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dc.contributor.authorGardner, Ted
dc.contributor.authorMillar, Grant
dc.contributor.authorChristiansen, Col
dc.contributor.authorVieritz, Alison
dc.contributor.authorChapman, Heather
dc.contributor.editorPaul Howlett & John Parker
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:54:47Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:54:47Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.date.modified2010-07-19T04:42:07Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/32369
dc.description.abstractWe report on the initial results from a 22 lot water sensitive subdivision in Brisbane and show that the rainwater (individual and communal tanks) and greywater reuse systems are providing potable water savings well in excess of 50% compared with a traditional subdivision. However water self sufficiency measures come at the cost of increased energy use due to the intrinsic and operational inefficiencies of small electric pumps and UV disinfection units compared with large centralised systems. Whilst the energy penalties (kWh/hh/day) are not large compared with power use from household pool pumps and air conditioners, a number of suggestions are made to offset the disbenefits. Resident behaviour during regional water restrictions showed a "disconnect" between their rainwater tanks and the supplementary water source (Council mains) highlighting the importance of education for people moving into less traditional subdivisions. Future monitoring will focus on collecting longer term and a larger water end use dataset as house construction proceeds, documenting emerging social attitudes of residents and their water/energy use behaviour, identifying causes of variation in greywater quality (sodicity is a concern), and formulating metrics that compare net sustainability gains with traditional urban development at a "whole of system" level.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAustralian Water Association & Waste Management Association of Australia
dc.publisher.placeArtamon, NSW, Australia
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.wmaa.asn.au/director/about.cfm
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofconferencenameEnviro 06 Conference & Exhibition
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitleEnviro 06: Building Sustainable Cities
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom2006-05-09
dc.relation.ispartofdateto2006-05-11
dc.relation.ispartoflocationMelbourne, Australia
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchUrban Design
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental Engineering Design
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode120508
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode090701
dc.titleUrban metabolism of an ecosensitive subdivision in Brisbane, Australia
dc.typeConference output
dc.type.descriptionE1 - Conferences
dc.type.codeE - Conference Publications
gro.date.issued2006
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorChapman, Heather F.


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