Understanding Water and Waste Management

Name: Understanding Water and Waste Management
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Design and Construction Techniques for Efficient Maintenance

Created byJames McGregor

Last updated 6/2017

English

What you'll learn

Understand the impacts of the building industry on water consumption and waste generation.
Develop an understanding of technologies available to achieve high water efficiency outcomes in the built environment.
Understand the key sources of waste in the building industry and strategies to reduce, reuse, and recycle these waste streams.

Course content

1 section • 8 lectures • 1h 3m total length

Introduction2:00
Introduce water and waste management in sustainable building design, examining key design considerations, technologies, and water harvesting options to minimize consumption, waste, and environmental impact.
Environmental Impacts of Building Industry5:09
Water in Buildings28:53
Understand how building design mimics natural water cycles to improve water efficiency, from cooling towers and energy-water trade-offs to sanitary fixtures, green roofs, and passive strategies.
Water in Irrigation and Landscaping3:48
Explore how landscaping drives outdoor water use and how passive design, drought-tolerant plants, mulch, drip irrigation, subsurface systems, and moisture sensors reduce landscape water demand and achieve substantial savings.
Water Harvesting5:36
Harvest rainwater from roofs and surfaces to meet building needs, with treatment for toilet flushing, irrigation, washing, or potable use; engineered wetlands support stormwater management and wildlife-friendly landscapes.
Greywater and Blackwater Recycling and Treatments5:18
Explore waste management in buildings, from reducing demolition debris and on-site material separation to recycling and design for disassembly that enables reuse and flexible refurbishments.
Waste5:18
Reduce construction and demolition waste with on-site material sorting and design for disassembly. Recognize that 20 to 30 percent ends up in landfills; promote recycling and carpet-as-a-service to maximize reuse.
Green Building Examples7:40

Requirements

You should be able to use a PC at beginner level.
An interest in environmental science would be a great advantage.
A basic understanding of water and waste management would be an advantage but not required.

Description

This course will provide and introduction to technologies employed in modern sustainable building projects around the world. Participants will gain an understanding of technology options available to building design and construction practitioners including technology and design techniques for water efficiency, water harvesting and minimizing waste in the built environment.

Participants will understand the impacts of the building industry on water consumption and waste generation, develop an understanding of technologies available to achieve high water efficiency outcomes in the built environment, understand the key sources of waste in the building industry and strategies to reduce, reuse, and recycle these waste streams.

This course features an 8-part lecture series on all subjects involving water and waste management, such as:

Environmental Impacts Of Building Industry
Water In Buildings
Water in Irrigation and Landscaping
Water Harvesting
Greywater and Blackwater Recycling And Treatments
Waste

Green Building Examples

Who this course is for:

Anyone who wants to learn more about water and waste management.
Professionals who want updated knowledge on the subjects involved.