Air handling systems were designed to use as little energy as possible, whilst ensuring a healthy, fresh indoor environment.
In fact, the COVID-19 pandemic was almost undetectable in terms of carbon emissions, with the highest ever emissions growth in 2019/2020.Although it felt like the world economy stopped in certain ways, it really didn’t.
Construction and manufacturing continued throughout the pandemic, as did the production of steel and concrete.What this really highlights though, is that while our own personal behaviour does contribute to the climate crisis, it’s actually the much larger macroeconomy that’s driving very large amounts of the emissions..Although the reality of this situation is actually invisible to most people, it’s imperative that we start doing more than we’re currently doing.
Nuclear power could become a key part of our decarbonisation strategy, and we’re starting to see an interesting shift take place.The traditional, anti-nuclear left is beginning to become marginalised.
In fact, Gogan says that the representation from nuclear, and the appetite for these new nuclear, advanced heat technologies, was strong at COP26.
She’s also pleased with the decision to have an annual holding to account, rather than the five year timeframe we’ve previously been using.Green spaces offer opportunities for both leisure activities and vital employment to prisoners, encouraging them to value their environment.. Barless windows that do not open and have integrated ventilation grills.
This type of glazing provides comparable security without the need for bars addressing specific security threats, preventing waste being thrown from windows and reducing noise spreading beyond the prison wall.. Social interaction between staff and prisoners is key to rehabilitation.Victorian-style gallery blocks with a warden’s desk at one end have been abandoned in favour of a staff station placed more centrally, in a way that encourages interaction rather than observation.. Main, central functions like dining, exercise equipment and access to medical care have been broken up and placed in each house block.
Each block can contain a kitchen for communal cooking, classrooms, cardio gym equipment, a medicine point and laundry services, to create an environment more conducive to rehabilitation..The prisons are designed with the ability to fine-tune security.
(Editor: Eco Bottles)