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Project co-funded by the European Commission within the 7th Framework Program (Grant Agreement No. 619660)

NUIG ENGINEERING BUILDING, COLÁISTE NA COIRIBE PILOTS

LOUISE HANNON NUI GALWAY

Waternomics Thermi Open Day and Plenary Meeting 5, October 2016 – Thermi, Greece

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PRESENTATION LAYOUT

1. Profile of the two Galway Pilot Sites

- University (NUIG) Engineering Building

- Post Primary School Coláiste na Coiribe

2. Stakeholders & Objectives

3. Interventions – Measures Implemented

4. Experiences and lessons so far from the pilots

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PROFILE OF THE PILOTS

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PROFILE EXISTING WATER SYSTEM

Water Supply and Use NUIG Engineering Building and Coláiste na Coiribe

Water Supply System Main Water Usage

MWS - Mains Water Supply Potable Water at Water Fountains, Canteen, Laboratory Eye/Emergency Wash etc.

CWS - Cold Water Supply Varied usage: Laboratory Work, Bathroom Sinks, Showers, Canteen, Cleaning, Top-up

DHW – Domestic Hot Water supply Bathroom Sinks, Showers, Canteen, Cleaning

RWHS – Rain Water Harvesting System Bathrooms for Toilet Flushing

Mains Water

Mains Water

RainwaterRainwater

Water SupplyWater Supply

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RWHS - RAINFALL COMPARISON

Galway

• In the West of Ireland, annual rainfall averages between 1,000mm and 1,250mm

• The annual average number of wet days (i.e. days with more than 1mm of rain) is approximately 225 days a year in parts of the west. (ref Met Éireann)

Thessaloniki

• In Thessaloniki the annual rainfall average is 445mm. (ref climate-data.org)

Rainfall Statistics

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STAKEHOLDERS AND OBJECTIVES

Key Stakeholders Project Objective

Pilot Objectives

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MEASURES TO MEET OBJECTIVES

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MEASURES – INCREASE AWARENESS

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MEASURES – PROMOTE EDUCATION

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MEASURES – REDUCE CONSUMPTION

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MEASURES – IMPROVE OPERATION

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ASSESSING SUCCESS & KPIS

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EARLY CONCLUSIONS

CONCLUSION COMMENT

High Profile Display of Current Water Usage Number Very Effective

Creating significant discussion and commentary from staff and students are aware of scale of volume

Managers are interested in concept and outputs of information but difficult to prioritise above emergency issues

Ensure that access to dashboard and information is as easy as possible – desktop icon/ weekly update

At NUIG encouraging interactions with interactive screen challenging screen not identifiable to users as interactive

Design changes to give visual prompt that screen is interactive being trialled

Consider water usage as Operation or System controlled and User controlled

Behavioural change in staff and students may be overshadowed

Water awareness baselines revealed high scores

May be difficult to increase awareness result from high baseline

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EARLY CONCLUSIONS

Thank you for your Attention

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