Reducing water consumption with sustainable building design; a case study

Year 2017, Volume: 2 Issue: 1(3) - Volume 2, Issue 1(3), 444 - 453, 01.06.2017

Xhensila Thomollari Ümit Bahadır Vedat Toğan Onur B. Tokdemir

Abstract

The increase in world’s
population, rapidly social and economic developments and environmental changes
are some of the most significant reasons that are leading to water crises. Governments
have encouraged appropriate strategy for sustainable water management
especially for building since buildings are responsible for 13% of water
consumption. Therefore, designing and constructing water efficient buildings
gained importance recently. This paper aims to explore the latest methods for
improving water sustainability in buildings and show the benefits via case
study. Recent successful experiences indicate that green buildings can reduce
water consumption up to 40 % as proved in the case study.

 

Keywords: innovative wastewater
technology, sustainable building design, water conservation.

Keywords

Reducing water consumption with sustainable building design; a case study

References

• Xhensila Thomollari1, Ümit Bahadır1, Vedat Toğan1, Onur B. Tokdemir2
• 1Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey. 2Ronesans Holding; Chief Sustainability Officer, Istanbul, Turkey.
• Xhensila Thomollari, PhD Student Department of Civil Engineering Faculty of Engineering Karadeniz Technical University 61080 Trabzon, Turkey Tel: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]