This powerpoint presentation begins by providing a brief overview of the city of Durham, Ontario, Canada and Durham's water and energy
efficient community. A sub-metering study is presented, including project costs for appliance, landscape, and toilet upgrades. Results are presented in terms of water savings, electricity use, and natural gas savings. Creating a template to quantify water and electricity
use in the future is presented. A copy of the Region of Durham Efficient Community Interim Report, May 4, 2007, is provided. Durham Region, in conjunction with Tribute Communities, Natural Resources Canada
(NRCan) and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), has offered persons buying
new homes in a designated community at Audley and Taunton Roads in Ajax, Ontario, a
high-efficiency upgrade option. This upgrade includes efficient plumbing fixtures (toilets
and showerheads), ENERGY STAR® appliances (refrigerators, washing machines, clothes
dryers, dishwashers, and stoves), and landscape packages that are expected to require less
water and less energy.
Ninety-one homes received the upgrade, on a first-come-first-served basis. The goal of this
project is to compare the energy and water demands of these upgraded homes (Study Group)
with those of another group of eighty-five non-upgraded homes (Control Group) in the same
subdivision. The hydro, water, and gas meters are being read for all 176 homes on a semi-monthly
basis for an entire year. Also, in both areas a sub-group of 10 homes have had sub-meters
installed on the various energy and water using appliances and fixtures identified
above. While overall water and energy savings related to the installation of the upgraded
fixtures and appliances will be identified by comparing the Control and Study demands of the
large number of non-sub-metered homes, the savings related to individual fixtures and
appliances will be identified based on the data collected in the sub-metered homes.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
file
, 2.2 MB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 45 |
| Published : | 06/01/2007 |
