How Green Buildings Affect on Urban Infrastructure The Effect Of Reduced Water Consumption In Houses On Urban Waterworks And Sewage Systems

Autor: Tatsuo Oka, Noriyoshi Yokoo
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development. 2:213-218
ISSN: 2093-7628
2093-761X
Popis: Environmental issues are increasingly getting concern in recent years and various environmental strategies are implemented in building level and city level. Green building or high performance building strategies is getting to be popular and enhanced in many cities today. The effect of wide spreading green buildings at the city level, however, is not clear from findings obtained from the perspective of individual buildings. In studying and planning effective building policies and measures, it is important to also consider the characteristics of cities and their infrastructures condition. In this light, we carried out case studies and quantified the environmental load reduction and economic effects of environmental measures taken at the individual building level to elucidate their effects on the city level. From among the various parameters of environmental performance, this analysis focuses on water consumption in buildings and its effects on urban water and sewage systems as one of examples. In this study...
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