The Municipality of Abu Dhabi City is taking part in the World Future Energy Summit to be held in the capital Abu Dhabi from 16 to 19 January in the context of its vision of ensuring a superior quality of life and a sustainable environment to the residents of Abu Dhabi.
Now entering its fifth year, the World Future Energy Summit is considered the world's premier annual forum concerned with fostering the development of renewable energy, energy consumption efficiency, and waste & water management techniques.
The Summit is expected to be attended by more than 26,000 persons hailing from 140 countries, including 3,000 delegates, 650 exhibitors and 20 national pavilions.
The Town Planning Sector at the Municipality of Abu Dhabi City will exhibit a model of the Energy Demand Management Project applied in the existing buildings of East 3 Sector in Abu Dhabi city during the round-table session, which will be held on 18 January.
During the Summit, the Municipal Infrastructure and Assets Sector will showcase 5 vital projects in the field of infrastructure sustainability namely: Recycling asphalt using cold asphalt recycling technique, where roads maintenance works are being carried out using reclaimed materials, compared to the customary maintenance process where road's different layers are removed and rebuilt using new materials.
A pilot project has been implemented in Street 16 at Shahama, where the Municipality of Abu Dhabi City conducted a comprehensive study spanning all phases of the project which concluded that using cold asphalt technology in roads rehabilitation process has proven to be both technically and financially feasible.
The Sector will also showcase the Central Control System of Irrigation Networks & Stations, and Storm-Water Drainage in Abu Dhabi city, known as SCADA; which was introduced by the Municipality of Abu Dhabi City with the aim of rationing the distribution of irrigation water in a precise way, facilitating maintenance processes, and ensuring prompt response to emergency incidents. SCADA is one of the world's most widely used systems featuring performance efficiency, and a design tailored to address all changes & developments such as the progress and construction boom witnessed by the emirate of Abu Dhabi.
Projects to be showcased in the event also include Using Plastic Networks in Fixing and Strengthening Roads' Asphalt Pavement Layers aimed at applying the principles of sustainability to roads and infrastructure projects in Abu Dhabi; which is part & parcel of the Municipality's strategic objectives.
Compliance with sustainability requirements means examining a host of parameters which include the project's functions, performance efficiency, technological advancement, and life-cycle cost. It also encompasses addressing public health & safety issues, rationalizing the use of energy & raw materials, and minimizing the adverse environmental impacts.
The Municipal Infrastructure and Assets Sector will also exhibit the General Street Lighting Strategy adopted in Abu Dhabi, which aims at developing a sustainable and long-term lighting policy in order to cut down the economic and environmental costs of excess lighting by modifying the standards of luminous intensity of roads, as well as introducing new energy-efficient lighting techniques with minimal maintenance requirements.
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Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Sassoon makes plastic surgeries affordable
Over the last three years, the plastic surgery unit of Sassoon has evolved as a prominent centre in western Maharashtra with patients coming here not just from the Kolhapur belt but from other states as well. Since 2009, the unit has carried out about 1,300 reconstructive and cosmetic procedures.
Reconstructive surgeries include correcting burn deformities and birth anomalies while breast augmentation, creating dimples and liposuction fall in the cosmetic surgery category.
"We cover the entire spectrum of plastic and cosmetic surgery and try to provide international quality care to our patients at Sassoon Hospital," said plastic and cosmetic surgeon Parag Sahasrabudhe, who is an associate professor at Sassoon.
"People come not just from Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur and Solapur but also from Vidarbha and Konkan regions. Some come from neighbouring states of Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. Most of them need reconstructive surgeries to cover up a defacement or correct a birth defect," Sahasrabudhe said.
Disfigurement of the face or dysfunction of any body part can lead to severe psychological repercussions such as lowered self-esteem and altered social image. Depression, state of anxiety and phobias or panic conditions may creep in. Such conditions may lead an affected individual to withdraw from the society. There are many who need such surgeries but cannot afford the cost in private hospitals. For example, a girl with absent breast development or excess breast development faces difficulties and societal pressure at the time of marriage.
