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Imperial College Water Consumption 2010 Final

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5.1 General notes .................................................................................................................................... 19<br />

5.2 Sherfield ............................................................................................................................................. 20<br />

5.2.1 Metering location ...................................................................................................................... 21<br />

5.2.2 Telemetry data .......................................................................................................................... 21<br />

5.3 Royal School of Mines ....................................................................................................................... 23<br />

5.3.1 Metering locations..................................................................................................................... 24<br />

5.3.2 Telemetry Data .......................................................................................................................... 24<br />

5.4 Royal Society of Chemistry 1 (Chemistry RCS1) ................................................................................ 25<br />

5.4.1 Metering Locations .................................................................................................................... 25<br />

5.4.2 Telemetry................................................................................................................................... 26<br />

5.5 Sir Alexander Fleming ........................................................................................................................ 28<br />

5.6 Metering Locations ............................................................................................................................ 29<br />

5.7 Telemetry .......................................................................................................................................... 29<br />

6 Occupant questionnaire ............................................................................................................................ 31<br />

6.1 Description of the sample ................................................................................................................. 31<br />

6.2 Awareness of water resource and scarcity ....................................................................................... 31<br />

6.2.1 Question 1: <strong>Water</strong> is an important resource ............................................................................. 31<br />

6.2.2 Question 2: <strong>Water</strong> scarcity is an issue for concern in the UK ................................................... 32<br />

6.2.3 Questions 4 & 5: Regarding observation and reporting running taps or leaks at the <strong>College</strong> .. 33<br />

6.2.4 Questions 6 – 10: Regarding the perceived attitude and education provided by the <strong>College</strong> . 33<br />

6.2.5 Summary .................................................................................................................................... 35<br />

7 Laboratory interviews ................................................................................................................................ 36<br />

7.1 Behavioural ........................................................................................................................................ 36<br />

7.2 Technical and infrastructural ............................................................................................................. 36<br />

7.3 Policy.................................................................................................................................................. 37<br />

7.4 Financial ............................................................................................................................................. 37<br />

8 Conclusions ................................................................................................................................................ 38<br />

8.1 General conclusions........................................................................................................................... 38<br />

8.2 Infrastructure..................................................................................................................................... 38<br />

8.3 Policy.................................................................................................................................................. 38<br />

8.4 <strong>Consumption</strong> ..................................................................................................................................... 38<br />

9 Recommendations ..................................................................................................................................... 40<br />

9.1 Sustainable water management strategy – Establishing a <strong>Water</strong> Management Plan (WMP) .......... 40<br />

9.2 Recommendations for reducing the <strong>College</strong>’s water consumption .................................................. 41<br />

9.2.1 Short term ................................................................................................................................. 41<br />

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