This activity is part of a Local Action Plan, which is part of
the structure of the City of Buenos Aries Environmental
Protection Agency’s Local Initiative on climate change. Through
the installation of solar water heaters in homes in the Los
Piletones in the southern part of the city, the activity aims to
improve environmental quality and quality of life for
inhabitants through sustainable technologies and knowledge
transfer. The five pilot solar water heaters installed use an
average of four panels collectors (community centre) and 2 solar
panels (residential homes) attached to water accumulator tanks
of 650 and 175 liters respectively. While exact results for
greenhouse gas reductions was not available, anecdotal evidence
suggests that the project is having an impact on the quality of
life for the beneficiaries. The pilot solar water heaters
installed at the community center work with four 2 m2 panels
collectors attached to a water accumulator tank of 650lt. In the
case of residential homes, one 2 m2 solar