Human Impact on the environment

 When you look at the history of humanity it's basically a relationship

between the two most complicated systems on Earth :Human society and nature.
Now , We are causing the devastation to our very foundation of our life

system that has given us birth.

We should come out of the illusion that people are separate from nature.

Pollution
Since the industrial revolution,

society has had a tendency to assume that the environment can absorb any amount of pollution.
Many of the most disastrous

incidents of pollution involve industrial chemicals that are toxic or carcinogenic

Pollution from thermal power plant

Pollution and Acid rain

Rain and snow carry the sulfuric

acid formed when sulfur reacts with water back to the surface in the form of acid rain.
It causes loss of species

diversity in bodies of water.

Destruction of trees and

organisms due to low pH levels in ground water.

Extinction of a lot of species.
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Trees killed due to acid rains

Depletion of Ozone Layer

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are

a class of chemicals involved in ozone destruction.

Coolant in refrigerators and air

conditioners propellant in aerosol dispensers release CFCs.

Ozone depletion will cause and

increase in the number of people who develop skin cancer and cataract.
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Ozone layer

Global Warming
Carbon dioxide in the

atmosphere influences global temperatures.Global warming during Earth's current interglacial warm period has greatly altered our environment and the distribution and diversity of all life.
Global surface temperature

increased 0.74 0.18 C (1.33 0.32 F) between the start and the end of the 20th century
Broader effects are expected to

include glacial retreat, arctic shrinkage, including long-term shrinkage of Greenland ice

Extinction of Species

Over the last 50 years, about

half the worlds rain forests have been destroyed for pasture and farmland or for timber
Rain forests have the highest

species diversity in Earth

It is estimated that at least 1/5 of

the worlds animals and plants will become extinct over the next 50 years

Non-replaceable Resources

Fossil fuels: Fossil fuels like coal, natural gas and petroleum products once used are not replaceable and will add global warming gasses in to the environment.

Loss of top soil: by repeatedly

turning over soil to eliminate weeds, by allowing animals to overgraze ranges and pastures, and by practicing poor land management we permit the wind and rain to remove more and more
Pollution

and depletion of ground water: Water seeps into aquifers at too slow a rate to replace the large amount of water being withdrawn for

Examples of Disastrous Events

In the early 1970s, Lake Erie

was so polluted from large amounts of industrial chemicals that few fish could survive there
The Exxon Valdez ran around

on the Alaska coast in 1989, spilling 11 million gallons of oil and killing thousands of marine animals. Even today the evidence of damage to local wildlife continues to mount
UN estimates by the middle of

the century there may be 150 million environmental refugees at any given time from climate change.
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Katrina

Natural calamities

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The 5 components of solving any environmental problem

Assessment

Risk analysis

Public education

Political action

Follow-through

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Assessment
The gathering of information

Data collection

Performing experiments

Make predictions

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Risk Analysis

Use the information from assessment to predict the consequences of

environmental intervention
Evaluate the potential to solve the problem as well as any adverse

effects the plan might create

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Public Education

Inform the public

Explain the problem in understandable terms

Present alternative actions

Explain probable costs and results

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Political Action

The public, through its elected officials, selects and implements a

course of action.
Exercise your right to vote.

Write to elected officials.

Support special interest groups.

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Global Warming Solutions

Reducing the amount of gas released in the atmosphere : energy efficiency

renewable energy
vehicle technology solutions Increase the efficiency of photosynthesis

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Why aren't we responding to climate change?

First and foremost : economy

>>The greatest weapon of mass destruction is corporate economic globalization. >>People think that, to implement eco-friendly measures

is expensive.
Lack of awareness

>>Many people still dont know what is green house effect.

>>what extent it is damging our eco-system

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Fundamental opportunity cost of economic growth

As the economy grows, it displaces, it encroaches upon the biosphere,

and this is a fundamental cost

What would it cost us to take carbon dioxide out of the air and put

oxygen back in it, which all the green things do for us for nothing.
What would it cost to pollinating all of the flowering plants.

In our modern globalized world growth continues to be the focus of

many corporations and governments who deplete our environment for economic gain.

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What BLAZE can offer?

Blaze considered both environment and economy to design products which keep balance between both of them. One of its kind is BLAZE occupancy based lighting system.

On an average 30% of the energy on lighting can saved by implementing occupancy based lighting.
There are other indirect benefits from occupancy based lighting like: reduction in Air conditioning bills etc.

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How occupancy based lighting works (example)

Provide light when and where it is required an egress path for late night workers eliminates unnecessary energy usage after hours.

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Estimates average saving potential for different space types using occupancy sensors
Private office 1350% Conference room 2265%

Classroom 4046%
Restrooms 3090% Corridors 3080% Store areas (including warehouses) 4580%

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Detection pattern of Occupancy sensors

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Features Blaze Occupancy sensors

All occupancy detection sensors feature advanced robust wireless

RF platform
Easy installation with out retrofit or reconstruction On-board management selectable setting for maximum control

without requiring advanced technical knowledge

Multiple rooms, HVAC and balcony doors easily accommodated

with no additional wiring required

Occupancy detection only requires single occupant movement.

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Wide range of cost effective and reliable occupancy sensor are available with BLAZE

ROI - Conclusions
Average ROI for 30% saving: 18-24 months

Note: Here we have assumed that the Lighting fixtures are ON 12 -14 hours per day and there is a saving of only 30% [averaged considering all the areas in a typical corporate setup] of the energy for Lighting through Occupancy sensors. This also includes savings through indirect savings.

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What it contributes to environment

Suppose if you going to save minimum

of10000KWh per month for you whole building see how it will help environment 10000 90
90

7.5

450

37.5

Note: Reference for this calculation: http://www.carbonify.com/carbon-calculator.htm 25

Thank you
For further details please write to us at: contact@blazeautomation.com Tel: +91 40 6457 2220

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