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This study presents the preliminary results of the “HydroSAAP” innovation project, promoted by a Higher
Education Institution in the northeast of Portugal, and ongoing since May 2023. It aims to improve the
management of water consumption in a student residence, while promoting technical and scientific
knowledge about rainwater harvesting systems, still little explored in Portugal. The project phases are:
(1) installation of a rainwater harvesting system for non-potable uses, and water-efficient devices
(showers and taps); (2) estimation of water consumption per use after installation of the system and
devices, and promotion of technical and scientific knowledge about the system and (3) knowledge
transfer to the academic community and other stakeholders. The results of this project include the
completion of phase 1 in July, with the installation of the system, seven showers and a kitchen tap with
a class A water efficiency rating and certified by a national organization. Phases 2 and 3 are underway.
In phase 2, the quality of the rainwater collected by the system has been analyzed since September.
Preliminary results indicate that water from the first rains, after a long dry period, must be discarded. In
phase 3, the project has already been combined with educational practice, having been disseminated
to the academic community through the organization of the Seminar “Sustainability in the use of water:
Importance, techniques and challenges” which took place at the Institution, with the participation of
experts in the field of sustainable water use and reuse, mostly involving students from Civil and
Environmental Engineering and local stakeholders. It is important to note that the involvement of the
students, the residence users and other stakeholders in this project will help to disseminate the obtained
knowledge and could be the starting point for further promoting education for sustainable water use. It
is also intended to replicate this project for other types of buildings and other non-potable uses, and to
extend it to the industrial and agricultural sectors. As the activities of this project will be extended beyond
the funding period, it is hoped that it will make an overall contribution to promoting sustainable water
management in urban areas.
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Keywords
Water efficiency Rainwater harvesting system Student residence Education for sustainable water use STEAM
Citation
Silva, Flora; Barros, João; Afonso, Maria João A.P.S.; Oliveira, Gustavo; Fachada, Ivone; Geraldes, Ana Maria (2024). Promoting water efficiency in a student residence as a contribution to sustainability: hydroSAAP innovation project. In INTED2024 Proceedings - 18th International Technology, Education and Development Conference. Valencia, Espanha
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IATED Academy