"A lot of young girls want to go for breast augmentation or breast reduction surgery. Besides, there are people who have nose deformities. They are treated here for a very reasonable price," said plastic surgeon Nikhil Panse, assistant professor in plastic surgery at Sassoon.
The unit at Sassoon primarily treats congenital anomalies, hand injury reconstruction, maxillofacial reconstruction, post-burn and post-trauma reconstruction, post- malignancy reconstruction, post-leprosy reconstruction and cosmetic surgeries. "Most accident victims needing plastic surgeries are usually poor and are from the unorganized sector. We perform all types of complex reconstructive procedures. In addition, have started doing cosmetic procedures like breast implant, body contouring, dimple creation etc," Sahasrabuddhe said.
"Though the surgery cost is bare minimum, we do not provide the implant. Like private hospitals, we ask the patients to buy the implant from outside on the doctor's advise," he said.
The plastic surgery unit has state-of-the-art operation theaters and equipment that could be compared to any private set-up in the country. "We have two operation theaters with central air conditioner and laminar flow needed for infection control and LED lights for operation table. The camera is integrated inside the OT lights in such a way that the details of surgeries can be watched by grooming doctors on a wall mounted LCD television set," Sahasrabudhe said.
"The department has all the clinical paraphernalia needed which includes expensive surgical instruments," Sahasrabudhe said. Besides the central library of BJMC, there is a separate library of the plastic surgery department wherein textbooks, national and international medical journals are available for trainees.
Reconstructive surgeries include correcting burn deformities and birth anomalies while breast augmentation, creating dimples and liposuction fall in the cosmetic surgery category.
"We cover the entire spectrum of plastic and cosmetic surgery and try to provide international quality care to our patients at Sassoon Hospital," said plastic and cosmetic surgeon Parag Sahasrabudhe, who is an associate professor at Sassoon.
"People come not just from Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur and Solapur but also from Vidarbha and Konkan regions. Some come from neighbouring states of Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. Most of them need reconstructive surgeries to cover up a defacement or correct a birth defect," Sahasrabudhe said.
Disfigurement of the face or dysfunction of any body part can lead to severe psychological repercussions such as lowered self-esteem and altered social image. Depression, state of anxiety and phobias or panic conditions may creep in. Such conditions may lead an affected individual to withdraw from the society. There are many who need such surgeries but cannot afford the cost in private hospitals. For example, a girl with absent breast development or excess breast development faces difficulties and societal pressure at the time of marriage.
"A lot of young girls want to go for breast augmentation or breast reduction surgery. Besides, there are people who have nose deformities. They are treated here for a very reasonable price," said plastic surgeon Nikhil Panse, assistant professor in plastic surgery at Sassoon.
The unit at Sassoon primarily treats congenital anomalies, hand injury reconstruction, maxillofacial reconstruction, post-burn and post-trauma reconstruction, post- malignancy reconstruction, post-leprosy reconstruction and cosmetic surgeries. "Most accident victims needing plastic surgeries are usually poor and are from the unorganized sector. We perform all types of complex reconstructive procedures. In addition, have started doing cosmetic procedures like breast implant, body contouring, dimple creation etc," Sahasrabuddhe said.
"Though the surgery cost is bare minimum, we do not provide the implant. Like private hospitals, we ask the patients to buy the implant from outside on the doctor's advise," he said.
The plastic surgery unit has state-of-the-art operation theaters and equipment that could be compared to any private set-up in the country. "We have two operation theaters with central air conditioner and laminar flow needed for infection control and LED lights for operation table. The camera is integrated inside the OT lights in such a way that the details of surgeries can be watched by grooming doctors on a wall mounted LCD television set," Sahasrabudhe said.
"The department has all the clinical paraphernalia needed which includes expensive surgical instruments," Sahasrabudhe said. Besides the central library of BJMC, there is a separate library of the plastic surgery department wherein textbooks, national and international medical journals are available for trainees.
