Water. One of the more challenging aspects of the six planned council building projects is to ensure that they have a minimal effect on the environment with respect to the provision of water and waste disposal systems that reduce carbon emissions while minimizing water demand and waste production (Pacione 2007)
5). Likewise, the demand for energy-efficient housing has been met with the increased use of construction methods that are intended to reduce energy waste and create carefully controlled indoor environments (Petronella, Thomas, Stone, Goldblum & Brooks 2005)
Orienting all council property buildings to maximize the efficiency of passive energy systems. While this approach would appear to be a cost-effective and straightforward method to optimize passive energy systems, there may be some trade-offs involved that will adversely affect the aesthetics and maintenance of the project (Punter 2010; Baird 2001)
21). The benchmarking of the above-described proposals will be based on the Code for Sustainable Homes (hereinafter "the Code"), introduced in England in 2006, which is a voluntary standard that is intended to improve the overall sustainability of new housing construction (Rozee 2008)
The use of renewable energy sources in the six council building projects is consistent with current local, regional and national guidance. For instance, following the release of national planning guidance on renewable energy in 2004, the London Borough of Merton established a target for all new major construction projects consisting of ten dwellings or 1000m2 of non-residential development of providing at least 10% of their energy use through the use of on-site renewable energy resources that reduce carbon dioxide emissions (Schroeder & Bulkeley 2009)
The power goes to the transformer and distributed later as the electricity. Meanwhile, the excess of water from the process exits through the outflow passage, into the normal stream or river on the other side of the dam (Bonsor, 2003
The system utilizes the high-head hydro principle, which generates energy from the water stream. Water molecules contain potential energy, when after acceleration of its fall from the top of the dam is converted into kinetic energy, which then spins the turbine (Ordal, 2002
The gravitation force draw fishes into the penstock, and the sharp blades of the turbine instantly bash them into pieces or leave them injured. In North America, the dam operation is reported in endangering young fishes life, as the fishes are sucked into the pipes and smashed onto the wall, while others are killed for increasing water pressure inside the unit (Stoner, 2002
When the Rudd government cancelled the rebate for families installing solar panels on the roof of their home in 2008, the industry took a nosedive (Beer, 2008). European manufacturers in particular cited the lack of government support for the lack of private investment in the Australian solar panel industry (Millar, 2009)
However, whereas decidedly cloudier countries such as Germany have used strong government incentives to create a burgeoning market for solar panels, the same cannot be said for Australia. When the Rudd government cancelled the rebate for families installing solar panels on the roof of their home in 2008, the industry took a nosedive (Beer, 2008)
The shift in government priorities away from solar energy has hampered the development of what should be a natural industry for Australia (Millar, 2009). Outside of Australia, the industry has remained robust even in the face of the global economic downturn, with production and sales quickly returning to pre-recession levels by the end of 2009 (Young, 2010)
The rapid increase in production and emergence of multiple Chinese firms as global players in the market has driven down the costs associated with the production and installation of a number of photovoltaic devices, solar panels included. This has been countered by the fact that this strong demand has pushed up the price of some inputs, although this is expected to reverse by late 2010 (Waldoks, 2010)
Should the election result in a victory for Tony Abbott, the odds of new incentives being introduced to spur demand for alternative energy development would be very low. Segmentation Strategy There are many ways by which a market can be segmented -- demographics, geography, psychographics and behavior (Rajeev, 2010)
A study released in early 2010 introduced a program intended to bring renewable energy to 100% of the country's usage by 2020. Currently, solar energy accounts for 1% and wind energy for 1% as well, with coal supplying 80% of Australia's electricity needs (Feldman, 2010)
Moreover, the renovation is necessary because it assists in reducing the climate change and pollution. (Courtney, 2012)
Thus, the solar PV will be able to save 445g of carbon emission from the 3,000 kWh solar power annually. (Kraemer, Hu, Muto, Chen,