Reuse of wastewater in construction projects

Abstract

Wastewater generated in construction projects such as hotels, resorts, high-rise apartments, mixed-use commercial centers, etc. accounts for a significant amount, including domestic wastewater and rainwater. The reuse of wastewater for domestic use, irrigation, fire fighting, and cooling purposes is being encouraged and applied to save the amount of freshwater used, reduce production costs, lower management and operating expenses of construction works, protect the environment, and save energy and chemicals. In this article, the author introduces solutions for reusing domestic wastewater and rainwater from construction projects, meeting the trend of developing green, eco-friendly, and energy-renewable constructions for both present and future.

Keywords

• reuse of wastewater
• blackwater
• greywater
• rain water