Sentences with phrase «water heating account»

Of the sources of carbon dioxide emissions from the residential building sector, heating, cooling and water heating account for almost 60 percent; of commercial buildings, over 30 percent.
Water heating accounts for 15 percent of household energy use.

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And it's a large share of demand: Moving, treating and heating water account for nearly 20 percent of all energy consumed in the state, according to the California Energy Commission.
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Heating and cooling account for about half of an average home's energy consumption, and water heating contributes roughly another 13 pHeating and cooling account for about half of an average home's energy consumption, and water heating contributes roughly another 13 pheating contributes roughly another 13 percent.
Without accounting for infrared heating, the water - zone orbit would be centered within 0.07 AU — well within the orbital distance of Mercury.
Taking into account the dwarf planet's size and interior heat flow, which is around two percent that of Earth's, the team discovered that the temperatures and pressures at play below Sputnik Planitia could give rise to a viscous, slushy subsurface ocean of water ice.
Ocean heating accounts for about 40 percent of global sea level rise, because water expands as it warms up; global average sea level from January through November was also a record high, the WMO said.
Be careful not to stand too close to the heat source, though, and always take into account the fact that steam can be almost as hot as the water it rises from.
Standard electric hot water tanks account for as much as 15 % of our home's energy use — with the average household paying about $ 550 each year just to heat their water; 25 % to 45 % (or approximately $ 140 to $ 250) is used just to maintain your home's hot water at a constant temperature.
This means that you will have to set up accounts for electricity, heat, plumbing and piping, water, sewer and trash collection, municipal charges etc..
But, I do know that here in Ottawa, long - term returns for real - estate based on a 49 year price - history available with the Real Estate Board, not adjusted for inflation and not taking into account all the costs associated with real - estate like transfer fees, commissions, local taxes, maintenance, insurance, hydro, heating, water etc. is... 6.03 %.
That's not even taking into account the savings from reduced amounts of shampoo, reduced costs due to heating less water and, unless water is provided by well, the cost of the water itself.
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Dave — water heating, space heating and space cooling account for at least 60 % of emissions generated from the typical household.
In Australia, Heating water accounts for almost 30 % of household emissions.
This is part way into a question I asked at RC... QUESTION: Do these experiments take into account any heat added to the water by underwater volcanic activity or fumeroles or even fresh water runoff from rain?
The thermodynamics of water are simplified in that only the vapor - liquid phase transition is taken into account, and the latent heat of vaporization is taken to be constant, as in Frierson et al. (2006).
By default, water at the surface does not move (a «slab ocean»), but it is also possible to prescribe ocean heat transport or to take wind - driven ocean heat transport in low latitudes into account through a simple one - dimensional model driven by surface winds.
It turns out that the ocean heat content and water budget of glaciers explain the acceleration, and he does not account for the existence of either effect.
Today, the heating and hot water needs of UK buildings account for 40 % of energy use and 20 % of greenhouse gas emissions.
According to the US Department of Energy (DOE), heating water today accounts for up to 14 percent of the average household's energy use, and nearly four percent of total US energy consumption.
A recent World Health Organization report suggests that globally climate change could cause an additional 250 000 additional deaths per year between 2030 and 2050, not taking into account factors such as the effects of economic damage, major heat wave events, river flooding, water scarcity, or human conflict.
Thermal expansion — water swells as it heatsaccounts for a substantial portion of rising seas, so warmer oceans mean even worse news for already threatened islands and coasts.
(a) Convection accounts for approximately 67 % of the total amount of heat transfer from the Earth's surface to the troposphere, the condensation of water vapour for 25 % and radiation accounts for only 8 %.
One of the main criticisms of focusing on the results a building achieves in Deap is due to the fact that Deap deals fundamentally in net primary energy (taking account of all energy used for space heating, hot water, ventilation and lighting, but disregarding plug loads).
According to our estimates, convection accounts for 67 %, water vapor condensation in troposphere accounts for 25 %, and radiation accounts for about 8 % of the total heat transfer from the Earth's surface to troposphere.
The heat emissions alone, (along with the geothermal heat flow), are enough to account for the rise in temperature of air, land, and water that we experience as well as the melting of glaciers at a rate of one trillion tons a year.
Finally go to radiative surface heat loss in fig. 5.8 (bottom) and see that over deserts it accounts for just about everything, is dominant in general over land, and not much of the total over water.
Either this is a truism (the sun must be heating the ocean surface first) or it is meant to take into account the complex circulations that occur in the ocean, like the Gulf Stream's involvement in a vertical rise of waters from deep ocean layers in one region and sinking of the cooled surface waters as the stream reaches its northern limit.
I even took into account the different heat capacities of all three of dry air, water vapor, and liquid water.
Vaughan, «I even took into account the different heat capacities of all three of dry air, water vapor, and liquid water.
To put that in context, it can warm 1 kilometer depth of water by 0.75 C. With that much forcing from CO2, skepticism is like looking at a steady hotplate accounting for the water in a pot heating, and saying no it must be something else.
Do the models correctly account for the latent heat of evaporation of water being carried up thousands of feet before releasing that heat energy well above the bulk of our atmosphere when it condenses back into liquid?
Although hydrogen generates about 62,000 Btu per pound, it accounts for only 5 percent or less of coal and not all of this is available for heat because part of the hydrogen combines with oxygen to form water vapor.
The electricity used to power our air conditioners, lighting, refrigerators, and other appliances accounts for roughly half of that; water and space heating consume the rest.
After the adjustments noted above for latent heat and better accounting for the effects of aerosols and water vapor in the ASR, the revised estimates are 333 and 63 W m − 2 for the downward and net surface LW.
South Africa is cited as an example of a country that would benefit, as electric water heating currently accounts for a third of average household (coal - based) power consumption there.
Costs for gas, heat and water typically account for 15 percent of a firm's annual operating expenses.
«For us it's all about electricity, it accounts for approximately 80 percent of our total utility costs,» says Forest City Commercial Management's director of energy management Joyce Miller Mihalik, followed by water, 12 percent; and heat and gas accounting for the remainder.
Considering water heating costs account for 11 percent of your utility bills, switching out your water heater can drastically cut energy bills, according to This Old House.
The «cost approach» is much more involved and takes into account a myriad of factors because specific property improvements are identified in enough detail to determine reproduction costs (these can include materials to construct the foundation, construction of structural and finish walls, roofing, heat and / or air conditioning, types of appliances, septic system, whether water is supplied by well or public utilities, the condition and age of the improvements, and more).
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