Comparing indicators to rank strategies to save potable water in buildings

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 87, Issue , 2014, Pages 137-144

  Ghisi, Enedir ^a   Rupp, Ricardo Forgiarini ^a   Triska, Yuri ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Embodied energy; Greywater; Investment feasibility analysis; Potable water savings; Rainwater; Water efficient appliances

Indexed keywords

EARNINGS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INVESTMENTS; WATER CONSERVATION;

EMBODIED ENERGY; FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS; GREYWATER; POTABLE WATER SAVINGS; RAINWATER;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; GREYWATER; RAIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

DRINKING WATER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FINANCIAL SERVICES; INVESTMENT; RAINWATER; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BUILDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; INVESTMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84899630975     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2014.04.001     Document Type: Article

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