Recycling of Rainwater in a Social and Cultural Center

Sofia Abrantes; Flora Silva; António Albuquerque

doi:10.3390/proceedings2201276

Proceedings (Oct 2018)

Recycling of Rainwater in a Social and Cultural Center

Sofia Abrantes,
Flora Silva,
António Albuquerque

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Sofia Abrantes: Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Beira Interior, Calçada Fonte do Lameiro, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal
Flora Silva: School of Technology and Management, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
António Albuquerque: Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Beira Interior, Calçada Fonte do Lameiro, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2201276
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 20
p. 1276

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The potential reuse of rainwater in a Social and Cultural Center of Santo Aleixo (Unhais da Serra, Covilhã, Portugal) can reduce drinking water consumption up to 80.1% and can promote water savings of around 40,000.00 € in 20 years by combining the use of rainwater with the installation of hydraulically efficient equipment’s.

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ISSN: 2504-3900 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: General Works
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