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dc.contributor.authorGardner, E.
dc.contributor.authorMillar, G.
dc.contributor.authorChristiansen, C.
dc.contributor.authorVieritz, A.
dc.contributor.authorChapman, H.
dc.contributor.editorA. Deletic & T. Fletcher
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:54:34Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:54:34Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.date.modified2010-08-16T06:49:00Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/32928
dc.description.abstractWe report on the water and energy balances of a small ecosensitive subdivision in Brisbane, Australia. The 22-lot development is designed around individual and communal rainwater tanks, on-site greywater reuse, off peak sewer pump outs and energy and water efficient house design and appliances. Results to date are limited by time and occupied house constraints, but they clearly identified the importance of rainwater and greywater in substituting for potable water (up to 190 Llhh/year). However, this water self sufficiency came at the cost of specific energy use well in excess of that from centralised water and sewerage systems. Suggestions are made on how to offset these energy losses, and include greenhouse gas efficient hot water system and grid connected photovoltaics (PVs). Future monitoring will include the social attitudes of residents towards sustainable urban practices, and composition of the various water streams (e.g. rain, greywater, sewage, and storm flow).
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMonash University
dc.publisher.placeMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
dc.publisher.urihttp://search.informit.com.au/browsePublication;isbn=0646459031;res=IELENG
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofconferencename7th Internat Conf on Urban Drainage Modelling and 4th Internat Conf on Water Sensitive Urban Design
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitleBook of Proceedings: 7th International conference on Urban Drainage Modelling and the 4th International Conference on Water Sensitive Urban Design
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom2006-04-02
dc.relation.ispartofdateto2006-04-07
dc.relation.ispartoflocationMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchWater Resources Engineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental Engineering Design
dc.subject.fieldofresearchUrban Design
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode090509
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode090701
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode120508
dc.titleEnergy and water use at a WSUD subdivision in Brisbane, Australia
dc.typeConference output
dc.type.descriptionE1 - Conferences
dc.type.codeE - Conference Publications
gro.date.issued2006
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorChapman, Heather F.


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