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** Spout has no controls (aerators) | ** Spout has no controls (aerators) | ||
* # of Sinks = 1 sinks @ 2-3 gallons | * # of Sinks = 1 sinks @ 2-3 gallons |
Revision as of 20:01, 7 June 2012
Contents
Going Paperless
Paperless Strategy
- Eliminate the paper at the source
- If it comes get it digitized asap
- Store digitized documents in a place where it can be accessed anywhere by any authorized person and is backed up automatically.
Stop Junk Mail
- Quantity
- You are likely receiving hundreds of pounds of junk mail per year (each individual receives on average 41 pounds)
- Benefits
- Save 100 million trees that are used to make junk mail...each year!
- Avoid paying for all the handling and disposal / recycling...1,000's of pounds for small businesses.
- Save the time people spend pursuing junk mail....it's costly unfocused noise....physical Spam
- How to Stop
- STEP #1 Keep track of all the junk mail
- Set up a junk mail ... "Unsubscribe" box to put the junk mail
- Just tear off the back page of the catalog, with customer #
- STEP #2 Sign up on the overall Stop Junk Mail Sites
- See this Great Lakes Green Initiative webpage on Stopping Junk Mail.
- Unsubscribe from individual pieces of junk mail
Paperless Transactions
Third Party Institutions
- Opt in to paperless statements, invoices,
- Banks
- Utilities
- Suppliers
- Request all be sent to "invoice" email (Shoeboxed or separate gmail account)
- Opt in to Autopay services
- Opt in to your bank's online banking
- They provide the envelops and stamps
Credit Card Processing
- Paperless Credit Card Processing for Merchant and Customer
- Green Receipts shows full range of offerings
- Planet Receipt ... specifically paperless features
- Green Receipts shows full range of offerings
- Could move to iPhone or iTouch using
- Square ... Peggy has on of these if you want to try one out
- Intuit Go Payment ... integration with QB
Reduce Printing
Why print?
- Try not printing anything
- Create pdf's from Word Docs and send them via email
Reduce / Reuse Ink
- Set printers preferences
- Use "Draft" print option
- Use "Grayscale"...no color
- Get cartridges refilled
- Cartridge World on Woodward 31502 Woodward Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48073: Phone:(248) 556-8020
- Costco now does ink refilling for $7.99 - $9.99 per cartridge...more info here.
Reduce Paper
- reuse envelopes Businesses send you
- Use once used paper... turn over and print on other side
Envelops
- Save envelops businesses send you and reuse them
Digital Document Management
Scanning
- Try a Fujitsu ScanSnap scanner...your life will never be the same. Shoeboxed is integrated with ScanSnap...get the uploader here.
- Don't need floor space
- Won't be lost in water and fire damage
- Access from anywhere
Digital Cloud-based Storage
- Replace paper filing with Dropbox or Shoeboxed
- This allows controlled sharing
- These are automatically backed up
PDF Viewers / Editors
- Free Options
- PDF - X Change Viewer...get cnet info and download here.
- Very fast
- Also has pdf editing tools
- PDF - X Change Viewer...get cnet info and download here.
Save the Water Project
Scope
- A Building only
- 9 Sinks
- 3 Toilets
- Other: Motion Detectors and hand dryers in the bathrooms
Water Sinks / Toilets
Sink #1 - Bar
- Usage
- Main: Washing glasses
- Volume: Medium
- Faucets = 2
- Hot + Cold Handles
- Leaks - none observed
- Spout has no controls (sprayers)
- # of Sinks = 4 sinks @ 2-3 gallons: wash > rinse > sanitize > empty
- Recommendations
- Adjustable controller on the spout
Sink #2 - Kitchen Wall
- Usage
- Main: Washing hands and filling pitchers of water
- Volume: Medium (low now because it's broken)
- Faucet NEW
- Hot + Cold Handles
- Spout has no controls (aerators)
- # of Sinks = 1 sinks @ 2-3 gallons
- Recommendations
- Fix cold valve
- Add aerator
Sink #3 - Kitchen Main
- Usage
- Main: Washing Dishes
- Volume: High
- Faucet
- Hot + Cold Handles
- Spot gasket leaks
- Spout has no controls (sprayers)
- # of Sinks = 4 sinks @ 2-3 gallons: wash > rinse > sanitize > empty
- Recommendations
- Replace faucet completely
- Adjustable controller on the spout
Sink #4 - Men's Room
- Usage
- Main: Washing hands
- Volume: High
- Faucet
- Hot + Cold Handles
- Major leak due to hot handle not shutting off. 36 gallons per day or over 13,000 per year (based on 8oz per 2.5 min).
