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Domestic Sustainability

Domestic Sustainability. How to make House and Home more Sustainable. Domestic Sustainability. Sustainability is the ability to carry out an activity or a process in such a way as to conserve ecological balance and avoid depleting resources. Domestic Sustainability.

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Domestic Sustainability

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  1. Domestic Sustainability How to make House and Home more Sustainable.

  2. Domestic Sustainability Sustainability is the ability to carry out an activity or a process in such a way as to conserve ecological balance and avoid depleting resources.

  3. Domestic Sustainability Problem is current system is linear. We take a resource, use it and then throw it away.

  4. Domestic Sustainability To this circular system: Resource Waste Production Use Need to go from this linear system: Resource Production Use Waste

  5. Domestic Sustainability • There are three key features that I will look at: • Water • Waste • Warmth (Energy)

  6. Domestic Sustainability • Water demand : • “For the first time in history, urban demand for water is outpacing farm demand, as city users outbid irrigators. By 2050 cities will consume half the world’s fresh water – reducing that available for food production by a third.”* * From: “The Coming Famine”http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/6978

  7. Domestic Sustainability Waste water the hidden effects:

  8. Domestic Sustainability • Reduce Water demand: Recycling Grey water to feed plants: • Grey water is used bathing/washing water. • Use ecological detergents – Ecover, Eco-balls, un-perfumed/simple soaps etc.

  9. To Filter To Drain Domestic Sustainability

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  11. Soil Sand Permeable membrane Gravel Water proof liner Domestic Sustainability

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  14. From Kitchen Sink & W/MC To Drain To Garden Domestic Sustainability

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  18. Domestic Sustainability • Waste (from a BBC report a few years ago): • “The UK disposes of more than 27m tonnes of waste to landfill each year - 7m more than any other country, the Local Government Association (LGA) says. • An area the size of Warwick - 109 sq miles - is now landfill and landfill space could run out in 2016. • After the UK, Italy is next with 20m tonnes, followed by Spain (17m), France (13m) and Germany (10m). Germany has a 25% larger population as well.”* * From: “http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6238357.stm

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  21. Domestic Sustainability Spot the People/Shark! People Dead Shark

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  27. Aluminium Recycling Charity Recycling Computer Recycling Clothes Recycling Ink Cartridge Recycling Local Recycling Home Composting Glass Recycling Mobile Phone Recycling Oil Recycling Plastic Recycling Recycling Bins Recycling Centre Recycling Facts Recycling FAQs WEEE Recycling Compost Bins Recycling Services Recycle Toys School Recycling Tyre Recycling Waste Recycling Waste Paper Recycling Wood Recycling Recycling at Home Tips Recycling Statistics Tetra Pack Recycling Book Recycling Recycling Glasses Recycling Symbols Domestic Sustainability Recycling: http://www.uk-energy-saving.com/recycling_facts.html

  28. Domestic Sustainability Ultimate Green-recycling!

  29. Domestic Sustainability The Gaurdian newspaper is also doing a series on greening your home: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/series/green-your-home Welcome to Green your home, our new eco refurbishment experiment Momentum is building for the Great British Refurb – Kevin McCloud

  30. Domestic Sustainability • Warmth (Energy): • “More than 75% of the electricity made by power stations is wasted through inefficient generation, transmission, and end use.” (James Bruges, 2007, “The Big Earth Book” • “There are approximately 26m homes in Britain, most of them as well insulated as a rabbit hutch, most of which will still be in existence in 2050. And those homes are responsible for around 27% of Britain's carbon emissions.”* * From: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/24/great-british-refurb

  31. Domestic Sustainability • Washing m/c Go towww.eaga.com/shopwersmartfor a free flow reducer! • Shower

  32. Domestic Sustainability • Heating:

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  37. Domestic Sustainability Water, Waste, Warmth/Energy:

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