Harvesting Rainwater from Buildings

• Main Author: Haq, PEng, Syed Azizul (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Environment.; Water.; Aquatic ecology.; Civil engineering.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.; Water, general.; Civil Engineering.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.

The present book describes in detail all aspects of rainwater harvesting, including the basic concepts, procedures, opportunities and practice of rainwater harvesting mainly focusing its application in buildings of various occupancies and sizes. It provides a user-friendly methodology for the planni...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1_ Introduction
• Chapter 2_ Rain and rainwater
• Chapter 3- Rainwater harvesting technologies
• Chapter 4- Water requirements
• Chapter 5- Rainwater collection
• Chapter 6- Rainwater storage
• Chapter 7- Rainwater conditioning
• Chapter 8- Rainwater supply system
• Chapter 9- Groundwater recharging
• Chapter 10-Rainwater drainage
• Chapter 11
• Rainwater harvesting elements.