{"product_id":"water-efficiency-in-buildings-isbn-9781118456576","title":"Water Efficiency in Buildings","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis reference source on water efficiency in buildings provides comprehensive and up-to-date information. Both multi-disciplinary and practical, it signposts current knowledge, innovation, expertise and evidence on an important subject which is high in the resource management debate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWater Efficiency in Buildings: a review of theory and practice\u003c\/i\u003e is structured into five sections: Policy; People; Building Design and Planning; Alternative Water Technologies; and Practical Examples \u0026amp; Case Studies. This final section of the book presents new and current practice as well as lessons learnt from case examples on the use of water saving technologies and user engagement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCurrent evidence is vital for effective policy making. The dynamic nature of issues around water resource management creates a higher need for robust and reliable data and research information that can inform policy and regulations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis compendium provides a roadmap for researchers and building professionals on water efficiency as well as for policy makers and regulators. The case studies and research presented fall within the water supply and demand spectrum, especially those that focus on process efficiency, resource management, building performance, customer experiences and user participation, sustainable practises, scientific and technological innovation. The benefit and impact of the research is at the localandnational level, as well as in the global context.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Editor x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Contributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword by Jacob Tompkins, Managing Director of Waterwise xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xxvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xxviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection 1 Policy 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Water Policy and Regulations: A UK Perspective 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKemi Adeyeye\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater policy and context 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicy for water users 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMethodology 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterview findings 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther recommendations 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Water Policy in Water-Stressed Regions: The Case Study of Iran 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEric R.P. Farr and Poorang Piroozfar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIran: water resources and use 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater resource planning and implementation 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicy opportunities and constraints 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommendations 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Water Policy for Buildings: A Portuguese Perspective 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eArmando Silva Afonso and Carla Pimentel Rodrigues\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicy context and evolution 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater efficiency in buildings 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpportunities and constraints 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions and recommendations 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection 2 People 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Understanding Consumer Response to Water Efficiency Strategies 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Jenkins and Alexis Pericli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplorations in socio-demographic and contextual factors 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBroadening the understanding of consumer responses 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecognising the attitude–behaviour gap 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion and recommendations 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Distributed Demand and the Sociology of Water Efficiency 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlison Browne, Will Medd, Martin Pullinger and Ben Anderson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping an idea of ‘distributed demand’ and a practice perspective on water efficiency 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond behaviour and technology: a practice perspective on ‘efficiency’ 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Co-creating Water Efficiency with Water Customers 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKemi Adeyeye\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformation technology for co-creation 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA co-creation toolkit for personalised value and knowledge for water efficiency 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection 3 Building Design and Planning 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Assessment Methodologies for Water Efficiency in Buildings 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDexter Robinson and Kemi Adeyeye\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding environmental assessment and rating methods 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Intelligent Metering for Urban Water Planning and Management 129\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCara Beal, Rodney Stewart, Damien Giurco and Kriengsak Panuwatwanich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRole of intelligent water metering and big data 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntelligent metering applications and benefits 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion and recommendations 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Integrated Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems 147\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen J. Coupe, Amal S. Faraj, Ernest O. Nnadi and Susanne M. Charlesworth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSustainable drainage systems 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of SuDs 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase studies: integrated SuDs 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection 4 Alternative Water Technologies 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Greywater Recycling in Buildings 169\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eErwin Nolde, Nolde and Partner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreywater quantity and quality 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreywater policy and guidelines 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreywater technology 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject examples 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBenefits and constraints of greywater recycling 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion and recommendations 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Rainwater Recycling in Buildings 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSiraj Tahir, Ilan Adler and Luiza Campos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRainwater harvesting systems 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRainwater quality 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTreatment technologies 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStorage system sizing 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental benefits 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUser perception and acceptability 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 A Strategic Framework for Rainwater Harvesting 209\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarah Ward, Stewart Barr, Fayyaz Ali Memon and David Butler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping a socio-technical evidence base 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelected socio-technical evidence base results 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe strategic framework for RWH in the UK – a synthesis 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe framework 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection 5 Practical Examples and Case Studies 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Lifecycle Benefits of Domestic Water-Efficient Fittings and Products 233\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eVivian Tam and Andrew Brohier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMethodology 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFindings 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Water Efficiency in Office Buildings 241\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLee Bint, Robert Vale and Nigel Isaacs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMethodology 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInfluences on water efficiency 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions and recommendations 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Lessons from a New Water Treatment Plant in a Water-Stressed Region 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavood Nattaghi and Poorang Piroozfar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase study: Mashhad water treatment plant 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractical problems associated with the new WTP 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Water-Efficient Products and the Water Label 263\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eYvonne Orgill, Terence Woolliscroft and David Brindley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater and energy are inextricably linked 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Water Label 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Water Calculator 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 ‘Greening the Green’ – Community Water in the Age of Localism 273\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNick Gant, Jean Balnave and Kemi Adeyeye\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe case study community 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe water workshop 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorkshop findings 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAction from the workshop 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 287\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Editor\u003c\/b\u003e Kemi Adeyeye is Senior Lecturer in Architecture Technology at the  University of Brighton; she is also Principal Investigator and Coordinator of the Water Efficiency in Buildings Network\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter authors\u003c\/b\u003e provide a balance of academic and practitioner views, from leading design and engineering practice to systems developed with manufacturing companies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis reference source on water efficiency in buildings provides comprehensive and up-to-date information. Both multi-disciplinary and practical, it signposts current knowledge, innovation, expertise and evidence on an important subject which is high in the resource management debate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWater Efficiency in Buildings: a review of theory and practice\u003c\/i\u003e is structured into five sections: Policy; People; Building Design and Planning; Alternative Water Technologies; and Practical Examples \u0026amp; Case Studies. This final section of the book presents new and current practice as well as lessons learnt from case examples on the use of water saving technologies and user engagement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCurrent evidence is vital for effective policy making. The dynamic nature of issues around water resource management creates a higher need for robust and reliable data and research information that can inform policy and regulations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis compendium provides \u003cb\u003ea roadmap\u003c\/b\u003e for researchers and building professionals on water efficiency as well as\u003cb\u003e for policy makers and regulators. Th\u003c\/b\u003ee case studies and research presented fall within the water supply and demand spectrum, especially those that focus on process efficiency, resource management, building performance, customer experiences and user participation, sustainable practises, scientific and technological innovation. 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