Energy intensity of rainwater harvesting systems: A review

AS Vieira, CD Beal, E Ghisi, RA Stewart - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Rainwater Harvesting Systems (RHS) are increasingly used in buildings to mitigate
water shortage and rising prices of centralised water supply. Notwithstanding the benefits of …

[HTML][HTML] Real-world sustainability analysis of an innovative decentralized water system with rainwater harvesting and wastewater reclamation

J Zang, M Kumar, D Werner - Journal of Environmental Management, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigated an innovative decentralized water system which combined rainwater
harvesting with wastewater reclamation to generate 39% of the water resources needed for …

Experimental study for the single-stage and double-stage two-bladed Savonius micro-sized turbine for rain water harvesting (RWH) system

N Rosmin, AS Jauhari, AH Mustaamal, F Husin… - Energy Procedia, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper examines the performance of the single-stage and double-stage two-bladed
micro-sized turbine for the Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) System. RWH system is a method …

Public perceptions of rainwater harvesting (RWH): comparing users and non-users of RWH systems

AM Snelling, J Lamond, G Everett… - Urban Water …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The UK's abundant municipal water supply has resulted in slow progress with the uptake of
rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems within the home. Research has indicated that exploring …

Benchmarking energy consumption and CO2 emissions from rainwater‐harvesting systems: an improved method by proxy

S Ward, D Butler, FA Memon - Water and Environment Journal, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Life cycle analyses (LCAs) show the main operational energy contribution for rainwater‐
harvesting (RWH) systems come from ultraviolet (UV) disinfection and pumping rainwater …

Impact of El Niño and climate change on rainwater harvesting in a Caribbean State

O Aladenola, A Cashman, D Brown - Water Resources Management, 2016 - Springer
The water situation of the Pusey district in St Catherine parish of Jamaica is acute because
of the district's hilly terrains which made connections to centralised public water supply …

A spatial life cycle cost comparison of residential greywater and rainwater harvesting systems

R Maskwa, K Gardner, W Mo - Environmental Engineering Science, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Decentralized, household water systems have been increasingly integrated into the
centralized urban water networks to address challenges related to water stress and …

[PDF][PDF] Uso racional de água em habitações de interesse social como estratégia para a conservação de energia em Florianópolis, Santa Catarina

AS Vieira - Brazil: Federal University of Santa Catarina, 2012 - labeee.ufsc.br
RESUMO A interdependência entre o consumo de água e o consumo de energia é
crescentemente reconhecida como uma das bases para o desenvolvimento sustentável. A …

Multi-criteria evaluation of sources for self-help domestic water supply

CC Nnaji, A Banigo - Applied water science, 2018 - Springer
Two multi-criteria decision analysis methods were employed to evaluate six water sources.
The analytical hierarchical process (AHP) ranked borehole highest with a rank of 0.321 …

Green Village Delft–integration of an autarkic water supply in a local sustainable energy system

JP Van Der Hoek, JL Izar Tenorio… - Journal of Water …, 2014 - iwaponline.com
For the Green Village at the campus of Delft University of Technology, an autarkic water
circuit was developed. The aim was to avoid connections to the public water supply system …