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Re: Residential Hot Water Estimates
2012-01-09 13:40:19 UTC
Union Gas has a sizing chart with recommendations that are in line with 10 gallons per person. You can see their chart at http://www.uniongas.com/residential/naturalgasproducts/waterheater/rentbuytips.asp.
Elisa Cooper
GIG 2009 Project Coordinator
Guelph Environmental Leadership
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Evaluating Water Conservation Projects
2009-11-06 16:23:51 UTC
Hello,
I'm currently wrapping up a water and energy conservation project in Guelph based on CBSM. It's an annual project that focuses on specific behaviour changes each year (like installing low-flow showerheads or pipe insulation). We're trying to determine what recommendations we should make for evaluating the results of the project in the future. In the first year of the project we distributed 16,000 conservation kits and an additional 14,000 compact fluorescent light bulbs. With such a large-scale project it was challenging to accurately determine what percentage of the products distributed were actually used. We performed a phone follow-up where a small percentage of participants were called and asked to self-report on which products were used and which they planned to use. Something else that we were considering was having volunteers go and perform the follow-up in person in order to reduce the likelihood of people giving misinformation. Does anyone have experience with evaluating the results of widespread community projects with limited resources? Does anyone know if there are reports, articles or literature available on this that go beyond what is explained in "Fostering Sustainable Behaviour"?
Thank you very much!
Elisa Cooper
GIG 2009 Project Coordinator
Guelph Environmental Leadership
Canada -
Re: Installation of Low Flow Shower heads and Aerators in Apartment Buildings
2009-08-06 14:20:54 UTC
Hi Deirdre,
The showerheads we're distributing are 1.25gpm (4.7Lpm). They're Earth Showerheads and are not actually available on the market yet. We're getting them through Union Gas who gets them directly from Earth.
We're also doing aerators that are 1.5gpm (5.7Lpm). We actually did our first installations today. Our target group is multi-residential buildings so in order to avoid liability issues we're having the building managers arrange to have the installations done, usually by the superintendent or whoever does routine maintenance in the building. I if you're doing single family homes that wouldn't really work though. We do have volunteers who are trained to do flow tests and toilet leak tests go into the building and test the flow before the installation to check if actually needs to be done and then after to track the savings. The toilet leak test is just for the information of building manager and to get rates of leaking to inform future conservation projects.
Good luck with your test-pilot!
Elisa Cooper
GIG 2009 Project Coordinator
Guelph Environmental Leadership
Canada -
Installation of Low Flow Shower heads and Aerators in Apartment Buildings
2009-06-09 13:57:54 UTC
I am currently coordinating a water conservation pilot project in Guelph, Ontario that aims to reduce water consumption in apartment buildings. This is a 12-week project that will involve distributing low flow shower heads and aerators to participating buildings for installation along with educational materials for residents. I am looking for lessons learned from other water conservation projects that could be applicable to this one.
Elisa Cooper
GIG 2009 Project Coordinator
Guelph Environmental Leadership
Canada
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