Toward sustainable urban equipment: Utilization of rainwater on the campus of the pontificia javeriana university in Bogota

A. Torres, S. Méndez-Fajardo, J.A. Lara-Borrero, J.L.E. Perdomo, H.O.Z. García, Ó.M.T. Murillo

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Abstract

This article is the result of the research Use of Rainwater at the Javeriana University Campus in Bogota (PUJB): Characterization and Possible Uses, and has the objective of identify possible uses of rainwater as an alternative source on the PUJB campus. To achieve this objective, physicochemical and bacterial pollutant concentrations, their temporal variability and associated uncertainties were determined. Te maximum allowed levels of pollutant concentrations were determined and the infrastructural requirements for the use of rainwater for certain uses at the PUJB campus were established. Results indicate that maximum 14% percent of the overall demand will can be covered with the collected rainwater.

Translated title of the contributionHacia equipamientos urbanos sostenibles: Aprovechamiento de aguas lluvias en el campus de la pontificia universidad javeriana en Bogotá
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)124-141
Number of pages18
JournalCuadernos de Vivienda y Urbanismo
Volume5
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012

Keywords

  • Environmental sustainability
  • Rainwater harvesting
  • Rainwater pollution
  • University campus
  • Water balance

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