Wednesday, 7 December 2011
Good return on investment: LED holiday lights
If you're not yet familiar with LED lighting, it's time to illuminate yourself, lest you be considered an LUD (that's short for Luddite, a 19th-century English anti-industrialist, now synonymous with anyone who's way behind the times with technology). But don't worry; all you need to know about LEDs is that they're good lightbulbs. Better than incandescent, halogen and, yes, fluorescent.
LEDs happen to be ideal for decorative things like holiday lights, because they burn bright but cool, they last for a very long time and they cost very little to run. There's just one catch: LED lights are relatively expensive to buy. So the question we're addressing this holiday season is: Are they worth it?
Conventional holiday lights have become disposable goods. They're so cheap and so cheaply made that we expect to get about two seasons out of a string before cursing it and replacing it with another $3 set. And if you pay that little, you know you're getting the kind that are wired to go out entirely if just one tiny bulb has a problem. LED lighting should change all that.
A good set of LED lights features "stay-on" wiring, plastic (not glass) bulbs, a three-year warrantee and an estimated 20,000 hours of bulb life. Compare that last number to Consumer Reports' finding incandescent holiday lights that started burning out before 2,000 hours. LEDs also use 70 to 90 percent less energy to run, and therein lies your best bet for a favorable ROI (that's short for return on investment, for any financial Luddites out there).
Chances are, you'll run your holiday lights for about a month, from sometime after Thanksgiving to sometime after New Year's. If your outdoor lights are on for an average of five hours per day, that's a total operating time of 155 hours per season.
You can assume your cost of electricity is around 11 cents per kilowatt hour (a commonly used national average). Looking at two comparable strings of 100 miniature lights (produced by the same well-known company), the LED version uses about 8 watts per string; the incandescent version uses about 50 watts per string.
The LED lights would save you 71.4 cents per string, per season. If you have 10 strings, that's a total of $7.14 per year. Add to that savings the likelihood of LED lights lasting much longer than conventional lights and you'll see it's a good bet that LEDs will cost less in the long run. They're also guaranteed to be 70 to 90 percent better for the environment (not to mention that their longevity means less low-grade PVC plastic in the landfill).
If you decide to take the plunge this year and switch to LED holiday lights, it's a good idea to go with a reputable brand and, whenever possible, choose lights with the Energy Star label. According to the Energy Star website, decorative lights that earn the ENERGY STAR offer a three-year warranty and are "independently tested to meet strict lifetime and electrical requirements."
It's the lifetime testing you should be concerned with, because if CFL (compact fluorescent lamps) are any indication, poorly manufactured LED lights may survive only a fraction of their estimated lifespan.
LEDs happen to be ideal for decorative things like holiday lights, because they burn bright but cool, they last for a very long time and they cost very little to run. There's just one catch: LED lights are relatively expensive to buy. So the question we're addressing this holiday season is: Are they worth it?
Conventional holiday lights have become disposable goods. They're so cheap and so cheaply made that we expect to get about two seasons out of a string before cursing it and replacing it with another $3 set. And if you pay that little, you know you're getting the kind that are wired to go out entirely if just one tiny bulb has a problem. LED lighting should change all that.
A good set of LED lights features "stay-on" wiring, plastic (not glass) bulbs, a three-year warrantee and an estimated 20,000 hours of bulb life. Compare that last number to Consumer Reports' finding incandescent holiday lights that started burning out before 2,000 hours. LEDs also use 70 to 90 percent less energy to run, and therein lies your best bet for a favorable ROI (that's short for return on investment, for any financial Luddites out there).
Chances are, you'll run your holiday lights for about a month, from sometime after Thanksgiving to sometime after New Year's. If your outdoor lights are on for an average of five hours per day, that's a total operating time of 155 hours per season.
You can assume your cost of electricity is around 11 cents per kilowatt hour (a commonly used national average). Looking at two comparable strings of 100 miniature lights (produced by the same well-known company), the LED version uses about 8 watts per string; the incandescent version uses about 50 watts per string.
