Harvesting Rainwater from Buildings

✍ Scribed by Syed Azizul Haq, PEng (auth.)

Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2017
Tongue: English
Leaves: 282
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

The present book describes in detail all aspects of rainwater harvesting, including the basic concepts, procedures, opportunities and practice of rainwater harvesting mainly focusing its application in buildings of various occupancies and sizes. It provides a user-friendly methodology for the planning, design, construction and maintenance of rainwater harvesting infrastructure, in buildings and its premise, as a supplement to conventional water supplies. It highlights the application of plumbing technology, which is an important aspect of rainwater harvesting in buildings. It also includes global rainfall scenario and brief notes on all the elements of rainwater harvesting used in buildings. It is a valuable reference resource for policy and decision-makers, as well as for engineers, architects and students.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxviii
Introduction....Pages 1-21
Rain and Rainwater....Pages 23-43
Rainwater-Harvesting Technology....Pages 45-58
Water Requirement....Pages 59-72
Rainwater Collection....Pages 73-97
Rainwater Storage....Pages 99-116
Rainwater Conditioning....Pages 117-133
Rainwater Supply System....Pages 135-151
Groundwater Recharging....Pages 153-172
Rainwater Drainage....Pages 173-189
Rainwater-Harvesting Elements....Pages 191-237
Back Matter....Pages 239-266

✦ Subjects

Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology;Water, general;Civil Engineering;Freshwater & Marine Ecology

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