Benchmarking energy consumption and CO2 emissions from rainwater-harvesting systems: An improved method by proxy

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 184-190

  Ward, Sarah ^a   Butler, David ^a   Memon, Fayyaz Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon; Cost; Energy; Method; Proxy; Rainwater harvesting

Indexed keywords

BUILDING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; CARBON EMISSIONS; ENERGY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; METHOD; OPERATIONAL ENERGY; PERFORMANCE DATA; PROXY; PUMP EFFICIENCY; PUMP ENERGIES; RAIN WATER HARVESTING; SIMPLE METHOD; START-UPS; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ULTRAVIOLET DISINFECTIONS;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COSTS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PUMPS;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; RAIN;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; EMISSION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; PUMPING; RAINWATER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BUILDING; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; ENERGY YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM;

EID: 84860842775     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2011.00279.x     Document Type: Article

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