- Spout has no controls (aerators)
- # of Sinks = 1 sink
- Toilet = 1
- GPF = 1.6
- Recommendations
- 1. Replace faucet with motion detector faucet
- Model same as Green Garage
- 2. Explore adding waterless urinal
- 3. Add motion detector lighting
- 4. Add hand dryer
- One recommended dryer to consider American Dryer
- 3X Faster than conventional hand dryers
- Dries hands completely in 10-15 Seconds
- Uses 80% less energy than conventional dryers
- Save 95% vs. paper towel costs
- Greenspec® Listed, LEED® Credits
- it's available here in Rochester Hills Green Electrical Supply -or- this one in Livonia Extreme Hand Dryers
- One recommended dryer to consider American Dryer
- One recommended dryer to consider American Dryer
- 1. Replace faucet with motion detector faucet
Sink #5 - Women's Room
- Usage
- Main: Washing hands
- Volume: High
- Faucet
- Hot + Cold Handles
- No leaks detected.
- Spout has no controls (aerators)
- # of Sinks = 1 sink
- Toilet = 1
- GPF = 1.6
- Recommendations
- 1. Replace faucet with motion detector faucet
- Model same as Green Garage
- 2. Add motion detector lighting
- 3. Add hand dryer (see above Men's hand dryer)
- One recommended dryer to consider American Dryer
- 1. Replace faucet with motion detector faucet
Sink #6 - Food Prep (off tank room)
- Usage
- Main: Food prep / Washing vegetables
- Volume: Low - Medium
- Faucet
- Hot + Cold Handles
- No hot water ... very long delays, no pressure
- Spout has no controls (sprayers / aerators)
- # of Sinks = 1 sink
- Recommendations
- 1. Determine cause of no hot water
- Model same as Green Garage
- 2. Add sprayer / aerator
- 1. Determine cause of no hot water
Sink #7 - Mop Room
- Usage
- Main: For mops and cleaning
- Volume: Very Low
- Faucet
- Hot + Cold Handles
- No leaks detected.
- Spout has no controls (sprayers)
- # of Sinks = 1 sink
- Recommendations
- None
Sink #8 - 2Fl Bar
- Usage
- Main: Washing glasses
- Volume: High
- Faucet = 1
- Hot + Cold Handles (New)
- Spout has no controls (aerators) ?? confirm ??
- # of Sinks = 3 sinks
- Recommendations
- 1. Add sprayer / aerator
Sink #9 - Staff Bathroom
- Usage
- Main: Washing hands
- Volume: Medium - High
- Faucet = 1
- Single handle
- No leaks detected.
- Spout has no controls (aerators)
- # of Sinks = 1 sink
- Toilet = 1
- GPF = 3.5+
- Recommendations
- 1. Replace faucet with handle with push timer and temp setting
- 2. Add motion detector lighting
- 3. Add hand dryer ??
- One recommended dryer to consider American Dryer
- 3X Faster than conventional hand dryers
- Dries hands completely in 10-15 Seconds
- Uses 80% less energy than conventional dryers
- Save 95% vs. paper towel costs
- Greenspec® Listed, LEED® Credits
- it's available here in Rochester Hills Green Electrical Supply
- One recommended dryer to consider American Dryer
- Add low flow toilet (Toto like the Green Garage)
Research
Kitchen Energy Efficiency / Human Comfort
Oven Insulation
Re-insulate the oven to reduce heat transfer and prevent thermal bridges. Improves comfort and reduces energy costs
- Ceramic Woven Blanket Insulation
- Cotronics Corp Ceramic Blanket
- Also look at moldable sheet of ceramic insulation on same page
- Installation Suggestions
- Overlap pieces by two inches to prevent gaps
- Cotronics Corp Ceramic Blanket
Remote Compressor
- Connect all five of the refrigeration compressors to one remote variable speed compressor unit serving all five.
- Improves comfort and reduces energy costs
Increase the venting capacity above the oven
- Cut another vent into the soffit above the oven.
- Increase the size of the exhaust fan.
- tie both the new soffit vent and the existing hood vent into the same fan.
- Recommended new vent fan size = TBD (Laurie Catey)
- Have it controlable variable speed
Air Circulation Fan
- do this action if you still have issues
- Provide a small fan to bring make up air into the kitchen area.
- Could connect to bar area...or to outdoors (downsides is winter)