Effectiveness of water saving devices and educational programs in urban buildings

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 730
Author(s):  
P. Roccaro ◽  
P. P. Falciglia ◽  
F. G. A. Vagliasindi
Keyword(s):  
Educational Programs ◽  
Water Saving ◽  
Urban Buildings

Effectiveness of water saving devices and educational programs in urban buildings

2011 ◽  
Vol 63 (7) ◽  
pp. 1357-1365 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Roccaro ◽  
P. P. Falciglia ◽  
F. G. A. Vagliasindi
Keyword(s):  
Middle Schools ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Monitoring Program ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Water Saving ◽  
Public Buildings ◽  
Urban Buildings

In this study different water saving measures (structural and non-structural) were implemented in different urban buildings. A monitoring program of water consumption was carried out to verify and compare the effectiveness of high-efficiency plumbing fixtures and educational programs in different types of buildings (two residential houses, two Middle Schools and two Sport Centres) located in a drought experienced region (Sicily, Italy). In all cases, relevant water conservation percentages were achieved with prominent values in public buildings. The highest water conservation (up to 60%) was observed in two Middle Schools, where a large amount of water was wasted. Overall, the structural measures led to high water conservation, while the educational programs did not always improve the water saving effectiveness. These results highlight that in some urban areas the awareness of water conservation is not well established and large volumes of water are wasted, especially in public buildings, due to faulty plumbing fixtures. Governments and Environmental Agencies should promote with more effort water saving measures in order to support green building policy and global sustainability.

Educational Programs as the Element of Managing Corporate Knowledge

2006 ◽  
pp. 129-139
Author(s):  
V. Golubkin ◽  
S. Kalendzhyan ◽  
L. Kleyeva
Keyword(s):  
Educational Programs ◽  
Knowledge Circulation ◽  
Innovation Processes ◽  
Main Factor

The modern approaches and mechanisms of managing the organization knowledge being now the main factor of innovation processes are observed in the article. Functioning of such mechanisms is not simple and needs outsourcers in education and consulting. In order to make the management effective the interaction of the company with the outsourcer should sustain the process of permanent knowledge circulation.

The glacial landscape in the educational programs of high secondary schools

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 54-58
Author(s):  
Marina Porta ◽  
Silvia Esposto ◽  
Eleonora Paris
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Educational Programs

Insurgent Collaboration

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-110
Author(s):  
Linda E. Sánchez ◽  
Susan Bibler Coutin
Keyword(s):  
Central America ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Immigrant Communities ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Research Initiatives ◽  
Do So

Scholarship regarding those who are categorized as undocumented can put sanctuary principles into practice in research settings. To do so, scholars can conduct research in collaboration with immigrant communities, reject essentializing terminology, develop modes of sociality that challenge exclusion, and document the unofficial forms of sanctuary devised by members of immigrant communities. This research model is grounded in principles of accompaniment that were followed by 1980s activists who offered sanctuary to those fleeing wars in Central America. Examples of research initiatives and educational programs that follow such principles are presented.

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