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Friday, December 17, 2010
Yudelson Associates Certified as a Green Business
The review included our reductions in energy use, water use and waste generation, along with an extensive review of sustainable purchasing practices and pollution prevention activities, travel offsets, and renewable energy usage. We’re pleased to be one of the first businesses to be certified by the City of Tucson’s Office of Conservation and Sustainable Development. Contact Jerry Yudelson at 520-207-9759 and we’ll tell you how we did it. Next on the agenda: a graywater recycling system and about 3.0 KW more photovoltaic capacity.
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Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Jerry’s New Article on Water Conservation as Climate Action!
In this piece, found on pages 92-95 of the 2010 edition of Climate Action, published by UNEP partner, Climate Action Programme, I make a compelling case for the greenhouse gas reduction benefits of urban water conservation. In fact, in my recent book, Dry Run: Preventing the Next Urban Water Crisis, I show that water conservation is the cheapest form of energy conservation!
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Monday, September 27, 2010
Green Building Consultant to Speak in Regina, Saskatchewan on October 15th
Check it out at www.buildsaskgreen.ca. Should be an awesome conference!
“Building Saskatchewan Green 2010” (BSG) is the gateway to the sustainable building industry. This year, designers, developers and homeowners can connect with industry experts who are breaking new ground in sustainable design in Saskatchewan and across North America.
Green Today, Greener Tomorrow. This year’s conference and tradeshow is a don’t-miss opportunity for anyone interested in sustainable homes and buildings that bring innovative design and lasting value to the people of Saskatchewan.
If you are involved in the building and infrastructure industry in Saskatchewan or you serve this market segment, you need to be involved in BSG 2010.
If you are striving to define your business as one dedicated to “green” ingenuity to both staff and clients, you need to be involved in BSG 2010.
If you are hoping to expand your market share in “green” products or introduce a new “green” product or service to the Saskatchewan market, you need to be involved in BSG 2010.
If you want to better understand sustainability in the building industry, you need to be involved in BSG 2010.
If you want an opportunity to network with leaders in building and infrastructure in Saskatchewan, you need to be involved in BSG 2010.
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Saturday, August 21, 2010
Ten Steps to Prevent the Next Urban Water Crisis - Part 2
Originally constructed in 1979 and renovated in 2000, the 18-story Park Tower office building at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, CA, remodeled its restrooms over several years and installed efficient flush fixtures to replace all the original toilets. Along with other measures, indoor water use was reduced 31 percent from the LEED-EBOM baseline levels.
Courtesy of The Offices of South Coast Plaza.
6. Water agencies should focus on conservation measures first; these usually reduce water use by 15 percent or more and are far more cost-effective and immediate than developing new sources of supply. Water agencies should provide cash rebates for efficient technologies and continuing public education to shift behavior.
7. To accommodate new water technologies, building codes need to be changed, without losing their essential focus on protecting public health and safety. Adopting the new IAPMO Green Plumbing and Mechanical Code Supplement (2010) provides an easy way to do this.
8. The entire plumbing industry, more than 40,000 plumbers in the US, needs to be trained in green plumbing practices. By working with water agencies and community colleges, many new jobs can be created by introducing new efficiency technologies.
9. Rapid adoption of new WaterSense(R) home labels and other green building labels such as LEED(R) and ENERGY STAR(R) will directly and indirectly reduce water use. This means every new home and building should secure a rating from a nationally accepted third-party certification program.
10. Meter and measure every aspect of water use. “What gets measured, gets managed.” As technology becomes available, plan to use the Internet to get real-time data about your water use at home, work and school. Knowing your daily, even hourly water use, in a simple readable format, can affect behavior, so that you can water use practices quickly without waiting for monthly (or in some cases, even quarterly) water bills to provide the data.
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