A Simulation of Rainwater Harvesting Design and Demand-Side Controls for Large Hospitals
| dc.contributor.author | Fulton, Lawrence V. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-07-08T19:36:15Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-07-08T19:36:15Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Inpatient health buildings in the United States are the most intensive users of water among large commercial buildings. Large facilities (greater than 1 million square feet) consume an average of 90 million gallons per building per year. The distribution and treatment of water imposes a significant electrical power demand, which may be the single largest energy requirement for various states. Supply and demand-side solutions are needed, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions where water is scarce. This study uses continuous simulations based on 71 years of historical data to estimate how rainwater harvesting systems and demand-side interventions (e.g., low-flow devices, xeriscaping) would offset the demand for externally-provided water sources in a semi-arid region. Simulations from time series models are used to generate alternative rainfall models to account for potential non-stationarity and volatility. Results demonstrate that hospital external water consumption might be reduced by approximately 25% using conservative assumptions and depending on the design of experiment parameters associated with rainfall capture area, building size, holding tank specifications, and conservation efforts. | |
| dc.description.department | Health Administration | |
| dc.format | Text | |
| dc.format.extent | 17 pages | |
| dc.format.medium | 1 file (.pdf) | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Fulton, L. V. (2018). A simulation of rainwater harvesting design and demand-side controls for large hospitals. Sustainability, 10(5): 1659. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.3390/su10051659 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2071-1050 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10877/13826 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | |
| dc.rights.holder | © 2018 The Author. | |
| dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. | |
| dc.source | Sustainability, 2018, Vol. 10, No. 5, Article 1659. | |
| dc.subject | sustainability | |
| dc.subject | rainwater | |
| dc.subject | RWH | |
| dc.subject | hospitals | |
| dc.subject | Health Administration | |
| dc.title | A Simulation of Rainwater Harvesting Design and Demand-Side Controls for Large Hospitals | |
| dc.type | Article |