Sentences with phrase «electricity and water consumption»

According to Lopez, hotels and organizations that have been through the certification process have reduced their trash generation, electricity and water consumption, and increased their recycling practices and compost production, among other indicators, while making visitors happier.

The current plan is to work on getting people to reduce their electricity and water consumption while we work on alternative solutions.

After painstaking consideration that accounted for a number of factors — from electricity and water consumption to how much time each bath would take — Moorefield settled on a price of $ 13 per bath when he opened shop.

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But this transition should not be burdensome; by establishing production metrics for monitoring waste, as well as electricity consumption, gas consumption, waste water intensity and overall carbon emissions, your sites can identify ongoing efficiencies and potential cost savings for your company to support your bottom line.

Using a combined trade and water model, the researchers compared freshwater consumption associated with energy production supply chains of three energy sectors (petroleum, gas, and electricity) across the world.

The recommendations, in addition to flying less and wasting 25 percent less food, include: carpooling or telecommuting once a week (75 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) saved by 2020, if adopted by all Americans); maintaining your car or truck, such as keeping tires properly inflated (45 million metric tons of CO2e); cutting the time spent idling in a vehicle in half (40 million metric tons of CO2e); better insulation at home (85 million metric tons of CO2e); programmable thermostats set higher (80 million metric tons of CO2e); reducing electricity demand from appliances that are «off,» so - called phantom demand (70 million metric tons CO2e); using hot water more efficiently, such as washing clothes in colder water (65 million metric tons of CO2e); buying EnergyStar appliances when old ones wear out (55 million metric tons CO2e); replacing incandescent lightbulbs with compact fluorescents (30 million metric tons CO2e); eating chicken instead of beef two days a week (105 million metric tons of CO2e); increased recycling of paper, plastics and metals (105 million metric tons of CO2e); «responsible» consumption, such as buying less bottled water (60 million metric tons CO2e).

«At first, the goal was not going zero - waste — it was decluttering and being more careful with our water and electricity consumption,» Bea told mbg.

Includes an opportunity to analyse electricity, gas and water consumption in a typical primary school using real data and graphs provided.

Electricity is locally produced by a photovoltaic power station that covers about the 60 % of the annual consumption; heating and AC systems use a heat pump powered by photovoltaic panel, thermal solar panel produce up to 100 % of the hot water used in bathrooms; during winter a pellet (compressed wood) high efficiency heating system can guarantee a comfortable warm temperature in all the houses.

Group CSR actions include: • As a common standards all hotels are monitoring their resource consumption of electricity, water and gas through the data monitoring platform Con - Serve ™ and have set goals of achieving an overall reduction of 10 % by 2018.

The weekly rental price includes gas and water consumption, bed linen and towels and electricity per week.

Operational water consumption and withdrawal factors for electricity generating technologies: a review of existing literature.

Just about a year ago, our home in Westwood began a march towards zero Carbon consumption, with heating, hot water heating, and even lawn mowing all converted to high efficiency electricity.

The plants provide valuable shade and cooling from water evaporation, helping to lower temperatures and electricity consumption.

Residents will be encouraged to reduce their energy consumption by staying below a cap that is placed on electricity and water that is included with rent by utilizing an mobile - accessible home energy monitoring and management system.

In fact, if green retrofits were undertaken for South Africa's three million existing low - cost houses, the reduced consumption of electricity and water would save R3 billion each year and 3.45 million tonnes of carbon dioxide.

«Texas Decision Could Double Wind Power Capacity in the U.S.,» Renewable Energy Access, 4 October 2007; coal - fired power plant equivalents calculated by assuming that an average plant has a 500 - megawatt capacity and operates 72 percent of the time, generating 3.15 billion kilowatt - hours of electricity per year; an average wind turbine operates 36 percent of the time; Iceland geothermal usage from Iceland National Energy Authority and Ministries of Industry and Commerce, Geothermal Development and Research in Iceland (Reykjavik, Iceland: April 2006), p. 16; European per person consumption from European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), «Wind Power on Course to Become Major European Energy Source by the End of the Decade,» press release (Brussels: 22 November 2004); China's solar water heaters calculated from Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21), Renewables Global Status Report, 2006 Update (Washington, DC: Worldwatch Institute, 2006), p. 21, and from Bingham Kennedy, Jr., Dissecting China's 2000 Census (Washington, DC: Population Reference Bureau, June 2001); Philippines from Geothermal Energy Association (GEA), «World Geothermal Power Up 50 %, New US Boom Possible,» press release (Washington, DC: 11 April 2002).

A Review of Operational Water Consumption and Withdrawal Factors for Electricity Generating Technologies.

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To ensure that the measures are effective, the government has engaged key stakeholders for consultation on the proposed programs, reduction measures, and timeline with a clear roadmap targeting 30 % consumption reduction of water and electricity by 2030.

Urban citizens consume food, water, and other commodities, their buildings and appliances consume electricity, and their vehicles consume fuel - the latter two also involving the consumption of raw materials in their manufacture.

The building is now eligible for LEED certification thanks to all of the upgrades, which include reducing water consumption by 30 %, using 15 % less electricity and using 20 % recycled content in building materials.

Indeed, the rise of smart water as a focus among technology companies and local municipalities is promising — we're seeing more and more cities installing smart water metering systems and more businesses beginning to factor water consumption into their accounting in the same way that they factor in electricity use.

Buildings account for 68 percent of total U.S. electricity consumption, 12 percent of water use and 38 percent of carbon dioxide emissions, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Legally the owner of a property is responsible for the payment of utilities, including water and electricity consumption.

In a water - and electricity - intensive business, data center owners are actively implementing energy - efficient features and practices to resource consumption.

Renewable energy sources, such as photovoltaic electricity and water heating systems, further decrease the overall energy consumption within the home.