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Promoting water efficiency in a municipal market building: a case study

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dc.contributor.authorGeraldes, Ana Maria
dc.contributor.authorPinto, Matheus Fagundes Garcia Duarte Alves
dc.contributor.authorAfonso, Maria João A.P.S.
dc.contributor.authorAlbuquerque, António
dc.contributor.authorCalheiros, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Flora
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-27T14:17:22Z
dc.date.available2022-09-27T14:17:22Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to determine the water demand of a Municipal Market building to propose water use efficiency measures. The flushing cisterns have the highest water consumption (63.15%), followed by washbasins, restaurant and coffee shop taps, and hairdresser's showerhead (31.64%). Therefore, the implementation of two main categories of solutions: reducing water consumption through the adoption of efficient devices and installing a rainwater harvesting system (RWHS) when drinking water quality is not required, was evaluated. These solutions were organized in four distinct scenarios: (1) Flushing cistern replacement by dual-flush ones; (2) washbasins, restaurant, coffee shop taps, and hairdresser showerhead replacement; (3) scenario 1 combined to a RWHS for recharging the replaced flushing cisterns and (4) combining scenarios 3 and 4. Under scenarios 1, 2, 3, and 4, the expected water consumption reduction was 28.36%, 17.06%, 57.36%, and 74.41%, respectively. As a result, the annual water bill reduction was euro3835.81 (scenario 1), euro2307.07 (scenario 2), euro7757.65 (scenario 3), and euro10,064.73 (scenario 4). Furthermore, to ensure the harvested rainwater attains the required standard for recharge flushing cisterns, it is advisable to dispose of the first-flush rainwater collected after a long dry period.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationGeraldes, Ana Maria; Pinto, Matheus; Afonso, Maria João; Albuquerque, António; Calheiros, Cristina S.C.; Silva, Flora (2023). Promoting water efficiency in a municipal market building: a case study. Hydrology. eISSN 2306-5338. 10:3, p. 1-15pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/hydrology10030069
dc.identifier.eissn2306-5338
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/25947
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectWater efficiencypt_PT
dc.subjectMunicipal marketpt_PT
dc.subjectRainwater harvesting system (RWHS)pt_PT
dc.subjectWater bill reductionpt_PT
dc.titlePromoting water efficiency in a municipal market building: a case studypt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.titleHydrologypt_PT
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person.givenNameAna Maria
person.givenNameMaria João A.P.S.
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