dc.contributor.author | Melville-Shreeve, Peter | |
dc.contributor.author | Ward, Sarah | |
dc.contributor.author | Butler, David | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-08-01T13:12:59Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-08-09 | |
dc.description.abstract | Rainwater harvesting (RWH) has yet to see significant uptake in UK households, primarily due to a lack of innovation in residential RWH system types. This paper presents the results of preliminary investigations into a range of traditional and innovative residential-scale RWH systems. These systems are examined using a patent application search, informal interviews with industry professionals, cost-benefit analysis and a simple multi criteria analysis(MCA). The latter examines the sustainability of the systems, based on a priori social, economic and environmental criteria. Two of the innovative systems are subject to a more detailed analysis and benchmarked against a traditional system. Results of the MCA indicate that the innovative RWH systems achieve better sustainability scores than the traditional RWH with a lower capital cost. Further research is focused on monitoring the identified systems to generate empirical datasets, in order to undertake the WLC/LCAs and to identify challenges associated with installation. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 30 (2), pp. 135-142 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2014.02.001 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/15293 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Southeast University | en_GB |
dc.subject | innovation | en_GB |
dc.subject | multi criteria analysis | en_GB |
dc.subject | rainwater harvesting | en_GB |
dc.subject | residential | en_GB |
dc.subject | sustainability | en_GB |
dc.subject | water efficiency | en_GB |
dc.title | A preliminary sustainability assessment of innovative rainwater harvesting for residential properties in the UK | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2014-08-01T13:12:59Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1003-7985 | |
dc.description | Copyright © 2014 Journal of Southeast University | en_GB |
dc.description | Open Access journal | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Journal of Southeast University | en_GB |