Methodology for estimating energy and water consumption patterns in university buildings: case study, Federal University of Roraima (UFRR)

Many Indigenous communities across Canada suffer from the lack of access to clean drinking water; ensuring individuals and communities have safe water to drink either from their home or from their local environment requires the consideration of multiple factors including individual risk perception. In collaboration with local leaders, semi-structured interviews (n = 99) were conducted over a two-year period in the Dene Tha’ First Nation and Kátł’odeeche First Nation to unpack the issue of risk perception and its meaning to local community members. These local metrics of risk perception including smell, taste, safety, health fears and level of concern were then used to explore patterns in other data on drinking water consumption patterns and bottled water use. The results are consistent with previous research related to water insecurity and indicate that both communities consume more bottled water than the average Canadian. Results also varied by jurisdiction; those in Alberta indicated much higher levels of concern and a greater degree of bottled water consumption.

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The environmental impact of household's water use: A case study in Flanders assessing various water sources, production methods and consumption patterns

The Science of The Total Environment ◽

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145398 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 770 ◽

pp. 145398

Author(s):

Gwenny Thomassen ◽

Sophie Huysveld ◽

Lieselot Boone ◽

Céline Vilain ◽

David Geysen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Environmental Impact ◽

Water Use ◽

Water Sources ◽

Consumption Patterns ◽

Production Methods

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Identifying Water Consumption Patterns in Education Buildings Before, During and After COVID-19 Lockdown Periods

10.1109/smartcomp52413.2021.00069 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Marco Zecchini ◽

Alessandra Anna Griesi ◽

Ioannis Chatzigiannakis ◽

Dimitrios Amaxilatis ◽

Orestis Akrivopoulos

Keyword(s):

Water Consumption ◽

Consumption Patterns

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Analysis of the Water Consumption in the Apartment House – Case Study

Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering - Proceedings of EcoComfort 2020 ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-57340-9_36 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 294-302

Author(s):

Oksana Matsiyevska ◽

Peter Kapalo ◽

Jakub Vrana ◽

Cristina Iacob

Keyword(s):

Water Consumption ◽

Apartment House

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A solar air-cooled high efficiency absorption system in dry hot climates: Reduction of water consumption and environmental impact

Thermal Science ◽

10.2298/tsci171204218m ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 22 (5) ◽

pp. 2151-2162

Author(s):

Jose Marcos ◽

Raquel Lizarte ◽

Fernando Varela ◽

Maria Palacios-Lorenzo ◽

Ana Blanco-Marigorta

Keyword(s):

Water Consumption ◽

High Efficiency ◽

Cooling System ◽

Double Effect ◽

Environmental Benefits ◽

Absorption System ◽

Solar Cooling ◽

Single Effect ◽

Solar Cooling System

A solar cooling system with an optimized air-cooled double-effect water/LiBr absorption machine is proposed as a sustainable alternative to meet cooling demands in dry hot climates. This system allows eliminating the cooling towers in those regions of the planet where water is scarce. This work analyses the environmental benefits of this air-cooled system, as well as its environmental foot-prints, compared to a solar water-cooled single effect. In this regard, a methodology has been applied to calculate the annual saving in water consumption produced in a case study: a hospital located in Almer?a, in South of Spain. Further-more, the reduction in energy consumption and CO2 emissions is also quantified since this machine can be driven by solar energy and with higher efficiency than those of single effect.

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