Integrated urban water management in commercial buildings

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 859-867

  Trowsdale, S ^a   Gabe, J ^a   Vale, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Compost toilet; Green building; IUWM; Rain tank; Stormwater treatment; Tamaki building

Indexed keywords

COMPOST TOILET; GREEN BUILDING; IUWM; STORMWATER TREATMENT; TAMAKI BUILDING;

COMPOSTING; OFFICE BUILDINGS; RAIN; RUNOFF; STORM SEWERS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); WASTEWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

RUNOFF; STORM WATER;

BUILDING; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; STORMWATER; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER BUDGET; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BUILDING; COMPOSTING; LABORATORY; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DRAINAGE, SANITARY; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; RAIN; RECYCLING; URBANIZATION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 79955399582     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.261     Document Type: Article

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