Making your roof white can lower your energy bill and reduce your emissions, particularly in relatively urban areas. According toYale Environment 360, if every roof in every large city across the globe were white, daytime temperatures could be lowered by an average of 0.6 degrees Celsius. The i...
If you want to collect more than a watering can full of water—and reducestormwater runoffat the same time—you can install a rain barrel. The barrels catch the water that drains from your roof through your downspouts. They typically have a spigot at the bottom with a hose so you can w...
Method to reduce maintenance costs and the carbon footprint in land management maintenance of roadways and public right of ways, decrease the United States dependence on foreign oil and decrease transportation costs of fuels to customers, alleviate pest pressures, reduce storm water runoff and help ...
deve1oping 1ignite pervious concrete for app1ication in pedestrian wa1kways and urban runoff treatmentdoi:10.1007/s40996-023-01113-xLignite pervious concreteMechanical characteristicsPhysical propertiesLigniteStormwater treatmentIn the present study, the mechanical characteristics and environmental aspects of ...
Urban Activities Many everyday human activities lead to soil pollution, both directly and indirectly. Paving and development prevent proper drainage and increase runoff, which spreads construction-related contaminants to nearby land areas or streams. Increased waste disposal contaminates both landfills and...
phosphorus and 100% for nitrogen. Surface water drainage strategies often indicate the actual 'percentage imperviousness' (PIMP) value is 40-50%. Applying an accurate PIMP value for nitrogen for urban land use is 45-50%, plus a 10% uplift. Accurate PIMP calculations can reduce nutrient load ...
But if you want to reduce your water expenditures significantly, take a walk outside as well. In drier climates, up to 50 percent of household water use comes from landscaping [source: Walsh]. Americans drench their lawns with an estimated 7 billion gallons (26.4 billion liters) of...
it can absorb more than 50 percent of rainwater, thereby reducing runoff, a major source of pollution in our waterways. plus, it can help reduce air-conditioning costs during the hot summer months. the vegetation looks after itself through the seasons and creates a habitat for insects, which,...
With this approach it is possible to calculate the real accuracy of the model for these two configurations using experimental data from the laboratory. This case allows estimating the application potential of the ML models to reduce the number of cases to be considered in experimental campaigns. ...
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