (JAMA Psychiatry, DOI: 10.1001 / jamapsychiatry.2017.2362).
But Veldkamp's startling conclusion is that it has left 23 per
cent of the global population with
less water, compared with only 20 per
cent who have gained.
Statistical results suggest that the nearest transiting Earth - sized planet in the liquid -
water,... ▽ More M dwarf stars, which have masses
less than 60 per
cent that of the Sun, make up 75 per
cent of the population of the stars in the Galaxy [1].
The researchers found that the incidence of fatal heart attacks was 35 per
cent lower in areas where the magnesium content of the drinking
water was 9.8 mg / liter or more than in areas where the content was 3.5 mg / liter or
less.
7 oz filtered or distilled
water (just fill the bottle a little
less than half way) 7 oz Hydrogen Peroxide (Walmart carries big bottles for.88
cents)- or - vodka works great too 10 drops Tea Tree essential oil (can substitute Rosemary Essential Oil) 10 drops Lemon or Orange Essential oil
«Imagine having a brain that is only 10 per
cent active, that shrinks when you drink
less than six to eight glasses of
water a day and that increases its inter-hemispheric connectivity when you rub two invisible buttons on your chest.
Buying a case of
water can save you 60
cents or more per bottle, or, better yet, use your own container and buy
water by the gallon along the way for even more savings (and
less weight).
Hydro generation during August was short by around 17 per
cent due to
less inflow of
water, leading to increase in generation from coal - based stations, he said.
The YHA was architecturally designed to utilise solar hot
water, rainwater tanks and grey
water recycling, along with a passive solar design and clever zoning techniques to use 50 per
cent less energy and generate 50 per
cent less waste than standard hostels.
One Planet Living principle Masdar Target ZERO CARBON 100 per
cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per
cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE
WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local va
WATER Per capita
water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local va
water consumption to be at least 50 per
cent less than the national average; all waste
water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local va
water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local values.
This market would allow Ontario businesses and residents to access surplus clean power at the wholesale market price of
less than two
cents per kilowatt - hour (KWh), which could displace the use of fossil fuels by using things like dual fuel (gas and electric)
water heaters, and by producing emission - free hydrogen fuel.
Reinventing the Toilet Challenge Totaling $ 3 million, this grant supports eight universities across Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America in the challenge to reinvent the toilet as a stand - alone unit without piped - in
water, a sewer connection, or outside electricity — all for
less than 5
cents a day.
Cutting edge data centers of the future will require
less of a physical human presence, and are likely to: â $
cents Rely on a VIL to optimize equipment management and provide for virtual remote control capable of instant changes, switches and adds â $
cents Achieve LEED certification for the physical building â $
cents Rely on more efficient
water cooling that potentially takes advantage of an on - site tower to chill
water for cooling the system (thus reducing energy consumption by using nature's natural cooling power to chill
water) â $
cents Use fluid dynamics models to precisely design the interior of the building to maximize the efficiency of the HV / AC system for air - cooled computing systems â $
cents Tap into a mixed energy grid that relies on green energy sources such as solar, wind or hydroelectric (depending on geographic feasibility), along with a reliable city grid thus avoiding the need for the standard back - up Uninterruptible Power Supply (which will reduce equipment costs, minimize floor space used, and increase energy efficiency because systems that employ a UPS convert AC to DC and back, incurring substantial energy losses).
Our data shows that, despite the fact that Edmonton is
less at risk of flooding than Calgary, nearly 50 per
cent of all claims in Canada originate from
water damages.
In 1994, Canadian households paying a flat rate for
water used 450 litres per person per day, while those paying by volume used only 263 litres — more than 40 per
cent less.