Embedding sustainability in the design of water supply and drainage systems for buildings

Renewable Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2061-2066

  Jack, L B ^a   Swaffield, J A ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buildings; Drainage; Numerical modelling; Sustainability; Water

Indexed keywords

BUILT ENVIRONMENTS; DESIGN PRINCIPLES; DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FINITE-DIFFERENCE TECHNIQUES; FLOW REGIMES; METHOD OF CHARACTERISTICS; NUMERICAL MODELLING; NUMERICAL SIMULATION MODELS; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; PIPE WORKS; SIMULATION METHODS; ST. VENANT EQUATIONS; STEADY-STATE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES; SUSTAINABLE DESIGNS; SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS; WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

BUILDINGS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAINAGE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

BUILDING; DESIGN; DRAINAGE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY USE; EQUATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 67349181361     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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