Demand Analysis for Residential Water Supply Systems in Hong Kong

HKIE Transactions Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 24-28

  Wong, L T ^a   Liu, W Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Demand Units; High rise; Residential Buildings; Water Supply

Indexed keywords

APARTMENT HOUSES; BUILDINGS; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; FIXTURES (TOOLING); MACHINE DESIGN; PIPING SYSTEMS; TALL BUILDINGS; WASHERS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PIPING SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

DEMAND ANALYSIS; DESIGN VALUES; FAILURE RATES; HIGH RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; HONG KONG; ON SITE MEASUREMENTS; OPTIMISATION; SUPPLY SYSTEMS; WATER USAGE;

COMPETITION;

EID: 48249143713     PISSN: 1023697X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1023697X.2008.10668114     Document Type: Article

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