EFFICIENCY OF USE AND CONSUMPTION OF SHOWER WATER IN HOUSEHOLDS IN MEXICALI EVALUACION DE EFICIENCIA PARA EL APROVECHAMIENTO Y CONSUMO DE AGUA DE REGADERA EN HOGARES EN MEXICALI

Cesar Sanchez Ocampo,, Jorge Ignacio Anguiano Lizaola, Miriam Arlyn Tong Delgado and Miguel Angel Canales Rodriguez

Revista Global de Negocios, 2018, vol. 6, issue 4, 67-76

Abstract: Increasing population and water scarcity is making water a highly valued resource. The creation of systems and methods that allow water conservation and reuse is a worldwide need that brings social, environmental and economic benefits. Households that use these systems and implement savings policies create a competitive advantage, due to the economic and financial value of water. This study evaluates the efficiency of shower water consumption in households of Mexicali. Specifically, we examine the amount of water wasted in showers waiting for the water to reach the desired temperature of use. We also examine potential savings. A cross-sectional design was carried out with the application of an elaboration instrument. We consider the existing literature to formulate questions and interpret the results. The results indicate that, on average, four people live in a home that waits for two and a half minutes to shower in hot water for four and a half months of the year on average. The potential savings equals 7,350 liters per household per year, considering only the use of hot water in the shower

Keywords: Efficient Water Usage; Water Heater; Shower; Water Purging (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q56 R11 R22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.theibfr2.com/RePEc/ibf/rgnego/rgn-v6n4-2018/RGN-V6N4-2018-6.pdf (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ibf:rgnego:v:6:y:2018:i:4:p:67-76

Access Statistics for this article

Revista Global de Negocios is currently edited by Terrance Jalbert

More articles in Revista Global de Negocios from The Institute for Business and Finance Research
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Mercedes Jalbert ( this e-mail address is bad, please contact ).