The LED lights would save you 71.4 cents per string, per season. If you have 10 strings, that's a total of $7.14 per year. Add to that savings the likelihood of LED lights lasting much longer than conventional lights and you'll see it's a good bet that LEDs will cost less in the long run. They're also guaranteed to be 70 to 90 percent better for the environment (not to mention that their longevity means less low-grade PVC plastic in the landfill).
If you decide to take the plunge this year and switch to LED holiday lights, it's a good idea to go with a reputable brand and, whenever possible, choose lights with the Energy Star label. According to the Energy Star website, decorative lights that earn the ENERGY STAR offer a three-year warranty and are "independently tested to meet strict lifetime and electrical requirements."
It's the lifetime testing you should be concerned with, because if CFL (compact fluorescent lamps) are any indication, poorly manufactured LED lights may survive only a fraction of their estimated lifespan.
Thursday, 17 November 2011
Light bulb bursting causes foul odor
Cleburne firefighters responded to a report of a high-efficiency light bulb bursting and causing an odor in the home at 6:55 p.m. Tuesday in the 200 block of Cleveland Street. The homeowners, who were on the porch when firefighters arrived, led the way to the kitchen where the light in question is located.
The homeowner told firefighters that the electric stove went off and tripped a breaker earlier after his wife turned it on. A few minutes later she heard a pop and saw a blue flash from the light fixture in the ceiling.
The woman told firefighters she exited the house because she thought the bulbs were high efficiency and might put off toxic gas. Firefighters checked the fixture with a good bulb, which seemed to work fine and turned the breaker to the stove back on.
The homeowner said he installed the stove recently and wired the power cord himself. Firefighters advised him to turn the breaker to the stove back off until an electrician could check it out. Firefighters checked the attic for signs of smoke, odor or fire. Finding none, they cleared the scene.
Firefighters responded to a report of smoke at 6:02 p.m. the same day in the 1400 block of Smoothe Stone Drive. They arrived to find the home filled with smoke. Occupants informed them there was no fire but that a pot of beans boiled dry on the stove and filled the residence with smoke.
Firefighters set fans to clear the smoke. They also monitored the residence for carbon monoxide. The initial reading registered 12 ppm and increased to 20 ppm on subsequent reading. Firefighters set additional fans and remained on scene until the CO reading registered zero.
The driver of a Dodge Ram drove to the Cleburne Police Department to report a hit-and-run. The accident occurred about 4:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at the intersection of Colorado and East Willingham streets.
The Dodge driver was traveling southbound on Colorado Street toward East Willingham Street at the same time the driver of a Jeep Commander was parked facing east at the East Willingham Street stop sign.
The Dodge driver told police that the Jeep driver failed to yield right of way while turning onto Colorado Street, which caused the Dodge to hit the Jeep.
The Dodge driver said the Jeep then fled the scene but that he followed him long enough to copy the licence plate number and then drove to the police department.
Police responded to a storage unit burglary at 2:01 p.m. Sunday in the 300 block of West Westhill Drive. Someone broke into the unit and stole several items. Items stolen include a Craftsman table saw, Craftsman electric miter saw, Craftsman corded power drill, Craftsman wrench set, Craftsman socket set and a red tool box containing assorted tools.
At 5:09 p.m. Tuesday at CPD a man reported that someone stole a company check, which they cashed into their personal account. Investigation into the matter continues.
The homeowner told firefighters that the electric stove went off and tripped a breaker earlier after his wife turned it on. A few minutes later she heard a pop and saw a blue flash from the light fixture in the ceiling.
The woman told firefighters she exited the house because she thought the bulbs were high efficiency and might put off toxic gas. Firefighters checked the fixture with a good bulb, which seemed to work fine and turned the breaker to the stove back on.
The homeowner said he installed the stove recently and wired the power cord himself. Firefighters advised him to turn the breaker to the stove back off until an electrician could check it out. Firefighters checked the attic for signs of smoke, odor or fire. Finding none, they cleared the scene.
