These very rough calculations show that 30% of the water requirements can be obtained from facade rainfall collection, 53% of the requirements by sewer mining, leaving 17% to be covered with rooftop collection and water reuse.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Water Consumption
Some back of envelope calculations (literally) to determine potential for sourcing all water for a skyscraper at centennial plaza from recycled or harvested sources.
These very rough calculations show that 30% of the water requirements can be obtained from facade rainfall collection, 53% of the requirements by sewer mining, leaving 17% to be covered with rooftop collection and water reuse.
These very rough calculations show that 30% of the water requirements can be obtained from facade rainfall collection, 53% of the requirements by sewer mining, leaving 17% to be covered with rooftop collection and water reuse.
