Sustainable Practices – Small Ways That Lead to Big Improvements & Cost Saving
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Sustainability is important for all tourism businesses, rural and urban. There has never been a better time to act for the benefit of your business and the “bottom line”. In this clinic session, Ruben will speak about some basic systems and ways that businesses can adopt to reduce negative impacts on the environment, reduce utility bills and ultimately benefit the business on the long run. The presentation will focus on proven steps that businesses can take in order to reduce their environmental impact in an affordable and effective way.
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- 2. Our Solutions Our work incorporates strategic solutions focused on sustainable buildings: Designing Building Retrofitting Consulting Capacity Building
- 4. Outline 1.Water Management 2.Energy Management 3.Waste Management 4.Food Production 5.Efficient Design 6.Action Plan
- 6. Water Consumption Green Hotelier, 2013 1.Guest Rooms 2.Active Temperature Management 3.F&B + Kitchens 4.Laundry MONITORING Understand your consumption.
- 7. •Dual flush low capacity cisterns •Motion Sensors & Dry Urinals •Low flow high pressure fittings •Aerators Efficiency First
- 8. Water efficient fittings Fittings Good Rating Very Good Rating Excellent Rating Shower Taps, Mixers & Shower Heads (L/min) >7 to 9 >5 to 7 5 or less Basin Taps & Mixers (L/min) > 4 to 6 > 2 to 4 2 or less Sink/Bib Taps (L/min) > 6 to 8 > 4 to 6 4 or less Flushing Cisterns – Dual flush type (L/flush) > 4.0 to 4.5 (full flush) > 2.5 to 3 (low flush) >3.5 to 4 (full flush) >2.5 to 3 (low flush) 3.5 or less (full flush) 2.5 or less (low flush) Urinals (L/flush) > 1.0 to 1.5 >0.5 to 1 0.5 or less Or waterless urinals Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme (WELS), National Water Agency Singapore.
- 9. 2-Energy
- 10. Energy Consumption Temperature control is the main source of energy consumption followed by lighting 39% 24% 37% Hotel Average Energy Consumption (Singapore) Central ACPlant AHU/FCU Others Source: Energy & Buildings, Elsevier Journal Source: Hawaii Energy Program Typical Electricity use for Hotels (tropical weather)
- 11. Cooling When Buying Efficiency First When Using -Policy -use only what you need only when you need it. -Communicate your compromise and offer alternatives. Singapore Malaysia EU
- 12. Cooling –Efficiency First Multi-Split System Connectsupto9indoorunittoasingleoutdoorunit Inverter Technology (Daikin)
- 13. Lighting –Reduce Timers for aesthetic purpose lights Sensors –motion & light Consider –purpose, distance & location. Low Energy Efficiency Rating appliances Image by: Powertime
- 14. Lighting -Efficiency First Incandescent Bulbs Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFL) Light Emitting Diodes (LED) Cost Low $1.5 Slightly Expensive >$3 More Expensive >$9 Lifespan (hours) 1200 8,000 50,000 Watts estimated to produce 1000 lumens 90 20 10 Efficiency 10% light 90% heat 3 -4 times less energy than incandescent 2 to 3 times more efficient than CFL. 10 times more efficient than incandescent Remarks Unnecessary heat affects room tepmperature Must be handled with care since it contains mercury Least amount of heat release, durable
- 16. Composting Image by: Powertime 1-Reduces landfill waste and incineration 2-Reduces dependence and cost 3-Great quality fertilizer 4-Its simple 5-Makes money
- 19. Food Production 1-Growing food is like printing money 2-Reduces emissions 3-Reduces Garbage 4-Reduces Dependence 5-Guarantees quality 6-Gives you a USP 7-Uses all that compost
- 20. 5 -Design
- 21. Design More passive –less active Photo: IEN Consultants Cooltek Home, Malaysia
- 22. Design -Orientation Image: IEN Consultants
- 23. Materials Photos by: IEN Consultants
- 24. Materials Cincopatasalgato Architecture Firm. Photo by: Dream Home DSGN
- 26. 1.Monitor –energy, water, waste audit. 2.Compare (with peers and Best Practices). 3.Look out for incentives for Efficient Building schemes. 4.Set a measurable and ambitious but realistic target. 5.Communicate your commitment with guests and staff. 6.Train staff and listen to them. 7.Test new measure vs. quality, health, safety. 8.Follow up. The Plan
- 27. Retrofitting Design Efficient accessories Conservation Policy Monitoring Complexity Investment
- 29. Earthship
- 31. •Thermal mass •Insulation •Convection •Orientation
- 38. Clean Energy
- 41. Water from the Sky
- 45. Water Recycling & Self Contained Sewage
- 56. Materials
- 75. Wild Asia Sdn Bhd 634446-W Upper Penthouse, Wisma RKT, No 2 Jalan Raja Abdullah, 50300 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia e: earthship@wildasia.org w: wildasia.org/sbi f: earthshipasia