Modular life cycle assessment approach: Environmental impact of rainwater harvesting systems in urban water systems

A Teston, E Ghisi, ICM Vaz, TP Scolaro… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The environmental assessment of urban water systems through life cycle analysis can be
facilitated by using a modular approach. This study aimed to use such an approach to …

Environmental Impacts of Rainwater Harvesting Systems in Urban Areas Applying Life Cycle Assessment—LCA

MP Silva, J González, BBF da Costa, C Garrido… - Eng, 2023 - mdpi.com
Climate change poses a series of challenges to water management to satisfy society's
current and future needs. Considering water an essential resource for life, this research is …

Rainwater harvesting through roofs and stormwater harvesting through pervious pavements: a Life Cycle Assessment and decision-making comparison.

ICM Vaz, E Ghisi - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Water consumption and the building sector are among the top contributors to environmental
impacts worldwide. Also, sustainable practices have been constantly encouraged in both …

Environmental analysis of a domestic rainwater harvesting system: A case study in France

C Vialle, G Busset, L Tanfin… - Resources …, 2015 - Elsevier
Life cycle assessment methodology along with water footprint analysis was used to assess
the environmental impacts of a domestic rainwater harvesting system (RWH) in France …

Assessment of the environmental impact and investment feasibility analysis of rainwater use in houses

AK Marinoski, E Ghisi - WIT Transactions on Ecology and the …, 2011 - witpress.com
The main objective of this work is to assess the environmental impact and investment
feasibility analysis of rainwater harvesting systems for a low-cost house located in …

Modeling for sustainability: Life cycle assessment application to evaluate environmental performance of water recycling solutions at the dwelling level

S Zanni, SS Cipolla, E di Fusco, A Lenci… - Sustainable Production …, 2019 - Elsevier
The reduction in drinking water consumption, also through the reuse and recycling of
unconventional sources of water, has been identified as one of the goals of the sustainable …

Life cycle assessments of urban water systems: A comparative analysis of selected peer-reviewed literature

P Loubet, P Roux, E Loiseau, V Bellon-Maurel - Water Research, 2014 - Elsevier
Water is a growing concern in cities, and its sustainable management is very complex. Life
cycle assessment (LCA) has been increasingly used to assess the environmental impacts of …

Comprehensive environmental assessment of rainwater harvesting systems: a literature review

A Teston, T Piccinini Scolaro, J Kuntz Maykot, E Ghisi - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
The feasibility of installing rainwater harvesting systems in buildings is usually defined
based primarily on economic analysis. In this perspective, we reviewed the literature related …

Environmental performance of hybrid rainwater-greywater systems in residential buildings

AK Marinoski, E Ghisi - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2019 - Elsevier
The objective of this paper is to present and to apply a method based on Life Cycle Analysis
(LCA) which was used to assess the environmental performance of hybrid rainwater …

Introducing demand to supply ratio as a new metric for understanding life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from rainwater harvesting systems

JP Devkota, SJ Burian, H Tavakol-Davani… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2017 - Elsevier
Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is a decentralized approach to meet non-potable water supply
needs and stormwater management goals. Life cycle environmental impacts of RWH …