Firefighters responded to a report of smoke at 6:02 p.m. the same day in the 1400 block of Smoothe Stone Drive. They arrived to find the home filled with smoke. Occupants informed them there was no fire but that a pot of beans boiled dry on the stove and filled the residence with smoke.
Firefighters set fans to clear the smoke. They also monitored the residence for carbon monoxide. The initial reading registered 12 ppm and increased to 20 ppm on subsequent reading. Firefighters set additional fans and remained on scene until the CO reading registered zero.
The driver of a Dodge Ram drove to the Cleburne Police Department to report a hit-and-run. The accident occurred about 4:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at the intersection of Colorado and East Willingham streets.
The Dodge driver was traveling southbound on Colorado Street toward East Willingham Street at the same time the driver of a Jeep Commander was parked facing east at the East Willingham Street stop sign.
The Dodge driver told police that the Jeep driver failed to yield right of way while turning onto Colorado Street, which caused the Dodge to hit the Jeep.
The Dodge driver said the Jeep then fled the scene but that he followed him long enough to copy the licence plate number and then drove to the police department.
Police responded to a storage unit burglary at 2:01 p.m. Sunday in the 300 block of West Westhill Drive. Someone broke into the unit and stole several items. Items stolen include a Craftsman table saw, Craftsman electric miter saw, Craftsman corded power drill, Craftsman wrench set, Craftsman socket set and a red tool box containing assorted tools.
At 5:09 p.m. Tuesday at CPD a man reported that someone stole a company check, which they cashed into their personal account. Investigation into the matter continues.
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Bayonne Medical Center first in N.J. to sign on to EPA's Green Team program
Bayonne Medical Center on Friday became the first hospital in New Jersey to sign onto the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Team program aimed at curbing energy consumption, slashing carbon emissions and cutting waste.
Daniel A. Kane, CEO and president of the Bayonne Medical Center, and EPA Regional Deputy Administrator George Pavlou signed the agreement at a ceremony in front of the hospital on Avenue E.
Under the agreement, the BMC will take part in the EPA’s Energy Star program by slashing energy consumption by 10 percent. “We are an environmentally conscious hospital and committed to our green programs and initiatives,” Kane said. “This commitment reinforces our commitment to improve the lives of our patients by providing high quality cost effective health care in response to the needs of residents of Bayonne and Hudson County.”
New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez said that installing solar panels on the parking garage roof will produce 255,000 kilowatt hours of energy annually the equivalent of reducing carbon emissions by 176 tons a year, officials said.
“There is no questions that the Bayonne Medical Center will become one of the greenest medical centers in America, ” Menendez said.
BMC will also join EPA’s WasterWise program, which aims to boost solid industrial waste recycling, including medical equipment, lamps, fluorescent bulbs, batteries and lamps.
BMC has agreed to compost food waste, install energy efficient HVAC systems, and conserve water by collecting storm water for irrigation.
Daniel A. Kane, CEO and president of the Bayonne Medical Center, and EPA Regional Deputy Administrator George Pavlou signed the agreement at a ceremony in front of the hospital on Avenue E.
Under the agreement, the BMC will take part in the EPA’s Energy Star program by slashing energy consumption by 10 percent. “We are an environmentally conscious hospital and committed to our green programs and initiatives,” Kane said. “This commitment reinforces our commitment to improve the lives of our patients by providing high quality cost effective health care in response to the needs of residents of Bayonne and Hudson County.”
New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez said that installing solar panels on the parking garage roof will produce 255,000 kilowatt hours of energy annually the equivalent of reducing carbon emissions by 176 tons a year, officials said.
“There is no questions that the Bayonne Medical Center will become one of the greenest medical centers in America, ” Menendez said.
BMC will also join EPA’s WasterWise program, which aims to boost solid industrial waste recycling, including medical equipment, lamps, fluorescent bulbs, batteries and lamps.
BMC has agreed to compost food waste, install energy efficient HVAC systems, and conserve water by collecting storm water for irrigation.
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