Saving water at schools
Websites:
- Project website: http://schoolswater.co.za
- Project dashboard: http://schools.bridgiot.co.za
- Project blog: http://www.bridgiot.co.za/blog/
Videos
- The launch with Shoprite at Cape Talk: Video
- How it works (Explainer video): Video
- The intro video (At Hector Peterson Secondary): Video
- The update (Yomelela Primary): Video
- The prize-giving: Video
In the press:
- The radio interview that started it all: Link
- CNN article on our project: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/23/business/cape-town-drought-water-meter-intl/index.html
- Full CNN episode: https://youtu.be/6z_E7UwDvGU
- Cape Talk article on our project: http://www.702.co.za/articles/361842/cape-town-water-saving-invention-goes-global
Publications:
- Pilot study: https://engrxiv.org/c7ujh/
- Assessing poverty and governance vs. usage: https://engrxiv.org/5wy8s/
- Maintenance results: https://engrxiv.org/45cf9/
- Behavioural results: https://engrxiv.org/7kzwv/
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Coverage in children’s book.
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Explainer video of what we do at schools.
Cutting electricity costs at schools
In the press:
- The Conversation article: https://theconversation.com/light-in-the-darkness-how-south-african-schools-should-cut-their-electricity-costs-153748
- Radio interview: https://www.capetalk.co.za/podcasts/144/afternoon-drive-with-john-maytham/473283/how-south-african-schools-can-cut-their-electricity-costs
Websites:
- Project website: http://www.greenclassroom.co.za
- Project website: http://blogs.sun.ac.za/wattanda/
- Social impact (uni site) http://www.sun.ac.za/si/en-za/Pages/initiative.aspx?iid=1047
Publications:
- M.J. Booysen, J. Samuels, S.S. Grobbelaar, “LED there be light: The impact of a lighting efficiency campaign at poor schools in South Africa“, Energy and Buildings, 2021, Link
- J.A. Samuels, S.S. Grobbelaar, M.J. Booysen “Light-years apart: Energy usage by schools across the South African affluence divide”, Energy Research and Social Science, 2020 Link
- J.A. Samuels, M.J. Booysen, “Chalk, talk, and energy efficiency: Saving electricity at South African schools through staff training and smart meter data visualisation”, Energy Research and Social Science, vol 56, 2019 Link
- S. Gerber, A. Rix, M.J. Booysen, “Towards sustainable developing cities: A simplified forecasting model for sizing grid-tied PV using monthly electricity bills”, Sustainable Cities and Society, accepted 2020 Link
- S. Gerber, A. Rix, M.J. Booysen, “Combining grid-tied PV and intelligent water heater control to reduce the energy costs at schools in South Africa”, Energy for Sustainable Development, vol 50 pp. 117-125, June 2019 Link
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