Low Carbon Diet Journal (June 10-17)

Low Carbon Diet Journal (June 10-17)

It's so hot, it's raining, it's too hot, it's raining, the weather this week is so confusing. Sometimes it's hard to determine the exact weather for a day.


We experience this phenomenon because of what we called "Climate Change". I can feel high temperature this week, therefore, I drank water more than 8 glasses a day to quench my thirst. When I'm at school, I re-use plastic bottles to lessen the amount of plastic bottles that are thrown each day and just burn.


Also, I experience heavy amounts of rainfall and some thunderstorms, I turn off some appliances like TV and Radio when not in use, because it is said to be magnetic/near to lightnings, La Nina is coming yet the summer isn't over, the irregular weather make's me think what can be the Earth looks like in the future. As I was saying, I also maintain the cleanliness of our house when I'm bored and have nothing to do when Raining I help to do household chores.

And these are the things I've done for mother earth last week, I hope I can inspire more people to do this things to help mother nature and also ourselves to make our environment more healthy to live in. And that's all for this week!

Energy Conservation Measures

Energy Conservation Measures

Increasing energy-efficiency should be an integral part of every PHA's operations and capital improvement-planning process. Energy-conservation improvements significantly reduce energy costs while providing additional benefits:

Under the three year rolling base, a PHA retains 150% of the value of the first year of energy cost savings.

If a PHA uses an energy performance contract, it can borrow non-HUD funding and keep 100 percent of the cost savings from energy-efficiency improvements, after loan payments, for the life of the loan.

Energy-conservation improvements can help ease capital improvement needs.

Energy conservation improvements can advance housing from a health, safety, and comfort point of view.

Energy conservation helps protect the environment.

Learn more about Incentives and Funding to finance ECMs.

Specific Energy Conservation Measures:

These ECMs can prove cost-effective for public housing authorities.

Building Envelope

B1. Install Storm Windows

B2. Install Replacement Windows

B3. Install Window Sun Shades

B4. Install Storm Doors

B5. Install/Increase Attic Insulation

B6. Install Roof Insulation

B7. Install Wall Insulation

B8. Control Air Leakage

Space Heating and Cooling

H1. Install Vent Dampers

H2. Convert to Electronic Ignition

H3. Install Boiler Controls

H4. Replace Inefficient Heating Plant

H5. Install Programmable Thermostats

H6. Install Radiator Controls

H7. Insulate Hot Water or Steam Pipes

H8. Convert Steam Heating to Hot Water Distribution

H9. Seal and Insulate Ducts

H10. Install Geothermal Heat Pumps

H11. Install Swamp Coolers

Domestic Water-Heating Systems

W1. Install Water-Efficient Showerheads and Faucet Aerators

W2. Insulate Hot Water Tanks

W3. Install Hot Water Off-Peak Controls

W4. Convert Laundry to Cold Rinse

W5. Replace Inefficient Water Heaters

W6. Install Summertime Water Heaters

W7. Convert Water Heater System to Solar

Lighting

L1. Replace Incandescent Lighting with Compact Fluorescent Lamps in Dwelling Units

L2. Replace Incandescent Lighting with Fluorescent Lighting in Common Areas

L3. Replace Standard Fluorescent Lamps with Energy-Saving Lamps and Install Electronic Ballasts in Common Areas

L4. Install Lighting Controls in Common Areas

L5. Convert Exterior Lighting Fixtures

L6. Install Photo-Controls for Exterior Lighting

Miscellaneous ECMs

M1. Replace Older Refrigerators with High-Efficiency Units

M2. Install Energy- and Water-Efficient Washers and Dryers

M3. Convert Water Supply Pumps

M4. Install Checkmetering or Individual Metering

M5. Install Water-Saving Toilets

(C) www.portal.hud.gov

Weather Forecast for tomorrow 6-14-13

Friday 6-14-2013

Insights And Reflections - Rain Gauge

“Rain didn't make things messy. People did that all on their own.” 

― Barbara Delinsky

What I learned this week was how to measure the amount of rainfall by using a type of rain gauge- manual. For this information helps us be aware of what weather to expect.

What I did was I observe the advantages and dis-advantages of each rain gauge, and I was quite became more nature friendly.


I can apply my learning's to my everyday life. Through this I can know whether to expect a flood or not.


What I need to learned about is the pros and cons of different types of rain gauge for its accuracy and precision greatly relies on the type of rain gauge material used -may it be digital or not thus, the amount of rain can bring total disaster.

Note: 
1. Using digital is more efficient and accurate than manual.
2. Rain gauges are used to measure the amount of rain in a specific area over a set amount of time. 
3. They can be simple or complex, and they do not measure frozen precipitation.
4. There are four main types of rain gauges. These are the graduated cylinder, weight based gauges, tipping buckets and the optical gauge.

Here is an illustration of a rain gauge:

OBSERVE, COLLECT, MEASURE; RECORD! ;)