Evaluation of alternative water sources for commercial buildings: A case study in Brisbane, Australia

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 89, Issue , 2014, Pages 86-93

  Cook, Stephen ^a   Sharma, Ashok K ^a   Gurung, Thulo Ram ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative water sources; Ecologically sustainable development; Green buildings; Rainwater harvesting; Water conservation; Water supply substitution

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; OFFICE BUILDINGS; RESEARCH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSATE; ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCES; BRISBANE , AUSTRALIA; FACILITIES MANAGEMENT; GREEN BUILDINGS; GROUND WATER INFLOW; OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS; RAIN WATER HARVESTING;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; RAIN;

DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BUILDING; CASE STUDY; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DECENTRALIZATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; BRISBANE; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84904395371     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2014.05.003     Document Type: Article

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