Can simplified design methods for domestic rainwater harvesting systems produce realistic water-saving and financial predictions?

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 352-360

  Roebuck, Richard M ^a   Oltean Dumbrava, Crina ^b   Tait, Simon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design guidance; Domestic rainwater harvesting; Whole life costs

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATED COSTS; DESIGN GUIDANCE; DETAILED MODELS; DOMESTIC SYSTEMS; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; FINANCIAL PREDICTION; FINANCIAL SAVINGS; PHYSICAL PROCESS; PRIOR INFORMATION; RAIN WATER HARVESTING; RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM; SIMPLIFIED DESIGN METHOD; SIMPLIFIED METHOD; SIMULATION MODEL; SYSTEM COSTS; WATER-SAVING; WHOLE LIFE COST;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS;

WATER CONSERVATION;

RAIN;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESIGN METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; RAINWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM; SIMULATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84865396345     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2011.00295.x     Document Type: Article

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