Water efficiency analysis in the classroom building and hydraulics laboratory of the Faculty of Engineering, Physical Sciences And Mathematic – Central University of Ecuador
| Autor: | Portilla, Carlos Andres Valenzuela |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Gomes, Ricardo de Jesus, Afonso, Armando B. Silva, Tobar, Freddy Muñoz |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) instacron:RCAAP CIÊNCIAVITAE |
| Popis: | Ecuador, located in the middle of the world, is one of the smallest countries in South America with the largest number of surface and underground freshwater resources. The global impact that affects the world reserves of this natural resource, also affects the countries of the region due to an accelerated population growth, climate change, the obsoleting of technology and the shortage of habits about the need to reduce excessive consumption and waste of drinking water. The highest rate of drinking water consumption among the countries of South America is from Ecuador, with more than 237 liters/(inhabitant.day). This alarming figure is one of the reasons why it is important to reduce drinking water consumption in non-residential buildings without affecting the comfort of users. The main objective of this work is to analyze the water efficiency of university buildings in Quito through the application of the calculation model suggested by the Portuguese Association for Quality in Building Services Installations (ANQIP). Different strategies and techniques are applied to fulfill this objective, among them, the architectural and hydro-sanitary characterization of the buildings, the evaluation of each sanitary device and its water efficiency, as well as the determination of volumetric flows in the facilities of the buildings that form part of the case study. The gradual shortage of drinking water generates the need to find alternative sources for the supply of this resource. The design of a rainwater harvesting system becomes the integral solution proposed to supply water for non-potable uses, to reduce consumptions of potable water, to reduce billing costs and to transform buildings into hydraulically sustainable projects. It is concluded that rainwater harvesting systems provide important volumes of water for non-drinking purposes in buildings such as university establishments. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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