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Our goal for 2013 is to clearly report on the work we have been doing so it is accessible to the public. Our measurement pages are coming soon.
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Our goal for 2013 is to clearly report on the work we have been doing so it is accessible to the public. Coming soon: Waste and recycling page.
  
 
=== Key Questions ===
 
=== Key Questions ===
 
* How much used? What unit of measure?
 
* How much used? What unit of measure?
* How much does the water cost?
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* How much is the cost?
 
* How much is used per person?
 
* How much is used per person?
 
** Define what is a person in the Green Garage.
 
** Define what is a person in the Green Garage.
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* How does this compare to others, industry standards or/and last year?
 
* How does this compare to others, industry standards or/and last year?
  
==Water Usage Statistics==
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===Usage Statistics Pages===
=== Measurement Decisions ===
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* Unit of measure = gallons (water dept measures in cu, where 1cu = 100 cubic feet = 728 gallons)
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* Per person is the number of people that are in the Businesses in Residence
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* What industry standard are you using...put in link here.
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=== Sources of Water ===
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* [[Water Usage Statistics]]
* Our water comes from the [http://www.dwsd.org/index.html City of Detroit Water and Sewerage Department], which gets its water from the Detroit River and Lake Huron.
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* [[Waste Statistics]]
 
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=== Uses of Water ===
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* Toilets (1.28 gal/flush)
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* Sinks
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** Bathroom (0.5 gal/min + automated)
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** Kitchen
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* Dishwasher (4 gal / load)
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* Shower (2.5 gal/min shower head)
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* Coffee / Drinking
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* Outdoor watering. We harvest the water that we use for outdoor watering in 2 cisterns and only use city water when the other water is exhausted. Our goal is to use no city water for outdoor use.
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=== Test Charts ===
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[[Image:Monthly Water Usage Jan 2013.png|650px|thumb|left|Green Garage Monthly Water Usage - Jan 2013]]
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*Consistent with prior usage
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*When compared with Jan of 2012, we used 2x the amount of water. Consider that we had only 5 businesses-in-residence at the time, and in Jan of 2013 we had 38 businesses.
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*Average 35-40 guests every Friday
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[[Category:site index]]
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Latest revision as of 21:06, 26 February 2013

Our goal for 2013 is to clearly report on the work we have been doing so it is accessible to the public. Coming soon: Waste and recycling page.

Key Questions

  • How much used? What unit of measure?
  • How much is the cost?
  • How much is used per person?
    • Define what is a person in the Green Garage.
      • Total number of people in the Business in Residence community on the first day of the month
      • Volunteers
  • How does this compare to others, industry standards or/and last year?

Usage Statistics Pages